So long, Stumpy. More than 150 of D.C.'s cherry trees have to go as water rises
Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom this week. This will be the last season for about 150 of the famous flowering trees — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.
WASHINGTON – The famed cherry blossoms around D.C.'s Tidal Basin are in peak bloom this week, but for 158 of the trees, it will be their last bloom. The trees will be cut down later this spring as part of a project to rebuild and raise the seawalls around the basin.
Daily flooding threatens trees, inconveniences visitors
Millions of people flock to Washington, D.C., each spring to take selfies among the cherry blossoms — some even
