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The scraggly cherry blossom tree known as Stumpy on March 15 in Washington, D.C. At high tide, the base of the tree’s trunk is inundated with several inches of water.
Jacob Fenston
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 get engaged. That’s what Jody Axinn did some 20 years ago. Now, Axinn says, the romantic spot she remembers is unrecognizable.
