George Washington and Stone Lantern images courtesy of NPS
Sources:
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/history-of-the-cherry-trees.htm
https://japanjunky.com/the-history-of-sakura/
https://www.nwcherries.com/cherry-facts/information
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Cherry
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=l860
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a915
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=286398
https://aihd.ku.edu/foods/agave.html
https://www.wood-database.com/black-cherry/
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/cherry-tree-myth/