Spring has a way of announcing itself in the Northeastern United States that few natural spectacles can match. Each year, as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The blossoms, however, are short-lived and usually fall within a week. Indeed, “sakura,” as the cherry tree is known in Japanese, ...

Since the introduction of cherry trees from their native Japan in the early 1900s, blossoming cherry trees signaled seasonal change in the United States. Bred for blooms and not for fruit, varieties ...

The University of Washington’s cherry blossoms have burst into bunches of pale pink and white, albeit a little bit later than usual this year. The 29 cherry blossom trees in the Quad reached peak ...

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Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. The blossoms, however, are short-lived and usually fall within a week. Indeed, ...