The first cherry blossoms this year in Japan have been observed in Okinawa Prefecture. Weather officials say they confirmed that flowers were in bloom on a benchmark cherry tree of the hikanzakura ...

Cherry trees belong to the rose family of flowering ... Batsford Arboretum in Gloucestershire has held the National Collection of Japanese Flowering Cherries since 2002, with at least 70% of ...

The blossoms, "sakura" in Japanese, last only for a few days ... "I have searched and collected the phenological data for full flowering date of cherry tree (Prunus jamasakura) from many diaries ...

The ‘Kwanzan’ variety of the Japanese Flowering Cherry is prized for its profusion of double, deep pink to red blossoms that create a breathtaking canopy in spring. This tree prefers full sun ...

Mr Kitagawa told the BBC that in Japan the cherry trees were "like a rose to the English people. It's very symbolic". A spokesperson for Keele University said the first ornamental grounds were ...