Washington D.C. Cherry | Seed Grow KitGrow Your Own Cherry Blossom Tree Each year, the National Mall and Memorial Parks celebrates the gift of ornamental cherry trees from Tokyo, Japan. In a ceremony on March 27, 1912, First Lady Helen Herron Taft and Viscountess Chinda (wife of the Japanese Ambassador) planted the first two trees of the thousands that were shipped to Washington, D. C. Mrs. Taft had lobbied for several years to have cherry trees planted throughout Washington, D. C., which