Japan will give 250 new cherry trees to Washington, D.C., which is removing over 100 of its trees due to a construction project.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the donation during a visit to the White House on Wednesday, about a month before 140 cherry trees will be removed to build a more secure sea wall around the Tidal Basin. This new construction is being done in order to protect the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.