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WATCH: Cherry Blossom Live Feed Launches In Essex County, NJ

Rainy day? Stuck at work? Get your daily cherry blossom fix here, Essex County.

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 by clicking here.

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.

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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.

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