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jsmjr, flickr Nearly a century ago, Yukio Ozaki -- then mayor of Tokyo -- gave three thousand cherry trees to the city of Washington. The first two trees were planted in West Potomac Park on March ...
The Jefferson Memorial visible through cherry blossoms across the Tidal Basin. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington, D.C. Ozaki gave the trees to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan and also ...
English: The w:Tidal Basin at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC. Date: 31 March 2010: Source: Own work: Author: MBisanz
The Tidal Basin is a man-made reservoir located between the Potomac River and the Washington Channel in Washington, D.C. The Basin is part of West Potomac Park, is near the National Mall and is a focal point of the National Cherry Blossom Festival held each spring.
In all, more than 140 cherry trees were removed for the three-year, $113-million-dollar repair of the basin's seawall. What made Stumpy popular – the tree's appearance – was also evidence of ...
Find out when the cherry blossoms bloom in Washington, D.C., in order to plan the perfect trip to the nation's capital during peak blooms.
The famous sakura Japanese cherry trees of Washington, D.C., line the Tidal Basin and are the main attraction at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in early spring, when the cherry blossoms bloom. Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, upon returning to Washington, D.C., from a visit to Japan, initiated the idea of cherry trees in Washington, D.C., She ...
The peak bloom date, "defined as the day when 70% of the Yoshino Cherry blossoms are open," is expected to fall in the last week of March.