A famous cherry tree in DC was uprooted. Its clones help keep legacy alive. Story by Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY • 10mo.

A famous cherry tree in DC was uprooted. ... Zettel said one of the biggest challenges was Stumpy's stumpiness – the little tree had few branches to collect, and what it did have was small.

Some D.C. locals feared that one particular tree, “Stumpy,” had already gotten removed. Stumpy, a small, gnarled cherry tree that clung to life in soil increasingly inundated by brackish water ...

Stumpy, a well-known cherry blossom tree at D.C.’s Tidal Basin, has died at the estimated age of 25, the National Park Service said.

A famous cherry tree in DC was uprooted. Its clones help keep legacy alive. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, ... the little tree had few branches to collect, and what it did have was small.

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WASHINGTON – Almost half a year has passed since the nation's capital went into mourning over the news that Stumpy was doomed to die. The growth-stunted little cherry tree stole the hearts of ...