Such friendship and goodwill is, after all, how the trees got here in the first place. In April of 1959, the then-ambassador to Canada, Toru-Hagiwara, gifted 2000 sakura trees to Toronto on behalf ...

But thanks to the popularity of the 1970s novel Sakuramori about a sakura-infatuated tree expert, communities began bestowing this title to deserving specialists in the years that followed.

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As of Tuesday, cherry blossom trees started to bloom in New Haven. Residents said they expected a warmup this week to help the season reach its peak. “This time they’re very pink when they ...

An Essex County park credited by local officials with having the nation’s largest collection of cherry blossom trees drew big crowds during its annual festival, which concluded Sunday.

The 27-year-old said: "I captured the beautiful cherry blossom trees in full bloom in Cranley Gardens, Muswell Hill. They were at their best as the sun was setting." The broadcast and IT ...

FUKUSHIMA — A giant cherry blossom tree that resembles a pink waterfall is now in full bloom, captivating the hearts of visitors to the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture. The Miharu waterfall ...

That means no picking or breaking off any branches or buds; no climbing, sitting or standing on the trunks or branches; and especially no littering in or around the tree. Because cherry blossom ...

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Cherry blossom alert: The cherry trees are blooming in Jackson Park on the South Side. After two years of underwhelming blooms, Chicagoans returned to Jackson Park this ...

Jackson Park is home to a total of 190 pink and white cherry blossom trees. The first 120 trees were planted to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. More were ...

That’s because cherry blossom season – aka sakura season – is well and truly upon us. And while the trees here aren’t quite as pink and lush as they are in Japan, where thousands of people ...