A welcome sight each spring, cherry trees provide some of the first blossoms of the season. Fragrant, single- or double-flowers cover the small tree’s leafless branches. There are two groups of cherry ...

Plant the pit: After stratification, fill a small pot with well-draining potting soil. Plant the pit about 1 inch deep in the soil. Water the soil and place the pot in a sunny location. Keep the soil ...

Many small ornamental trees brighten the Chicago region with their spring blooms: redbuds, crabapples, serviceberries, magnolias, wild plums and many more. Cherries, not so much. The Japanese cherry ...

Long before Seattle’s love affair with Ichiro, Nintendo or Uwajimaya, there were cherry blossoms, which shout the glories of the coming spring and then tumble from trees at the height of their ...