Wheh is the best time of the year to visit Branch Brook Park to see the cherry blossoms?

Submitted by walking_NewJersey t3_1273g1j in Newark

Hello guys, am interested to visit Branch Brook Park to see the cherry blossom trees, and I noticed that the cherry blossoms are starting to bloom in some areas. Am wondering when is the peak; the best week to see it. Am assuming is from mid to late April? Or from early to mid April? And when is too late? I don't want to visit too early either; it is worth the wait to see it in its peak. I have been googling these questions and I can't find anything. Thanks so much in advance.

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TrafficSNAFU t1_jecem9n wrote

I'd say the next week or two should be good.

This twitter account posts updates every day or so with how Cherry Blossoms look when they're in season. I believe the Cherry Blossom welcome center in the park has "meter" outside show the state of the bloom.

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Professional_Heat_73 t1_jecq2c8 wrote

It varies every year, based on the temps of winter. This year, bloom started pretty early. They’re anticipating peak bloom April 1-6 this year. But going through the park, many of the trees that have bloomed have lost their buds with the nor’easter we had a week or so ago.

There’s construction going on at the cherry blossom center and parking this year is limited. This weekend, parts of the park roads will be closed for a bike race Saturday and a road race Sunday.

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Nexis4Jersey t1_jedlq3w wrote

Dam that's sad to hear...i'll still come by on the 5th and then flood this section / r/newjersey with my blossom pics...

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sutisuc t1_jeele2r wrote

Lots of rain and wind coming tomorrow again so I’m guessing the trees are gonna lose more of their buds this weekend too

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infomanus t1_jecg5ih wrote

When they are blooming??

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abusivemoo t1_jed8now wrote

Next weekend should be peak — April 8-9. Most are still budding now although some of the earliest are in bloom.

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Some-Mid t1_jed9oxl wrote

There’s a cherry blossom festival every april

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