japan gave cherry trees to washington dc on march 31, 1854.
japan gave cherry trees to washington dc on march 31, 1854.
when did japan give cherry trees to washington dc?
march 31, 1854
national cherry blossom festival









































the national cherry blossom festival is a spring celebration in washington, d.c., commemorating the march 27, 1912, gift of japanese cherry trees from mayor yukio ozaki of tokyo city to the city of washington, d.c. mayor ozaki donated the trees to enhance the growing friendship between the united states and japan and also celebrate the continued close relationship between the two nations. large and colorful helium balloons, floats, marching bands from across the country, music and showmanship are parts of the festival's parade and other events.









































section::::history of the cherry blossoms.
national cherry blossom festival
the famous sakura (japanese cherry trees) of washington line the tidal basin and are the main attraction at the national cherry blossom festival in early spring, when the cherry blossoms bloom. eliza ruhamah scidmore, upon returning to washington from a visit to japan, initiated the idea of cherry trees in washington, approaching the superintendent of public building and grounds (then colonel spencer cosby) in 1885. her idea was rejected; over the next 24 years, scidmore approached every new superintendent, but the idea never came to fruition. in 1906, dr. david fairchild, a botanist who worked for the u.s. department of agriculture, imported 75 flowering cherry trees and 25 single-flowered weeping types from the yokohama nursery company in japan. fairchild planted these trees on a hillside on his own property in chevy chase, maryland, testing their hardiness in the washington area. in 1907, pleased with the success of the trees, fairchild and his wife began to promote japanese flowering cherry trees as the ideal type of tree to plant along avenues in the washington area. friends of family also became interested, and on september 26, arrangements were completed with the chevy chase land company to order 300 oriental cherry trees for the chevy chase area.
west potomac park