Cherry Blossoms
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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 More ›
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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 More ›
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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 More ›
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These Flowering Trees Are Not Cherries
Apricots, peaches, magnolias, and other trees flower in the spring. Can you tell them apart from cherries? Read More ›
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Plant a Cherry Tree of Your Own
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 More ›
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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 More ›
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Eight Things You Probably Don’t Know About Flowering Cherry Trees
Everyone adores flowering cherry trees, but few people know much about them. Did you know, for instance, that the blossoms change colors and that some make fruit? Read More ›
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Identifying Flowering Cherry Cultivars
Four cherry trees just south of the torii all look similar—all have a weeping habit and pink flowers which blossom at the same time. But an expert examination found that one was a different cultivar. Read More ›
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Are the Cherries Blooming?
Around this time of year, inevitably I’ll be out in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden and someone will ask, “When will the cherry trees blossom?” Read More ›
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Cherry Picking: Notice How Each Cultivar is a Little Different
The famous Kanzan cherry trees are approaching peak bloom. Other late-blooming cultivars, too, like fragrant ‘Taki-Nioi’ and greenish-flowered ‘Ukon’. Read More ›
