The nation’s capital may grab cherry blossom headlines with its collection of 3,800 trees, but the far lesser known Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey, actually has it beat by a whopping 1,500 trees.
Located just about 12 miles west of New York City, the 360-acre green space boasts more than 5,300 trees in 18 varieties, crowning it thecountry’s largest collection of cherry blossom trees. This year the park celebrated the 49th anniversary of its Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival, with with events continuing through April 30.
Unlike many other areas where peak bloom is waning or has already passed, right now is the heart of Branch’s Brooks flowering season, with this year’s peak running through April 18, according to the Branch Brook Park Alliance. Additionally, with its wide variety of trees, blossoms ebb and flow from late March to early May.
The four-mile-long park also has a famous roots, having been envisioned in 1867 by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, best known for his work on New York City’s Central Park. Plus, Branch Brook Park has the distinction of being the nation’s first county park opened for public use, as well as being on both the state and nation’s register of historic places.
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