Did you know that some cherry trees are actually—kind of—two cherry trees? Read Cherry Trees Are Often Grafted. What Does that Mean?
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Cherry Blossoms
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Urban Gardening & EcologyCherry Blossoms
Cherry Trees Are Often Grafted. What Does that Mean?
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BBG Gardens & CollectionsCherry Blossoms
Bloom Alert: A Cherry Lost and Found
A rediscovered cherry tree is in bloom near Cherry Esplanade. Read Bloom Alert: A Cherry Lost and Found
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BBG Gardens & CollectionsCherry Blossoms
Can You Predict When the Cherries Will Blossom?
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?
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BBG Gardens & CollectionsCherry Blossoms
These Flowering Trees Are Not Cherries
Apricots, peaches, magnolias, and other trees flower in the spring. Can you tell them apart from cherries? Read These Flowering Trees Are Not Cherries
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BBG Gardens & CollectionsVideosCherry Blossoms
Stroll through the Japanese Garden in Bloom (Video)
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)
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BBG Gardens & CollectionsCherry Blossoms
See Spring in the Garden Again
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
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Plant ChoicesBBG Gardens & CollectionsCherry Blossoms
Notice How Each Flowering Cherry Cultivar is Different
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
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BBG Gardens & CollectionsCherry Blossoms
Hanami: Cherry Blossom Culture in Japan
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
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BBG Gardens & CollectionsCherry Blossoms
Cherry Trees in Japanese Folklore
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
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BBG Gardens & CollectionsCherry Blossoms
Ambassadors Caroline Kennedy and Reiichiro Takahashi Plant a Cherry Tree at BBG
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