The cool spring has the trees blooming at different time in Newark's Branch Brook Park.
NEWARK -- Spring has arrived and the cherry blossom show is going full tilt in Branch Brook Park.
The Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural affairs is running the festival that features a variety of events. People were all over Branch Brook Park Sunday, taking in the sights.
The Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival runs through April 24.
The park now boasts 5,000 cherry blossom trees, larger than Washington, D.C. The trees bloom in a variety of colors and the cool weather this spring has some of the trees blooming at different times, so the colors are still coming together.
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