The Star-Ledger: Cherry Blossom Festival at Branch Brook Park goes into full bloom next week


Video credit: The Star-Ledger

The pace of cherry blossom plantings in historic Branch Brook Park was so swift it conjured up images of a flower-petal version of the arms race. But now, in this war of the blooms, New Jersey is the victor, with its 4,100 trees surpassing the 3,750 in the nation’s capital. "This is the largest collection in one site, and it’s also the most diverse," said Brad Garner, a landscape architect with Rhodeside & Harwell of Alexandria, Va. His firm replenished the trees in Branch Brook and selected the 17 varieties that provide a long bloom period.

Share |

Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 4/7/2010 10:00 AM
Categories: Nature News Links, Videos
Tags: cherry blossom festival Belleville branch brook park newark
 

What did you think of this article?




Trackbacks
Trackback specific URL for this post
  • No trackbacks exist for this post.
Comments
  • No comments exist for this post.
Leave a comment

Submitted comments are subject to moderation before being displayed.

 Name

 Email (will not be published)

 Website

Your comment is 0 characters limited to 3000 characters.