3/13 local – The National Arboretum is one of my favorite local places to visit (despite the stress of having to bike across New York Avenue). They have some of DC’s official trees, the Scarlet Oak, but today the more showy flowerers enticed me more.

Here’s a local pollinator visiting a cherry tree. I know some people won’t eat city honey, but the stuff my local friend makes is pretty good. These cherry trees are bred for their flowers, not their fruit, but some will produce edible cherries, which in 2006 became DC’s official fruit.