Cherry blossom trees are one of the beautiful symbols of spring. And while most of the time when we see them out and about they are tall and wide, there are over 400 varieties of cherry blossom ...

1. Cherry trees belong to the rose family of flowering plants, Rosaceae, which includes roses, apples, pears, almonds, quinces, apricots, plums, cherries, peaches ...

Cherry blossoms have been spotted in parts ... but I don't remember seeing something of this scale," Hiroyuki Wada, a tree doctor at the Flower Association of Japan told local outlet NHK.

However, while it’s true that cherry blossoms don’t bloom until the weather warms up in the spring, the flowers need cold for their development too. After sakura trees shed their leaves in the fall, ...