There’s a new Stumpy in town. The original stump-shaped cherry tree, beloved by Washingtonians, was cut down by the National Park Service in May to rebuild the seawall on the south side of the ...

Construction started in August 2024 to replace the sinking seawalls around the Tidal Basin and in West Potomac Park. The $113 million project is funded by the Great American Outdoors Act.

National Park Service Director Chuck Sams and National Mall and Memorial Parks Superintendent Jeff Reinbold look on as construction begins on the Tidal Basin’s new sea wall in Washington, D.C ...

Cherry trees that once lined the Tidal Basin near the Thomas Jefferson Memorial have been cut down as part of a $113 million restoration project by the National Park Service on Monday, June 11, 2024.

It’s a day that many Washingtonians have been dreading: the beloved cherry tree, Stumpy, had his last stand when he was finally removed from the Tidal Basin. News4’s Tommy McFly reports.

As work continues on the restoration of the seawalls along D.C’s Tidal Basin, 140 cherry trees between the Jefferson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorials have been axed, including “Stumpy.” ...

Japan gives DC 250 cherry trees, replacing those to be removed for Tidal Basin seawall repairs The gift of 250 new cherry trees — meant to honor the U.S.'s 250th birthday in 2026, Biden said ...

For in Portsmouth, the legacy of the DC cherry trees and the reason they are there, is a trust being carefully tended by the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Living Memorial Cherry Tree Project.

Starting in early summer, crews will begin working to replace the crumbling seawall around the Tidal Basin, the area around the Jefferson Memorial with the highest concentration of cherry trees.

Starting in early summer, crews will begin working to replace the crumbling seawall around the Tidal Basin, the area around the Jefferson Memorial with the highest concentration of cherry trees.

The National Park Service said the repair of the Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park seawalls is part of nearly $500 million in planned infrastructure improvements at the National Mall before the ...

Preparations for the reconstruction will involve removing around 140 of the beloved Japanese cherry trees between the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.