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The U.S. National Arboretum announced Tuesday that clippings from the original cherry tree on the Tidal Basin ... the new experience of a different location can be hard on any tree's root system.
A scraggly-looking tree on the southeast part of the Tidal Basin, near the Jefferson Memorial, captured the hearts of D.C. residents in 2020. Three years later, “Stumpy” is still going strong.
The Oregon Capitol’s famous flowering cherry trees are safe. A months-long study to determine whether the trees’ roots might be causing damage to the roof of the state's underground parking ...
When wood chips are applied over the root zones, he said, “you can pretty much turn your back on the tree,” adding that “it would never need any fertilizer, amendments” or supplemental water.
It was a sad farewell in D.C. when a beloved Tidal Basin cherry tree had to be removed last spring, but there’s hope on the horizon as cuttings from “Stumpy” have taken root.
The tree was an iconic part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival before it was removed for a $113 million, three-year-long sea wall project along the basin. However, next spring, hope is blooming .
This year’s cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and more than 100 other cherry trees that will be cut down as part of a multiyear restoration of their Tidal ...
This year’s cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and nearly 150 other cherry trees that will be cut down as part of a multiyear restoration of their Tidal Basin home.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom. This year’s cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for ...