The beauty of the blossoms brings us down to the tidal basin every spring. But this year, the star of the show seems to be stumpy. He's *** tough guy apparently because he looks like he's only bark.

As the Washington, D.C. cherry blossoms reached their peak for 2025, trees around New York and New Jersey were starting to bloom. Some flowers have already been spotted in Central Park, while others ...

The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom. This year’s cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and more than 100 ...

Many small ornamental trees brighten the Chicago region with their spring blooms: redbuds, crabapples, serviceberries, magnolias, wild plums and many more. Cherries, not so much. The Japanese cherry ...

Cherry blossom season is in full swing in Washington, D.C., with the trees reaching peak bloom on Friday, according to the National Park Service. Originally a gift from Japan to the United States, the ...

First, the green bud appears, sprouting from a tree branch like a fledgling peering skyward from its mother’s nest. The florets show up next, extending from the branch’s center like a petal unfurling ...