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Branch Brook Park is the first county park in the US, located in Newark and Belleville. It features cherry blossoms, historic cell phone tours, public art, horseshoes and more.
Learn about the largest and most varied collection of Japanese Flowering Cherry Blossom trees in a park within the United States, located in Essex County, New Jersey. Find out how to volunteer, donate, attend events, and watch the bloom cycle in Branch Brook Park.
At 360 acres (150 ha), Branch Brook Park is the largest public park in the city of Newark. The park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, having over 5,000 in more than eighteen different varieties collectively called Cherryblossomland, as well as its spectacular Cherry Blossom Festival each April.
- Late Victorian, French Renaissance
- 1895
- 359.7 acres (145.6 ha)
- Bogart & Barrett, Olmsted Brothers, Carrère and Hastings
Apr 5, 2024 · Visit Newark's historic park in early spring to see over 5,300 cherry blossom trees in full bloom. Enjoy the Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival with races, activities, and cultural events in April 2024.
Learn about the history, features, activities and attractions of Branch Brook Park, the first county park in the US and a National Register of Historic Places. Find out the park hours, rules, permits, locations and events of this 360-acre oasis in Newark, New Jersey.
May 3, 2024 · Branch Brook Park is a historic park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. and his sons in 1898. It features a naturalistic landscape, a Japanese cherry blossom festival, and a Civil War encampment site.
Branch Brook Park Alliance is a public/private partnership that restores and enhances the historic landscape of Essex County Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ. The park, designed by the Olmsted Brothers, is a masterwork of landscape architecture and a vital economic driver for the region.
