Mar 20, 2024 · People Can’t Get Enough “Stumpy.” What’s the Story Behind DC’s Most Beloved Tree? The Tidal Basin's scrawniest cherry tree is stealing—and breaking—hearts. A flooded Stumpy and its crowd of admirers. Photograph by Kevin Ambrose.

Stumpy the Cherry Tree, often just called Stumpy, was a Yoshino cherry tree situated along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. [1] The tree became popular in the 21st century due to its battered appearance which was caused by repeated flooding of the basin.

Feb 21, 2025 · Stumpy might be beyond saving, but if you’d like to say goodbye in this, their last hurrah, here’s how to find them. It’s pretty easy, because Stumpy casts a rather solitary figure right on the waterfront.

Mar 19, 2024 · More than 150 of D.C.'s cherry trees have to go as water rises. The scraggly cherry blossom tree known as Stumpy on March 15 in Washington, D.C. At high tide, the base of the tree's trunk...

Mar 14, 2025 · Stumpy, DC's favorite little cherry tree, got a posthumous shoutout from the National Park Service during the 2025 peak bloom prediction press conference.

The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media phenom. This year's cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and more than 100 other cherry trees that will be cut down as part of …

Mar 23, 2024 · Stumpy, a scraggly, fan-favorite Japanese cherry blossom tree on the National Mall, is on the chopping block as Washington prepares for a new seawall repair project.

May 24, 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. After...

Mar 26, 2024 · The tree -- nicknamed "Stumpy" -- is perhaps the "Charlie Brown Christmas tree" of D.C.'s iconic cherry blossom trees. Located along the Tidal Basin reservoir, the tree appears to be dying -- yet ...

Mar 13, 2023 · Stumpy isn’t the fullest cherry tree along D.C.’s Tidal Basin, but he’s doing his best. News4’s Juliana Valencia checks in on the beloved little cherry tree that could.