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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 26, 2022

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201 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Common Ground — Our American Garden —

Many peoples and their plants have left a mark on the American landscape. Our gardens include plants that were found here, brought from other countries, or passed down by seed or shared with neighbors. These plants now represent a shared American . . . — — Map (db m211394) HM

202 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Common Ground — Our American Garden —

203 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Coneflower — Echinacea species and hybrids — Aster family, North America —

Echinacea is a native prairie plant admired around the world. Thanks to plant breeders in Europe and now back here in the United States, there are many coneflower choices for our gardens, in colors ranging from subtle to bold. Did you know . . . — — Map (db m211399) HM

204 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Crape myrtle — Lagerstremia species and hybrids — Loosestrife family, Southeast Asia —

This Asian tree was first introduced to the American South around 1790 by a French botanist. The U.S. National Arboretum has bred over two dozen cultivars, including pink-blooming 'Sioux' and white-blooming 'Natchez.' Notice how the flowers . . . — — Map (db m164286) HM

205 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Developing Sustainable Practices —

Wood helped build our cities and drive American prosperity. But its unrestricted harvesting has led to serious environmental issues. Today, scientists, gardeners, and forestry professionals are developing sustainable practices that allow us to . . . — — Map (db m164268) HM

206 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Discovery — Common Ground: Our American Garden —

Many cultures contributed to America's landscape. Each brought insights as people shared new and unfamiliar plants and their uses. Explorers, botanists, horticulturalists, and home gardeners continue to introduce new plants to American gardens. . . . — — Map (db m211388) HM

207 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Discovery — Common Ground: Our American Garden —

208 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Healing — Common Ground: Our American Garden —

Many plants have a history of providing comfort, restoration, and inspiration. Different communities found medicinal purposes for plants and passed down knowledge from generation to generation. People sought answers for common ailments, spiritual . . . — — Map (db m164285) HM

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209 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Healing — Common Ground: Our American Garden —

210 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Ingenuity — Common Ground: Our American Garden —

Clever gardeners used plants to overcome obstacles, and found solutions to allow desired plants to thrive. Whether with a lack of resources or an abundance of opportunity many minds came together to create networks and industries to serve . . . — — Map (db m211389) HM

211 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Ingenuity — Common Ground: Our American Garden —

212 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Live Oaks: Specimens of Global, Scholarly and Public Research —

Early Conservation Efforts In the past, live oaks were so valuable to shipbuilding and U.S. national security that in the early 1800s Congress passed laws to prevent them from being harvested illegally. The U.S. government also purchased and . . . — — Map (db m143310) HM

213 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Memory — Common Ground: Our American Garden —

Native communities and newcomers have shared plants and adapted them for their own personal use. Many plants native to the Americas have been used for food and fiber and honored as elements of cultural heritage. People brought plants as heirlooms . . . — — Map (db m211385) HM

214 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Memory — Common Ground: Our American Garden —

215 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Ornamental onion — Allium species and hybrids — Amaryllis family, Northern Hemisphere —

Alliums include edible onions, garlic, leeks, and chives. Plant explorers have also collected non-edible or "ornamental" varieties with globe-like flowers from around the world to breed new sizes and colors for gardens. Did you know that . . . — — Map (db m211403) HM

216 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Petrified Wood — Araucarioxylon Arizonicum Knowlton — Triassic Period —

About 200 million years old Found near Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona Contributors: Mr. and Mrs. James M. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Zuhl City of Holbrook, Arizona — — Map (db m54063) HM

217 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Pioneering Plants — [Ginkgo biloba] —

A Long-Lived Species The graceful ginkgo tree, with its distinctive fan-shaped leaves, lines urban streets all over the world. Ginkgo biloba is the sole survivor of an ancient seed-plant lineage that first appeared 200 million . . . — — Map (db m164282) HM

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218 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Sheltering Branches —

The Live Oak Look up. The branches above you belong to the Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana), also known simply as the live oak. This tree gets its name because it's evergreen; unlike other oaks, it doesn't lose its leaves in . . . — — Map (db m143309) HM

219 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Sheltering Branches —

220 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Sneezewood — Helenium autumnale — Aster family, North America —

This long-blooming native perennial puts on a spectacular show from July to October. Sneezewood does not derive its common name from the effects of pollen. Rather, Menominee Indians dried and crushed this plant into a fine powder called "snuff" . . . — — Map (db m164287) HM

221 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — The American Elm that Grew Along with America —

This American elm (Ulmus Americana) is one of the oldest and most majestic trees on the Smithsonian grounds. It was planted around 1850, well before the opening of the National Museum of Natural History in 1910. Known as the Smithsonian . . . — — Map (db m113994) HM

222 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — We Need You! —

Native wildflowers are beautiful, but did you know they also help us produce food? We rely on insects to pollinate our vegetable gardens, orchards, and croplands. By planting native flowering plants and grasses in our gardens and near . . . — — Map (db m164281) HM

223 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The Palisades — Chestnut Blight —

Chestnut Blight Strikes! First identified in 1904 in New York's Bronx Zoological Park, the chestnut blight is caused by an Asiatic fungus (Cryphonectrik parasitica) and is almost always lethal to the American chestnut. Moving through . . . — — Map (db m187482) HM

224 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The Palisades — Restoring the Chestnut —

Bringing Back the American Chestnut In 1983 a dedicated group of scientists founded The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) with the mission of restoring the American chestnut to our eastern forests to benefit our environment, our wildlife, . . . — — Map (db m187479) HM

225 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The Palisades — The American Chestnut —

The Mighty Giant The American chestnut tree was once one of the most important trees in our eastern forest. The tree's native range extended from Georgia all the way to Maine and west to the Ohio River Valley. In the Appalachian Mountains, . . . — — Map (db m187474) HM

226 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — Victory Garden — Reported permanently removed

Victory Gardens, also called War Gardens, were planted both at private residences and on public land during World War I and World War II to reduce the pressure on the public food supply brought on by the war effort. The AOC donates . . . — — Map (db m211483) HM

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227 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — War Garden — Reported permanently removed

The AOC has recreated a War Garden as it would have been during World War I. Materials, planting schedules and methods such as companion planting and succession planting, have been adopted from period publications. The vegetables are . . . — — Map (db m111462) HM

228 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — War Gardens Over the Top — World War I Era Garden — The Library of Congress Commemorates World War I — Reported permanently removed

In March 1917, the National War Garden Commission urged Americans to help its starving allies in Europe by planting vegetables on lands not generally used for gardening. Civilians across the country pitched in, converting every available parcel—from . . . — — Map (db m111463) HM

229 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — O Say Can You See — Patrick Dougherty, October 2019 — Siberian elm, Norway maple, cherry hybrids, willow — Reported permanently removed

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Botanic Garden's original 1820 charter, the Garden has collaborated with renowned artist Patrick Dougherty to create a custom sculpture to stand throughout the 2020 celebratory year. Over three . . . — — Map (db m198328) HM

230 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Capitol Square, SW — Historical Information —

U.S. Botanic Garden Architecture by Bennett, Parsons & Frost, 1933 Easily recognized by the sparkling glass dome of its Conservatory, the U.S. Botanic Garden, overlooking the National Mall, is located near the U.S. Capitol. Visitors . . . — — Map (db m110445) HM

231 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Citrus —

More than 4,000 years ago, before domestication, citrus was so acidic it couldn't be eaten. Modern citrus varieties are the result of thousands of years of selection from the wild and selective breeding. Lemons, oranges, grapefruits, and Persian . . . — — Map (db m226457) HM

232 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Grains —

African people have long cultivated a diversity of grains well adapted to their climates, including African rice (Oryza glaberrima). Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), or great millet, is used for both human food and animal feed, and its . . . — — Map (db m226456) HM

233 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Medicinal Natives —

Here you can see plants that Native Americans used to treat wounds, illnesses, and medical disorders. See if you can find these in the garden:

Hercules'-club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) Known informally as the . . . — — Map (db m226458) HM

234 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — The National Garden Takes Root — 10th Anniversary — National Garden —

In 1986 President Ronald Reagan signed legislation creating the rose as the national floral emblem for the United States. Plans then got underway to find a site to showcase roses in the nation's capital. The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) was . . . — — Map (db m110456) HM

235 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — United States Botanic Garden — Directory —

The United States Botanic Garden (USBG), established by the Congress in 1820 is one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America. It is a living plant museum dedicated to demonstrating the aesthetic, cultural, economic, . . . — — Map (db m110451) HM

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236 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Capitol Hill — What Kind of Rose Is That? — Roses of the Mid-Atlantic —

Gardeners classify roses into groups reflecting the history of their cultivation: wild, old garden, and modern. Wild roses have flourished in nature for millions of years. Roses cultivated before 1867 are known as old garden roses–or . . . — — Map (db m226459) HM

237 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, East Potomac Park — East Potomac's Miniature Golf Course — 970 Ohio Drive Southwest —

East Potomac's Miniature Golf Course listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the East and West Potomac Parks Historic District by the United States Department of Interior Visitors enjoy . . . — — Map (db m190285) HM

238 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — A Historic Landscape — United States Botanic Garden —

Created in 1932, Bartholdi Park is named after Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the historic Fountain of Light and Water located at its center. Bartholdi is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. The beds in . . . — — Map (db m110435) HM

239 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden —

Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens is a showcase of sustainable and accessible landscape design for the professional and home gardener. Bartholdi Gardens was renovated in 2016 using the principles of the Sustainable SITES Initiative. The gardens feature . . . — — Map (db m211425) HM

240 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden —

241 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden —

242 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden —

243 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden —

244 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Earth Day Park — Reported permanently removed

Welcome to Earth Day Park Earth Day Park is a living example of the United States Government’s commitment to environmentally conscious landscape design and use of renewable resources. As part of the celebration of Earth Day 1994, President . . . — — Map (db m99344) HM

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245 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Sarah P. Duke Gardens — Duke University, Durham, North Carolina — Reported permanently removed

Sarah P. Duke Gardens creates and nurtures an environment in the heart of Duke University for learning, inspiration, and enjoyment through excellence in horticulture and community engagement. The 55-acre garden was first planted in 1934 as a garden . . . — — Map (db m134245) HM

246 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Federal Center — Welcome to a Sustainable Landscape — Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens — United States Botanic Garden —

Bartholdi Gardens is a living demonstration of sustainable landscaping. Two goals of sustainable landscape design are to limit waste and mimic nature in the built environment. In the recent renovation of Bartholdi Gardens, much of the . . . — — Map (db m211426) HM

247 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Southwest Waterfront — Cherry Blossoms —

This Potomac Riverfront has hosted numerous celebrations, and the views during the Cherry Blossom Festival from the Southwest Waterfront are unrivaled, attracting the likes of President Wilson and Eleanor Roosevelt. — — Map (db m239003) HM

248 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — "Nature is my religion." — Enid A. Haupt —

Philanthropist and publishing heiress Enid Annenberg Haupt (1906-2005) donated millions of dollars to support public gardens, horticultural institutions, and other green spaces in Washington, D.C., New York, and around the world. — — Map (db m110723) HM

249 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — A Common Language — Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden — Smithsonian Gardens —

Plant nomenclature is the naming of plants using the binomial (meaning "two names") system. The Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus introduced this method in 1753. Binomial nomenclature uses Latin to communicate scientific information on a global scale. . . . — — Map (db m110761) HM

250 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — A Common Language — Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden — Smithsonian Gardens —

251 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — An Apple is a Rose? — Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden —

In the early 1900s, botanists reclassified the Spirea, Plum, and Apple families as subfamilies within the Rose family. This new categorization was embodied in Robert Frost's poem from 1927:

The Rose Family by Robert Frost . . . — — Map (db m110772) HM

252 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Andrew Jackson Downing —

This vase was erected by his friends in memory of Andrew Jackson Downing who died July 28, 1852, aged 37 years. He was born, and lived, and died upon the Hudson River. His life was devoted to the improvement of the national taste in . . . — — Map (db m46600) HM

253 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Bald Cypress — [Native American Agriculture] — [U.S. Department of Agriculture] —

This tree commemorates the many contributions Native Americans have made to American agriculture, plants domesticated and harvested by Native Americans in the New World still make up a significant proportion of all vegetables produced worldwide. . . . — — Map (db m47743) HM

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254 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Bradford Pear Tree — (Pyrus calleryana Bradford) —

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255 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Built above an underground museum complex —

Built above an underground museum complex, the Haupt Garden is actually a rooftop garden. As such, the limited soil depth and the protection provided by the surrounding museums create a climate milder than is typical of the region. — — Map (db m184554) HM

256 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Enid A. Haupt Garden —

A popular urban oasis since its completion in 1987, the 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden comprises three distinct gardens. The design of each reflects the cultural and aesthetic influences celebrated in the Smithsonian Castle and the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m110710) HM

257 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Enid A. Haupt Garden —

258 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Enid A. Haupt Garden —

259 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Enid A. Haupt Garden —

260 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Enid A. Haupt Garden —

261 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Enid A. Haupt Garden —

262 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Growing in the Garden — Christmas Trees — Reported permanently removed

The ready-cut Christmas tree industry started in the mid-nineteenth century with trees cut from the forest. The planting of trees in plantations began in the early twentieth century and increased greatly after the Second World War. There are . . . — — Map (db m184538) HM

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263 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — 26/8842 — Rick Bartow — Wiyot, 1946-2016 —

We Were Always Here, 2012 Old-growth Western red cedar, Port Orford cedar, old-growth Douglas fir, oak, maple, stain, sealer 26/8842 Commissioned from the artist, 2011 In creating these two poles from a . . . — — Map (db m161597) HM

264 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Smokey Bear Blue Spruce — Picea pungens —

Planted April 11, 1984 to honor the 40th birthday of Smokey Bear by John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture R. Max Peterson, Chief, USDA Forest Service and the Forester's Wives Club of Washington, D.C. — — Map (db m70456) HM

265 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Sunflowers — Sunflowers — Reported permanently removed

Sunflowers are truly American! Of all the crops harvested for seed around the world, sunflowers are the only one that was originally domesticated in the United States. In addition to being cultivated for their delicious sees and oil, sunflowers are . . . — — Map (db m184541) HM

266 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Swamp Milkweed • Wihsakán (wee-sah-quam) — Reported permanently removed

Distinguished by its scarlet hourglass-shaped flowers and white sap, the swamp milkweed is a beautiful wetlands plant. The Menominee harvested the plant "heads" when in full bloom and added them to soup, or stored them for winter use. The Sac and . . . — — Map (db m114146) HM

267 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — The Fruitful Fig —

In tropical forests, the fig is considered a keystone species because of its abundant, year-round fruiting. When other fruit is not available, figs sustain many species, including fish, lizards, giant tortoises, birds, fruit bats, monkeys, and . . . — — Map (db m184535) HM

268 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — The Modern Rose — Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden —

"How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew." —Ralph Waldo Emerson Fossil evidence found in Colorado in the U.S. suggests that plants in the rose family have . . . — — Map (db m110773) HM

269 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — The Moongate Garden —

The Moongate Garden was inspired by architectural and symbolic elements found in the Temple of Heaven, a masterpiece of Chinese architecture and landscape built in Beijing during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). Now included on . . . — — Map (db m211338) HM

270 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — The Parterre —

Parterre—from a French term meaning "on or along the ground"—originated in the 16th-century Renaissance Italy as an ornamental garden style. The style, which defines garden pace by arranging hedges, flowers, grass, water, and gravel to . . . — — Map (db m110781) HM

271 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Traditional Croplands — Tierras de cultivo tradicionales —

The world derives about 60% of its diet today from foods native to the Americas, including corn, potatoes, tomatoes, quinoa, and even chocolate. Each season some of these foods, which have transformed global cuisine over the last 500 . . . — — Map (db m161603) HM

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272 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The Tidal Basin — A Symbol of International Friendship — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

On March 27, 1912, First Lady Helen Herron Taft, Viscountess Iwa Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador to the United States, and a small group of people assembled at the Tidal Basin. There they planted the first two of more than 3,000 flowering . . . — — Map (db m93423) HM

273 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The Tidal Basin — Japanese Pagoda — National Mall & Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported missing

Admired by thousands each year, the Japanese Pagoda arrived in Washington, not as a gift from one nation to another, but as a gift from one man to another. In 1957, Ryozo Hiranuma, the Mayor of Yokohama and a visitor to Washington, DC four years . . . — — Map (db m309) HM

274 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The Tidal Basin — Keeping the Cherry Trees Healthy — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

Flowering cherry trees need constant care to keep them growing and blooming well. They are pruned once a year to remove damaged or diseased limbs. A second annual pruning shapes the trees. Soil that has been compacted – one of the great . . . — — Map (db m100155) HM

275 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The Tidal Basin — The 1912 Cherry Tree Plantings — National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported permanently removed

Historic Trees. You are standing near two of the most important cherry trees in Washington, D.C. These Yoshino Cherries (Prunus x yedoensis) are among the 3,700 trees of various species that grow in East and West Potomac Park and on the . . . — — Map (db m215) HM

276 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The Tidal Basin — The First Japanese Cherry Trees —

The first Japanese Cherry Trees, presented to the City of Washington as a gesture of friendship and good will by the City of Tokyo, were planted on this site, March 27, 1912. — — Map (db m54912) HM

277 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The Tidal Basin — The Gift of Trees — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported damaged

Flowering cherry trees — which bloom profusely but do not bear edible fruit — were not common in the United States in 1900. American visitors to Japan found their beauty remarkable and journalist Eliza Scidmore was inspired to have these trees . . . — — Map (db m61837) HM

278 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, West Potomac Park — Yoshino — Prunus xyedoensis —

The single white flowers grow in clusters of two to five; the tree is wide spreading. This hybrid, first noticed in 1872, is now the most cultivated of cherry trees in Japan. It is the most common species in Washington, DC. — — Map (db m178025) HM

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