Japan donated cherry trees to the United States about a century ago and not all of them arrived in Washington D.C. Some of the blossoming saplings arrived in Harlem at Sakura Park just north of West 122nd Street and Riverside Park and those same trees are currently in bloom. This south border of West Harlem is not often visited by the rest of the city but the charming park provides a quiet spot to meditate on the joys of spring and get a view of Grant's Tomb. All of the tentative warm weather has caused the trees to bloom at different intervals this year and the main ones are just past peak blossom. Unfortunately it appears that a couple of trees were destroyed during last year's hurricane so maybe the Parks Department will work on rectifying this situation in the near future.
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