On Thu, 12 May 2022 01:21:14 -0400, Michael Trew
The cherry blossom trees in DC were given to the US by Japan in 1912
as a gift of friendship. In 1965 the Japanese government gave an
additional gift to the US of more trees. Additional plantings of some
of the trees in later years were made from cuttings taken from the
original 1912 trees.
Les