It’s almost “peak bloom” for the cherry blossom trees in Branch Brook Park, and it’s coming just in time for the annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival. The blooming of the cherry blossoms has become a springtime ritual for many people in North Jersey,

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 most varied collection of Japanese Flowering Cherry Blossom trees in the nation,

Cherry blossoms at Branch Brook Park at Newark and Belleville are expected to reach peak bloom between early and mid-April 2025.