{"id":27629,"date":"2024-03-22T13:19:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T13:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/22\/so-long-stumpy-more-than-100-iconic-cherry-trees-in-dc-face-the-axe\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:58:08","slug":"so-long-stumpy-more-than-100-iconic-cherry-trees-in-dc-face-the-axe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/fedlife\/2024\/03\/22\/so-long-stumpy-more-than-100-iconic-cherry-trees-in-dc-face-the-axe\/","title":{"rendered":"So long Stumpy. More than 100 iconic cherry trees in DC face the axe."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(AP) \u2014 The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom. This year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cherry-trees-nations-capital-japan-tourism-21453d1fad6084b2952e3617836c3940\">cherry blossom<\/a> festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and more than 100 other cherry trees that will be cut down as part of a multiyear restoration of their Tidal Basin home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/general-news-travel-89c91959dcb646599783bd90f9e610b6\">work has been long overdue<\/a>, as the deterioration, combined with rising sea levels, has resulted in Potomac waters regularly surging over the barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/fedlife\/lifestyle\/2024\/03\/21\/is-your-march-madness-bracket-breaking-government-ethics-rules\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24080504860959.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Busted! Is your March Madness bracket breaking government ethics rules?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Beware that federal employees also cannot stream games on government networks because it may interfere with official business.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The twice-daily floods at high tide not only cover some of the pedestrian paths, they also regularly soak some of the cherry trees\u2019 roots. The $133 million project to rebuild and reinforce the sea wall will take about three years, said Mike Litterst, National Park Service spokesman for the National Mall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s certainly going to benefit the visitor experience, and that\u2019s very important to us,\u201d Litterst said. \u201cBut most of all, it\u2019s going to benefit the cherry trees, who right now are every day, twice a day, seeing their roots inundated with the brackish water of the Tidal Basin.\u201d Litterst said entire stretches of trees to the water, as wide as 100 yards, or 90 meters, have been lost and can\u2019t be replaced \u201cuntil we fix the underlying cause of what killed them in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stumpy remains alive, if in rough shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plans call for 140 cherry trees \u2014 and 300 trees total \u2014 to be removed and turned into mulch. When the project is concluded, 277 cherry trees will be planted as replacements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3936\" height=\"2632\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24079789371970.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24079789371970.jpg.jpg 3936w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24079789371970.jpg.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24079789371970.jpg.jpg?resize=768,514 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24079789371970.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,685 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24079789371970.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1027 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24079789371970.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1369 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3936px) 100vw, 3936px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible as visitors photograph a cherry tree affectionally nicknamed &#8216;Stumpy&#8217; as cherry trees enter peak bloom this week in Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Many of the cherry trees are experiencing their last peak bloom before being removed for a renovation project that will rebuild seawalls around Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mulch will protect the roots of surviving trees from foot traffic and break down over time into nutrient-rich soil, \u201cso it\u2019s a good second life\u201d for the trees being cut down, Litterst said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Cherry Blossom Festival is widely considered to be the start of the tourist season in the nation\u2019s capital. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cherry-trees-nations-capital-japan-tourism-21453d1fad6084b2952e3617836c3940\">Organizers expect 1.5 million people<\/a> to view the pink and white blossoms this year, the most since the pandemic. Already, large numbers of cherry blossom fans are being drawn to the area as the trees approach peak bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stumpy became a social media star during the pandemic fever dream of 2020. Its legacy has spawned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/1683798602\/the-sentinel-of-spring-honoring-stumpys?ga_order=most_relevant&#038;ga_search_type=all&#038;ga_view_type=gallery&#038;ga_search_query=stumpy+cherry+tree&#038;ref=sr_gallery-1-1&#038;pro=1&#038;frs=1&#038;pop=1&#038;search_preloaded_img=1&#038;organic_search_click=1\">T-shirts<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/2023\/12\/04\/this-2024-calendar-celebrates-stumpy-dcs-favorite-little-cherry-tree\/\">calendar<\/a> and a fanbase. News of Stumpy\u2019s final spring has prompted people to leave <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricFalquero\/status\/1769719862530609600?s=20\">flowers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joeflood\/status\/1770073371142746477?s=20\">bourbon<\/a> and had one Reddit user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/washdc\/comments\/1bfjq1y\/comment\/kv16j3h\/?utm_source=reddit&#038;utm_medium=web2x&#038;context=3\">threatening to chain themselves<\/a> to the trunk to save the tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The good news on Stumpy is that the National Arboretum plans to take parts of the tree\u2019s genetic material and create clones, some of which will eventually be replanted at the Tidal Basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regular flooding at the Tidal Basin \u2014 sea levels have risen about a foot since the the seawall was built in the early 1990s \u2014 is just one of the ways climate change has impacted the cherry trees. Rising global temperatures and warmer winters have caused peak bloom to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cherry-blossoms-nations-capital-climate-change-ed2186bc7b7e2c03c1c472faca4b790f\">creep earlier<\/a> in the calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s peak bloom, when 70% of the city\u2019s 3,700 cherry trees will be flowering, should start between <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/cherry-trees-nations-capital-japan-tourism-21453d1fad6084b2952e3617836c3940\">Saturday and Tuesday<\/a>. By comparison, the 2013 peak bloom began on April 9. Leslie Frattaroli, national resources program manager for the Park Service, told The Associated Press in February that peak bloom could come in the middle of March by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll the timing is off.\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a huge cascading effect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another weather side effect: A mid-March cold snap in the D.C. area should actually extend this year\u2019s bloom past the predicted April 9 ending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For visitors and cherry blossom enthusiasts, the annual tradition of a stroll on the Tidal Basin under the flowers is a core Washington experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jorge and Sandra Perez make a point of coming every year from Stafford, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYes, we have cherry blossoms in my community, but it\u2019s a completely different feel when you see all of them bloom together,\u201d Sandra said. \u201cAnd you can walk through, you know, the trees under it and smell it. 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