Yoshino Flowering Cherry TreeYoshino Flowering Cherry Tree The Icon of Spring Few trees stop people in their tracks the way the Yoshino Flowering Cherry does. Each spring, before the leaves even emerge, it erupts in a breathtaking canopy of soft blush white blossoms the same variety that lines the Tidal Basin in Washington, D. C. and draws millions of visitors every year. In your own yard, it becomes an instant landmark: a living signal that spring has truly arrived. Why