April 12, 2022
Cherry Blossom Time | Newark, New Jersey
The cherry blossom trees in Branch Brook Park are being celebrated again! Branch Brook Park has gone pink and white!
The Cherry Blossom Festival was held for the first time in over 2 years. The Festival was called off the last 2 years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Branch Brook Park is located in Newark, New Jersey. It is home to the annual Cherry Blossom Festival!
Newark’s has MORE cherry blossom trees than the famous ones in Washington, DC!
Washington DC is only a pretender to the cherry blossom crown in the United States. DC has only about 3,000 cherry trees. Newark has over 5,000!
The Branch Brook Park Alliance brags:
Essex County Branch Brook Park has the largest and most varied collection of flowering Cherry Blossom trees in a park within the United States.
Branch Brook Park Has A Long History
According to the Branch Brook Park Alliance:
The land we now know as Branch Brook Park was then the property of the Newark Aqueduct Board. Much of that land was commandeered in July of 1862, at the outbreak of the Civil War; known as Camp Frelinghuysen, it was used as a training ground for New Jersey volunteers. Between 1862 and 1864, six regiments encamped there before fighting in every important battle from Antietam to Appomattox.
The Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, most famous as the architect of New York’s spectacular Central Park. It was Essex County’s first county park.
The Cherry Blossom Trees Arrive
In 1927 the Park received a gift from Caroline Bamberger Fuld:
Caroline Bamberger Fuld donates 2,000 Japanese flowering cherry trees to a display in Newark that would rival that in Washington, D.C. The Olmsted Brothers' firm laid out the trees naturalistically on the tiered slopes along the narrow valley of the Second River, evoking the way the trees would be seen in Japan and distinguishing Branch Brook Park's display from all others. Eventually the collection would grow to more than 3,000 trees.
There are now more than 5,200 flowering cherry trees in Newark!
I visited them on April 11th.
You can check out the Branch Brook Alliance website, filled with information about the park and the cherry blossoms!
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Unlimited Link Party @ Grammy's Grid
Wordless Wednesday @ Wordless Wednesday
Thursday Favorite Things @ Katherine's Corner
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Friendship Friday @ Create With Joy
Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound
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May 04, 2015
The Pink Cherry Blossoms are in Full Bloom | Newark, New Jersey
PINK PINK PINK
The pink cherry blossoms in Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey are now in full bloom!
We had a weekend of gorgeous weather and they have responded beautifully in an explosion of PINK!
These pink ones are my favorites. They inspire me in so many ways.
They bring joy and beauty to the thousands of visitors who come to see them every year.
Somehow I always think of this song when I see cherry blossoms:
I was humming that #1 song as I visited the lovely flowering trees on Sunday.
Linking up to:
Monday’s Music Moves Me @ Xmas Dolly
Inspire Me Monday @ Create With Joy
Our World Tuesday @ Our World Tuesday
Wordless Wednesday @ Wordless Wednesday
Outdoor Wednesday @ A Southern Daydreamer
Thursday Favorite Things @ Katherine's Corner
Simple and Sweet Fridays @ Rooted in Thyme
Pink Saturday @ How Sweet the Sound
You can see more cherry blossoms at Cherry Blossom Time.
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April 29, 2015
Cherry Blossoms in Branch Brook Park | Newark, New Jersey
Branch Brook Park
The cherry blossoms in Branch Brook Park have been a bit slow in blooming this year, due to the very cold and harsh winter we had.
The dark pink ones have been reluctant to bloom, but some of the others are near or getting past their peak bloom.
Hopefully, the dark pink ones will bloom soon.
These photos were taken on Tuesday, April 28, 2015.
You can read about the historic cherry blossoms trees and the history of the park here.
You can also read The Pink Cherry Blossoms Are In Full Bloom.
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April 20, 2015
The Cherry Blossom Trees are Starting to Bloom | Newark, New Jersey
Cherry Blossom Trees Are Blooming
The cherry blossom trees in Newark’s Branch Brook Park are starting to bloom!
Most of the park is in Newark, but a small portion is in neighboring Belleville. They were late again this year because of the long and harsh winter.
More cherry blossom trees are being planted to replace some old trees and also to increase the amount of cherry blossom trees in the park to over 5,000!
That’s more than Washington, D.C.!
As a matter of fact, it is the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States!
The park's design was created by the firm of Frederick Olmsted, who also designed the magnificent Central Park in New York.
This year, the cherry blossom trees are still officially in the “budding” stage, since some still only have buds and some have almost nothing to show yet.
As you can see, some branches have both buds and fully formed flowers on them.
And some trees are nearing their peak bloom.
You can read about the historic cherry blossoms trees and the history of the park here.
You can see my other 2015 cherry blossom photos here:
Cherry Blossoms In Branch Brook Park
The Pink Cherry Blossoms Are In Full Bloom
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June 27, 2014
Cherry Blossom Pink In Branch Brook Park | Newark, New Jersey
Pink Cherry Blossoms
Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey boasts over 4,000 cherry trees – more than Washington, D.C.!
In the spring they bloom with an explosion of lovely cherry blossoms.
Please check out more cherry blossom photos:
The Cherry Blossom Trees are Starting to Bloom (2015)
Cherry Blossoms in Branch Brook Park (2015)
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July 07, 2010
Cherry Blossoms (April 2010) | Newark, New Jersey
Cherry Blossoms!
Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey hosts the largest cherry blossom festival in the United States every April (yes, even bigger than Washington, D.C).
It was the first county park opened for public use in The United States.
You can read more about Branch Brook Park here.
Please Read More About The Cherry Blossoms:
The Pink Cherry Blossoms are in Full Bloom (2015)
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