Cherry blossom season is in full swing in Washington, D.C., with the trees reaching peak bloom on Friday, according to the National Park Service. Originally a gift from Japan to the United States ...

According to the National Park Service, the most common blossom trees are the Yoshino and Kwanzan. Yoshino cherry trees circle the Tidal Basin and spill north onto the Washington Monument grounds.

The Trump administration’s mass layoffs across federal agencies have reached Great Basin National ... crew at the park of 77,000 acres that features some of the world’s oldest trees ...

The peak bloom date is "defined as the period when 70% of the Yoshino Cherry blossoms are open," according to the park service. About 3,800 cherry trees grow around the Tidal Basin and National Mall.