It’s official: The cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. reached peak bloom. Here’s what you need to know about the National Cherry Blossom Festival, plus other spots in the U.S. to check out blooms.

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 cherry blossom peak in Washington D.C. came and went in a matter of days. The National Park Service declared peak bloom on March 28 for the iconic cherry trees. But a thunderstorm that brought ...