All Abloom in Georgia
March 10th, 2009 by Mercie Hallow, under Travel and Leisure. No Comments
Cherry blossoms are pink flowering trees that originated in Asian countries like Japan and China. Its Japanese name Sakura, is also called as Yoshino cherries. They are also widely situated among other Asian countries such as India, Korea and Philippines. These pink flowering trees are often featured as a symbolic icon on movies, songs and literary art that symbolizes love, friendship and beauty. Cherry blossoms can also be found on other countries such as United States of America, Germany, United Kingdom and Canada.
Sakura or Cherry blossoms in the United States are famously located at the Sakura Park in Manhattan. These cherry blossom trees are gifts given to the United States by Japan to commemorate their friendship back in 1912 which consists of 3,020 trees. They are still well planted in this famous park in Manhattan which turns out to be a famous tourist attraction. Philippine Cherry Blossom is found in Palawan Island.
The Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, Georgia is an annual event that commemorates the famous cherry blossoms of Georgia. Macon, Georgia has over 300,000 cherry blossoms. The Festival is usually done in March where spring time led to the blossoming of the hundreds of thousands of Yoshino cherries in the town of Macon. The Macon cherry blossoms have indeed an interesting history to tell and a witness to years of cooperation, friendship and spirit to in making the Macon community beautiful.
Yoshino cherries in Macon has a history as rich as its trees. In 1949 a horticulturist named William Fickling Sr. upon discovering a Yoshino cherry tree in his backyard. He happened to chance upon the same tree again while visiting in Washington and thus began his quest to plant as many as possible with the help of his enthusiastic neighbors.
Word about the pink tree spread and a philanthropist named Carolyn Crayton asked for Ficklings help in distributing some in her own town with the help of the ton locals who also began to admire the trees unique charm. Thus the spread of the cherry blossom in Georgia began.
