The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom.
ASHRAF KHALILStumpy, a gnarled old cherry tree in Washington DC that has become a social media phenomenon, will soon be cut down, along with over 100 others. This year's cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and more than 100 other cherry trees that will be cut down as part of a multiyear restoration of their Tidal Basin home.
The mulch will protect the roots of surviving trees from foot traffic and break down over time into nutrient-rich soil, "so it's a good second life" for the trees being cut down, Litterst said. The good news on Stumpy is that the National Arboretum plans to take parts of the tree's genetic material and create clones, some of which will eventually be replanted at the Tidal Basin.
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