Deep in the heart of Newark's historic Branch Brook Park, something spectacular is taking root. It's not just another cherry blossom tree, although those beauties surely command attention every ...

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.

NEWARK, NJ — The 44th annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival has been canceled. Branch Brook Park, home to the blossoming cherry trees, is closed to pedestrians; those coming to the park are ...

ESSEX COUNTY - The pace of cherry blossom plantings in historic Branch Brook Park was so swift it conjured up images of a flower-petal version of the arms race. But now, in this war of the blooms ...