It blooms white and comes highly recommended by gardening pros as the top cherry blossom tree for small gardens as it grows to a compact, rounded shape with minimal spreading tendencies.

Cherry blossom season is in full swing in Washington, D.C., where pink and white flowers can be seen on thousands of trees in peak bloom.

We're officially in cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C., with the famous trees by the Tidal Basin already in stage one of their bloom cycle and the whole city thinking pink. But this year ...