The cherry blossoms are finally out in Newark.

This year's late blooming largely missed the the 42nd annual Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Newark, which rans from April 7 to 15 in Branch Brook Park.

The historic, 360-acre park is home to 5,000 trees -- the largest collection of cherry blossoms in the United States -- bigger and far more diverse than the display in Washington, D.C.

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