While they can grow to impressive sizes when planted in the ground, you don’t need a large backyard to enjoy pink and white cherry blossom. Many different cherry tree varieties can thrive in pots, bringing color to even the smallest spaces, including patios, terraces and balconies.
Cherry trees typically bloom in early spring, and this fleeting moment is celebrated worldwide, although nowhere more so than in Japan, where the traditional custom of enjoying the transient flowers (or Hanami) is an important time of the year for families and friends to gather.
