Answered: These cherry trees were a gift to China from what country?

Turtle Head Isle’s 30,000 cherry trees were donated by groups of Japanese visitors who have been coming to Wuxi since the 1980s to plant the trees as a gesture of friendship. Cherry trees, with a relatively brief blooming period, are prized in both Chinese and Japanese cultures. The cherry blossom is the national flower in Japan, where viewing the spring bloom is a popular ritual called hanami. In case you’re wondering, these trees are ornamental and do not bear edible fruit.