Cherry blossoms are widely situated in Asian countries such as China, India, Japan, Korea and Philippines. Cherry blossoms or its Japanese counterpart name Sakura is a pink flowering tree. It is very symbolical and an icon widely used in Japan and China. It is always mentioned in songs, films and lyrical plays where it symbolizes love, beauty and friendship. Cherry blossoms are also found in other countries such as Germany, United States, Canada and United Kingdom.

Cherry blossoms or Sakura are located at Sakura Park in Manhattan, USA. History tells that these pink flowering trees are a gift presented to the United States by Japan on 1912 as a symbol of the two countrys friendship. A total of 3,012 Yoshino cherry trees are given by Japan that is still well situated in this park. Philippine cherry blossoms can be found at Palawan Islands.

The Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, Georgia is an annual event that commemorates the famous cherry blossoms of Georgia. Macon, Georgia has over 300,000 cherry blossoms. The Festival is usually done in March where spring time led to the blossoming of the hundreds of thousands of Yoshino cherries in the town of Macon. The Macon cherry blossoms have indeed an interesting history to tell and a witness to years of cooperation, friendship and spirit to in making the Macon community beautiful.

Yoshino cherries in Macon were first discovered by a horticulturist named William Fickling Sr. in 1949 where a beautiful pink flowering tree blossomed in his own backyard. He was awestruck by the trees beauty and began searching for the trees origin until he stumbled upon a similar looking tree on a trip to Washington, D.C. He began propagating the tree to spread out in his community.

Carolyn Crayton, a female philanthropist learned about this mission and upon seeing how beautiful these trees were, invited Fickling to plant the same trees in her hometown. Soon the 300,000 cherry blossoms began in existence at the very heart of Georgia.