10 Amazing Facts About Cherry Blossoms

We bring you our list for 10 Amazing Facts About Cherry Blossoms.

Cherry blossom season is a major tourist draw for any city that’s lucky enough to grow these ornamental cherry trees. Millions of people travel to cherry blossom festivals around the world to admire the beautiful pink blooms. In celebration of the arrival of spring, here are 10 things you might not know about the trees that produce such picturesque petals.

1. YOU’LL ONLY FIND CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN A HANDFUL OF COUNTRIES.

Called sakura in Japan, the cherry blossoms of Yoshino and Kyoto are world-famous. Tourists flock to the country each spring to try their hand at a centuries-old activity called hanami, or “flower viewing.” You don’t have to fly to Japan to see them, though. In the U.S., the cherry blossoms of Washington, D.C., New York City, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Seattle, San Francisco, and Boston are all beautiful in their own way. The flowers can also be viewed in many European and Asian countries, as well as Brazil and Australia in the southern hemisphere.