The Japanese cherry trees that bloom in a cloud of pink in Tokyo and Washington, D.C., rarely thrive in this area.

As the Washington, D.C. cherry blossoms reach their peak ... three species have started to flower, and one tree has reached peak bloom. One Prunus 'Fudan-zakura' tree, one Prunus × subhirtella ...

Each tree only flowers ... including the Prunus 'Accolade,' Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea' and Prunus × yedoensis. The garden has 26 species in its Flowering Cherry Collection, spread out across ...