Therefore, it is considered that the culture of viewing cherry blossoms and the production of cultivars have developed historically in Japan.
For this reason, many researchers have named different scientific names for a particular type of cherry tree in different periods, and there is confusion in the classification of cherry trees.
Just outside of Washington, the suburb of Kenwood in , has roughly 1,200 trees that are popular with locals and tourists.
During the , twenty eight cherry blossom trees were planted in by the Japanese troops.