Brandywine Park in Wilmington in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Yoshino Cherry

Prunus x yedoensis

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2022

1. Yoshino Cherry Marker

Inscription. Planted here in 1931, this is the same species of cherry that survives from the 1912 Japanese gift of cherry trees planted around the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • Peace. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.

Location. 39° 45.321′ N, 75° 33.01′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in Brandywine Park. It can be reached from North Park Drive close to North Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1001 N Park Dr, Wilmington DE 19802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Andean Condor (within shouting distance of this marker); Bobcat (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Looking Back… (about 300 feet away); North Memories of Brandywine Park (about 300 feet away); Eastern Hemlock (about 300 feet away); Fulde, Germany (about 400 feet away); Nemours, France (about 400 feet away); Osogbo, Nigeria (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Andean Condor (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

The Yoshino Cherry Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2022

2. The Yoshino Cherry Tree

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.