This is Stumpy's last bloom, and the beloved tree is ... D.C.'s iconic cherry blossom trees. Located along the Tidal Basin reservoir, the tree appears to be dying -- yet its branches still bloom ...

Since taking office in 2002, Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo has been determined to have Branch Brook overtake Washington, D.C., as the cherry blossom tree capital of the nation ...

ESSEX COUNTY - The pace of cherry blossom plantings in historic Branch Brook Park was so swift it conjured up images of a flower-petal version of the arms race. But now, in this war of the blooms ...