Tracing the Journey of Cherry Blossoms to the US

Rapid Summary

• washington, D.C.’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the iconic sakura trees brought to America from Japan over a century ago.
• David Fairchild, a USDA food hunter, introduced the cherry trees to his maryland home in 1902 after encountering them in Japan. He later gifted more trees to Chevy Chase city.
• Eliza Scidmore, National Geographic’s first female board member and writer, lobbied for cherry blossom plantation along the Tidal basin after capturing thier beauty during her time in Japan.
• Helen Taft (First Lady under President William Taft) advocated planting cherry blossoms in D.C.,leading to diplomatic ties with Tokyo’s mayor sending 3,020 mature trees after an initial damaged shipment of 2,000 failed delivery.
• March 27, 1912 marked the ceremonial planting of these sakura trees by mrs. Taft and Japanese Ambassador Sumikawa’s wife near Potomac River; it helped establish lasting cultural ties between U.S.-Japan alongside reciprocal dogwood tree gifts later sent overseas decades reciprocate celebr.dogwood blooming nation project ( historic gifting symbol friendship ) icon

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