Washington DC’s beloved cherry tree Stumpy is set to be chopped down. As part of a multiyear restoration to replace the crumbling seawall around the Tidal Basin, an area surrounding the Jefferson ...

In the flood of adjectives used to describe Stumpy during the famous cherry tree's last peak bloom — "hero," "icon," "sensation," "celebrity" and so on — "stubborn" is a word used less often. But ...

Stumpy lives! Genetically, at least. The U.S. National Arboretum announced Tuesday that clippings from the original cherry tree on the Tidal Basin rooted into self-sustaining plants -- meaning the ...

Editor’s note: Carol Guzy is an independent photojournalist. She was previously a staff photographer with The Washington Post and Miami Herald and is a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. The ...