The University of Washington Cherry Blossoms

About our trees

Video: Time-lapse movie of cherry trees in the Quad. (2005) Go >

Campus History: The UW trees were first planted on land that is now the approach to the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge. They were rescued during construction and moved to campus. More in Columns magazine (1999). Go >

Limited Lifespan The trees are nearing the end of their natural lifespan, and the Class of 1959 launched a campaign — the Cherry Tree Project — to replace them. Alumni Association Web site. Go >

Replacement Trees Cuttings were grafted onto rootstock at an Oregon nursery and are now growing in a Mount Vernon, Wash., nursery. This cherry tree update was in a UW Daily article on campus groundskeepers. (Jan. 29, 2007.) Go >

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Photos by UW Photographer Kathy Sauber

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