Blooming cherry blossom trees at Bryn Mawr — Photo courtesy of iStock/aimintang. In Brookline, MA Cherry blossom trees, native to Japan, are iconic greeters of warmer spring temps, providing blissfully bright selfies and travel memories. The annual Brookline Cherry Blossom Festival co-hosted by The Genki Spark and Brookline High School Japanese Program. If water access is a concern, consider planting the Cherry Blossom in partial to almost full shade, thereby decreasing the evaporation of water. The New England States--Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island-- lie within USDA hardiness zones 3 to 7. Springtime in Massachusetts is home to some of the most beautiful blooms, especially cherry blossoms. Pick a large flowering tree for a specimen plant or pick a small flowering tree for a container on a patio. Although they can be hard to spot if you’re in the city, look no further than Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum. The cherry trees were, like those found in many American cities, a gift from Japan – the ones here were given to the people of Massachusetts in 1985. While some cities like Washington D.C. have several thousand trees, there are other cherry blossom destinations in the U.S. that are more off-the-beaten-path but just as pink during the peak bloom time. Cherry Blossom Trees do require moderate watering, as their native environment receives frequent rainfall.Be sure to provide a location where water is accessible. This beautiful arboretum is open to the public, and is home to Massachusetts’ most colorful springtime blooms. cherry tree image by Lovrencg from Fotolia.com On the eastern, or coastal side, Massachusetts is zone 6 and experiences minimum temperatures of -5 degrees F. The central and western regions are in zone 5, where temperatures may drop to -15 degrees F. Either one … While there isn’t any dedicated festival to celebrate the flowering of the cherry trees on the Esplanade, it’s a good place for a stroll, a picnic or even a kayak ride when the blossoms are on the branches. There's an abundance of places to see cherry trees blooming in Philly, so they're not easily missed.