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Step into Spring:
Nothing says spring in Washington, DC like the blooming of the cherry blossom trees.
Each year, the blossoms draw over a million visitors to the nation's capital.
The flowers have inspired artists and poets for centuries.
"Yo no naka wa mikka minu ma no sakura kana
Life is like the three-day bloom of the cherry blossom."
-- Oshima Ryota, 1718-1787
Somei Yoshimo is the most common variety of cherry blossom tree both in Japan and Washington.
Cherry blossoms belong to the rose family of flowering plants, along with plums, apples, pears, peaches, apricots, strawberries, raspberries, and almonds. |