In *** tremendous story of survival. Horticulturists at the National Arboretum have successfully cloned stumpy, *** stunted and gnarled cherry tree at Tidal Basin that became an unlikely social media ...
The old tree had survived plenty. Branches tangled in power lines. Dogs doing what dogs do. Bikes and scooters and more careening into it. But hotter summers and milder winters had weakened the tree.
It’s not just the groundhog. Cherry blossoms, the pinkest landmark in the nation’s capital, are one of the country’s key markers that spring is coming.As good a fortune teller for the changing seasons ...