Famed cherry trees damaged by snowstorms

Published February 19, 2010 5:00am ET



Metro and the federal government may be up and running again, but one Washington institution is still hurting from last week’s snowstorms.

Some of the Tidal Basin’s renowned cherry blossom trees were severely damaged by the snow and high winds. Snapped branches and split limbs litter the ground around the Tidal Basin.

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