Cherry Blossoms are out! Scarlet Tanager sited!

Cherry Blossoms are out!

The 8 "zakura" trees are from cuttings from the world famous ones on the Washington Mall, a gift of peace from the Japanese government.

The famous trees, a gift from Japan in 1912, signal the coming of Spring with an explosion of life and color in a sea of pale pink and white. Exactly when the buds will open is not an easy question to answer. The history of the cherry trees dates to 1912 when the original trees were planted by First Lady Mrs. William Howard Taft and the Vicountess Chinda of Japan.

We obtained them in 1999 through the Bronx Green-Up project of the New York Bontanical Garden and planted them with local residents, activist and even police, with water from the fire department!