Roland Maurice Jefferson was instrumental in bring the cherry trees to the National Arboretum. Find his biographical information here: https://specialcollections.nal.usda.gov/guide-collections/roland-maurice-jefferson-collection

Unknown. 1995. “Roland Maurice Jefferson at the United States National Arboretum observing flowering cherry trees grown from seed collected during a 1982-1983 expedition.” Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library. Accessed April 22, 2022, https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/7443.

Picture of Roland M Jefferson when he was in the Army Air Force during World War II

Picture of Roland M Jefferson when he came to Washington DC to visit the world war two war memorial

This is a early picture of Roland Jefferson when he joined the Army Air Force during World War II

This is a picture of rolling and Jefferson. He was in the American Legion in Hawaii

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Please note this correction for above statement.
Roland Jefferson was a botanist at the National Arboretum under the Department of Agriculture in Washington DC. He was an expert on ornamental cherry blossom trees. He traveled around the world identifying cherry blossom trees.  He also cultivated some of the original cherry blossom trees that are around The Title Basin in Washington, DC.

Roland Jefferson‘s was in the army Air Force during World War II. He lived in his later years in Hawaii and was part of the American legion in Hawaii.
He worked as a bought this for the department of agriculture in Washington DC and developed the original cherry blossoms that are around the title basin from 1908.
He attended Waikiki Baptist church in Hawaii.
He is missed greatly by his family and friends. 

ROLAND MAURICE JEFFERSON

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