They were parked near a strand of Japanese cherry trees on Ohio Drive, not far from the Tidal Basin. Dawn traffic wove past as the bus-length chipper spat the limbs back as stamp-size wood flecks.

Every spring, the Tidal Basin bursts with color as cherry blossom trees (gifted to the city from Tokyo) bloom into cotton candy-colored tufts, and they attract hordes of visitors. The cherry ...

A fond farewell for a treasured tree. Few trees become internet darlings. Yet Stumpy, a Yoshino cherry on the edge of the capital’s Tidal Basin, was no common ornamental. The tree never would have won ...

WASHINGTON — In just about a month, more than 1 million visitors will flock to the Tidal ... Basin, focusing on transportation, visitor experience recreation and of course icon cherry tree ...