Plants & Gardens Blog

A rediscovered cherry tree is in bloom near Cherry Esplanade. Read › Bloom Alert: A Cherry Lost and Found

Brooklyn Botanic Garden does not have a crystal ball, but phenology can help you learn a little bit about bloom times. Read › Can You Predict When the Cherries Will Blossom?

Apricots, peaches, magnolias, and other trees flower in the spring. Can you tell them apart from cherries? Read › These Flowering Trees Are Not Cherries

After a lonely 2020, flowering cherries, crabapples, late magnolias, and early lilacs are all in bloom once again. Peonies, azaleas, bluebells, and more lilacs coming soon. Read › See Spring in the Garden Again

As the famous Kanzan cherry trees approach peak bloom, some wonderful later-blooming cultivars are also blossoming, like fragrant ‘Taki-Nioi’ and greenish-flowered ‘Ukon’. Read › Notice How Each Flowering Cherry Cultivar is Different

Enjoy an immersive walk through Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, complete with cherry blossoms. Read › Stroll through the Japanese Garden in Bloom (Video)

Japanese traditions surrounding flowering cherries are a little different than the American versions. Picnics and sake are involved, and blooms are anticipated even more eagerly. Read › Hanami: Cherry Blossom Culture in Japan

Cherry trees and blossoms have a special significance in Shinto and Buddhist traditions. They often symbolize the impermanence of life, but they can also represent violence or even death. Read › Cherry Trees in Japanese Folklore

The lovely, white-blossomed cultivar is growing along the Japanese garden’s path just north of the viewing pavilion. Read › Ambassadors Caroline Kennedy and Reiichiro Takahashi Plant a Cherry Tree at BBG

Flowering cherry trees make great additions to a home garden or back yard. They come in all shapes and sizes and can grow well in many different types of soil. Read › Plant a Cherry Tree of Your Own