inoc / Getty Images Flowering cherry trees are some of the common tree species you'll find in the United States. The ones that put on a show everywhere from Seattle to Boston, are cultivars of ...

The real joy of growing these types of cherry trees arrives at harvest, which is usually 6 to 8 weeks after flowering. There are two groups of fruiting cherry trees—sweet cherries and sour cherries.

It's important to recognise the differences between types of cherry trees when it comes to pruning. This is our expert-led ...

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 ...

There were 12 different varieties of cherries in the original 3,020 trees. The first Cherry Blossom Festival began in 1935.

2. Yoshino Cherry Tree Yoshino cherry tree (Prunus x yedoensis) is also called the Japanese flowering cherry tree. It is featured in various cherry blossom festivals (for good reason).

Both trees have white and pink blooms. There are two types of cherry trees—flowering and fruiting. Flowering cherry trees are more common across the mid-state.

The Japanese flowering cherry trees now in serene flower around the Tidal Basin are, for the most part, clones of a single plant favored in 19th-century Tokyo and named Somei-Yoshino.