WATCH: Cherry Blossom Live Feed Launches In Belleville's Branch Brook Park

As Essex County gears up for the 2016 Cherry Blossom Festival, residents seeking their springtime fix have a new resource… a live feed of the trees at Branch Brook Park.

The live webcam feed can be seen online by clicking here.

Editor’s Note: If you have trouble viewing the camera feed, try switching Internet browsers.

Last week, Essex County workers planted 600 new cherry blossom trees in Branch Brook Park – located in Newark and Belleville - bringing the total up to about 5,000, according to a news release.

The plantings are the latest phase of an ongoing planting initiative to replace trees that have decayed because of age or died, Essex County officials stated.

• See related article: Cherry Blossom Festival Blooms in Essex County: 2015

Photo by Glen Frieson

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