* What it is: A flowering cherry tree that blooms in early fall instead of spring. The glossy green leaves and horizontal growth habit (wider than tall) are typical of most cherries, but this one gets ...

The warm weather is playing havoc with one of the area’s iconic flora. Cherry trees are blossoming, but a National Park Service spokesman said it isn’t necessarily unusual. Mike Litterst said the ...

A welcome sight each spring, cherry trees provide some of the first blossoms of the season. Fragrant, single- or double-flowers cover the small tree’s leafless branches. There are two groups of cherry ...

As I look out my window on this terribly cold day in late winter, I notice the cherry tree buds swelling, just waiting for the next warm day to burst open. Ornamental cherry trees are very popular in ...

One of the great springtime pleasures is seeing cherry trees in full, glorious bloom. These mostly ornamental trees are native to Japan, China and Korea. The species has more than 120 cultivated ...

WASHINGTON — D.C. in December brings to mind snowy days, the National Christmas Tree lighting — and cherry blossoms? Yes, they’re in bloom. National Park Service spokesman Mike Litterst attributed the ...

The Autumn Flowering Cherry tree on Ohio Drive in the District has made an announcement. Or rather, its blooms have. And the National Park Service says the predictor tree, which is in full bloom, ...

Family and friends of the late Tom Harris gathered Tuesday on what would have been his 87th birthday to plant an Autumn Flowering Cherry Tree in his memory at the Indiana Borough building. Harris was ...

The extreme El Niño winter has got even non-gardeners talking about plants, which is a sign of its conspicuous nature, so to speak. One of the most grotesque responses to temperatures that climbed ...

In Japan, the springtime bloom of cherry blossoms is an annual rite of celebration, accompanied by picnics and parties under the flowering canopy. But this week, an odd thing happened: Some of the ...