US National Arboretum Historic Cherry Tree Restoration

Washington, DC | 2019 - 2023

Collaboration Ron Henderson, Tanya Kelley, Master Gardener, Fujimoto Kurato (Kanazawa, Japan), Friends of the US National Arboretum, Penn State Grounds Maintenance and Arborists: Dumbarton Oaks, Hillwood Garden, Hans Friedl, Brendan Tyler Hall, Ben Jensen, Tatiana Guider, Indigo Routh,

Recognition Washington Post

Trees (2) Prunus x itozakura

Two venerable Japanese cherry trees at the United States National Arboretum are being restored and conserved using indigenous Japanese horticultural techniques such as crutching, bracing, and crown-shaping. Fujimoto Kurato, a Japanese master gardener from Kanazawa, Japan and Kenroku-en Garden is advising on this scientific and cultural project.