Japan is giving the U.S. 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that will be ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair the crumbling seawall around the capital Tidal Basin. The announcement was made by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his official visit to Washington.
FILE - The Jefferson Memorial is visible as cherry trees enter peak bloom, March 20, 2024, in Washington. Japan is giving the U.S. 250 new cherry trees to help replace the hundreds that will be ripped out this summer as construction crews work to repair the crumbling seawall around the capital Tidal Basin . Japan ese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the announcement as he makes an official visit to Washington. welcomed him to the White House on Wednesday for an official visit and state dinner.
“I am confident that the cherry blossomlike bond of the Japan-U.S. alliance will continue to grow even thicker and stronger, in the Indo-Pacific and in all corners of the world,” Kishida said., the gnarled and hollow old cherry tree that stands on the Tidal Basin's south bank. Stumpy frequently becomes submerged in flood waters from the Potomac and has become a social media phenom.
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