Cherry tree bark has little growths called lenticels that help them expel carbon dioxide. "They're little horizontal stripes in the bark, and plum trees don't have that," Shores said. Not into ...

VOX POPULI: Cherry blossom season is here, but there’s more to it than flowers ... But he was wrong: The dye had been extracted from the rough bark of cherry trees.

Think of the trunk of a cherry tree, with its narrow lines etched into the bark. Those lines—called lenticels, or “little windows”— are actually portals in the bark that let the tree breathe.

Two rows of cherry blossom trees line a road near Lou Moro Park in Burnaby on April 4. The national tree of Japan, cherry blossom trees symbolize life and renewal. In Metro Vancouver, they often ...

Nature: Cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. 01:32 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. ...

You don't need to visit Japan or Washington, D.C. to see cherry blossom trees. Here are three places around the U.S. where you can see the blooms — weather permitting.

The National Park Service projects the cherry blossom trees that line the Tidal Basin in D.C. will likely be at peak bloom from March 28 to 31. That projection puts the trees at peak bloom later ...