https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/cherry-blossoms/RSS feed for Cherry BlossomsenThu, 23 Apr 2026 20:56:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-japan-a-new-steward-for-1200-years-of-cherry-blossom-data-has-been-found-sustaining-a-climate-change-research-project-180988607/Climate scientist Yasuyuki Aono, who died last summer, learned to read ancient Japanese script to compile records on peak bloom dating back to the ninth century C.E.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:56:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-japan-a-new-steward-for-1200-years-of-cherry-blossom-data-has-been-found-sustaining-a-climate-change-research-project-180988607/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/158-cherry-blossom-trees-will-be-cut-down-in-dc-in-effort-to-withstand-sea-level-rise-180983999/The National Park Service's restoration project will reconstruct a protective seawall and plant 274 new cherry blossoms when work is completeFri, 22 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/158-cherry-blossom-trees-will-be-cut-down-in-dc-in-effort-to-withstand-sea-level-rise-180983999/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-when-washington-dcs-cherry-trees-are-predicted-to-bloom-this-year-180983892/"Peak bloom," which typically falls in late March or early April, refers to the day when at least 70 percent of the trees have blossomedTue, 05 Mar 2024 18:42:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-when-washington-dcs-cherry-trees-are-predicted-to-bloom-this-year-180983892/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/plants-in-the-uk-are-flowering-a-month-early-because-of-climate-change-180979525/Earlier bloom dates could disrupt relationships between wildlife and cause species to collapse if they can’t adapt quickly enough, researchers warnFri, 04 Feb 2022 20:14:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/plants-in-the-uk-are-flowering-a-month-early-because-of-climate-change-180979525/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/not-all-cherry-blossoms-are-same-180974458/View these vivid illustrations by Japanese artist Kōkichi Tsunoi of the varieties of trees presented to the United States in 1912Fri, 20 Mar 2020 16:28:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/not-all-cherry-blossoms-are-same-180974458/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/take-scene-washingtons-cherry-blossoms-peak-bloom-180971861/The trees’ spring beauty should be on full display for about a week, the National Park Service reportsTue, 02 Apr 2019 20:38:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/take-scene-washingtons-cherry-blossoms-peak-bloom-180971861/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-are-japans-cherry-blossom-trees-blooming-fall-180970590/Two typhoons followed by warm weather may have triggered Japan’s iconic trees to blossom months ahead of schedule Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:00:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-are-japans-cherry-blossom-trees-blooming-fall-180970590/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/peak-bloom-years-cherry-blossoms-may-be-earliest-record-180962341/The National Parks Service has predicted when everyone's favorite trees will reach peak bloomWed, 01 Mar 2017 21:17:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/peak-bloom-years-cherry-blossoms-may-be-earliest-record-180962341/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/where-see-best-cherry-blossoms-around-world-180949961/The blossoms in Japan and Washington, D.C are breathtaking, but you can see beautiful flowers in places like Stockholm, tooWed, 30 Mar 2016 20:45:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/where-see-best-cherry-blossoms-around-world-180949961/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-cherry-trees-blossomed-tourist-attraction-180958546/The fragile and transient blossom may herald the first stirrings of spring, but their significance has evolved since the 9th centuryMon, 28 Mar 2016 19:34:55 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-cherry-trees-blossomed-tourist-attraction-180958546/