Q. Where are the cherry trees located?
A.
The cherry trees currently grow in three park locations: around the Tidal Basin in West Potomac
Park, in East Potomac Park (Haines Point), and on the Washington Monument grounds.
East Potomac Park ? 1,681 trees
Count Common Name Botanical Name
995 Yoshino Cherry Prunus x yedoensis
414 Kwanzan Cherry Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'
190 Takesimensis Cherry Prunus takesimensis
60 Weeping Japanese Cherry Prunus subhirtella var. pendula
9 Sargent Cherry Prunus sargentii
6 Autumn Flowering Cherry Prunus subhirtella var. autumnalis
3 Akebono Cherry Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono'
2 Afterglow Cherry Prunus x yedoensis 'Afterglow'
1 Shirofugen Cherry Prunus serrulata 'Shirofugen'
1 Okame Cherry Prunus x ‘Okame’
Tidal Basin (West Potomac Park) ? 1678
1405 Yoshino Cherry Prunus x yedoensis
105 Akebono Cherry Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono'
50 Usuzumi Cherry Prunus spachiana f. ascendens
44 Kwanzan Cherry Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'
34 Weeping Japanese Cherry Prunus subhirtella var. pendula
14 Fugenzo Cherry Prunus serrulata 'Fugenzo'
14 Autumn Flowering Cherry Prunus subhirtella var. autumnalis
12 Sargent Cherry Prunus sargentii
Washington Monument Grounds ? 342 trees
341 Yoshino Cherry Prunus x yedoensis
1 Kwanzan Cherry Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'
Other Park Sites ? 49 trees
22 Kwanzan Cherry Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'
21 Yoshino Cherry Prunus x yedoensis
4 Akebono Cherry Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono'
1 Autumn Flowering Cherry Prunus serrulata 'Autumnalis'
1 Takesimensis Cherry Prunus takesimensis
Link to Map of Cherry Tree locations
