23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Monument in Bloom

This is Stumpy, the famous cherry tree at the Tidal Basin known for surviving decades of flooding and erosion. Shown here at his final peak bloom before removal for the seawall reconstruction, he leaned toward the Washington Monument as visitors crowded the basin for one of D.C.’s most recognizable spring traditions.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D780
Copyright: © Daniel Hamburg