Branch Brook’s original cherry blossom trees were planted in the 1920s — at one point, 2,500 trees bloomed each year. By 2006, the number had dwindled due to aging trees.

This Cherry Blossom Welcome Center isn't just another feather in his cap — it's a love letter to the state, a space created by a local, for the locals. For North Jersey, Branch Brook Park is ...

NEWARK, N.J. -- It's cherry blossom season, and they're in full bloom right now at Essex County's Branch Brook Park. The park in Newark has more than 5,200 cherry blossom trees in more than a ...

The Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park will take place from April 5 to April 13 with peak bloom expected the second and third weeks of April. The park has the largest and ...

Essex County Branch Brook Park has the largest and most varied collection of Japanese flowering cherry blossom trees in the United States; with 5,300 in 18 varieties. For more information, click here.

An Essex County park credited by local officials with having the nation’s largest collection of cherry blossom trees drew big crowds during its annual festival, which concluded Sunday. County ...

The cherry blossom tradition at Branch Brook Park dates to 1927, when Caroline Bamberger Fuld donated 2,000 trees to Essex County Parks in memory of her husband.