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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, the official documents voaspecialenglish.com snowfall in Washington to return eighty-four years eighteen. In early February, the winter he had already broken with 142 inches of snow measured. But the storm that buried the city has broken more than season record. snowfall and strong winds damaged some famous cherry trees in Washington. In the spring crowd expecting a good show, like the flowering trees along the edgethe Tidal Basin near the Jefferson Memorial. Workers raised the broken branches, some as thick as six inches. Some trees have lost their roofs. peak flowering, when the trees are in bloom, can be a bit 'late. But the National Park Service says people can expect the usual show of pink and white flowers. This year's National Cherry Blossom Festival is from March to April twenty-seventh quarter in September. Twelve species of cherry trees around the Tidal Basin to grow. The firstThe trees are a gift from Japan in 1912. The Japanese also sent two other gifts of cherry trees. The cherry trees are valued for their flowers but also for its wood and fruit. The United States and Turkey are the largest producers of cherries, but not all the cherry trees to produce fruit. The two main types of sweet and sour cherries. Sour cherries, sour cherries are sometimes used in food and beverages. The state of Michigan is the leading national producer of sour cherries...