With the right variety, location, and care, you can successfully grow and harvest delicious cherries in your backyard.

It was a sad farewell in D.C. when a beloved Tidal Basin cherry tree had to be removed last spring, but there’s hope on the horizon as cuttings from “Stumpy” have taken root.

Abiba Biao photo Tashi at work planting cherry blossoms in Wooster Sq. Drenched in sweat, Tashi loaded up a wheelbarrow with nutrient-dense wood chips and mulch from a truck, ready to wheel it to his ...