As the Washington, D.C. cherry blossoms reached their peak for 2025, trees around New York and New Jersey were starting to bloom. Some flowers have already been spotted in Central Park, while ...

For instance, plum blossom trees have darker bark and oval-shaped petals, while cherry blossom trees have lighter bark with distinct horizontal lines and petals with small splits on their ends.

But this isn't just any ordinary cherry blossom tree grove; it's also the domain of 97-year-old Tōemon Sano: Japan's most renowned sakuramori (cherry blossom guardian). For more than a millennium ...