Welcome To Belleville
The Cherry Blossom Village
Updated April 25, 2014-
Scroll down to see current condition notes and photos.
Belleville, NJ is a premier location for viewing Cherry Blossoms. There are now over 4,000 Cherry Blossom trees of many different varieties which bloom over an extended period in the park. There are an additional thousand beautiful blossoming trees growing along the streets of town. Visitors each year number in the tens of thousands. We hope you will enjoy this site intended to be a resource center for those who wish to experience the magic of that exquisite Rite of Spring, the annual blooming of the Cherry Blossoms in our village.
As you scroll down this page you will find -
1. Sample photos of this year’s display.
2. A Cherry Blossom viewing guide.
3. Caroline Bamberger Fuld, photo and brief biography.
4. Historic photos of the park under construction in 1937.
5. Exotic Cherry Blossom Ties
6. Caught in the Snow.
7. Summer time.
8. Autumn leaves and Cherry Blossoms.
9. Where we are.
10. Cherry Blossoms around the world.
1. Sample photos of this year’s display.
2. A Cherry Blossom viewing guide.
3. Caroline Bamberger Fuld, photo and brief biography.
4. Historic photos of the park under construction in 1937.
5. Exotic Cherry Blossom Ties
6. Caught in the Snow.
7. Summer time.
8. Autumn leaves and Cherry Blossoms.
9. Where we are.
10. Cherry Blossoms around the world.
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CURRENT CONDITIONS
06 April 2014
Still another long, hard Winter that doesn't want to go
away, for the third year in a row, has delayed the opening of the blossoms. Nothing
is happening yet. If the current weather
pattern holds, it will be another two weeks before we see anything.
16 April 2014
16 April 2014
Daytime temperatures have soared into the upper 70's for the
last few days encouraging the younger trees to begin their blossom cycle. Less than 20% currently in bloom. For Tuesday evening, there is heavy rain,
temperatures will drop to the 30's.
These near-freezing nighttime temperatures, over the next three days, may
stall the blooming cycle, but warmer weather is due to return for the weekend
which could possibly give us a nice display for Easter.
25 April 2014
Warm weather did return for just a few days, enough to trigger a decent display for Easter Sunday. The early bloomers are spent now. The mid-season varieties are at peak today. Those spectacular double-blossom late bloomers are budding now; they will probably display after the weekend. The season is running so late this year, we may still have some trees in bloom during the first few days of May.
25 April 2014
Warm weather did return for just a few days, enough to trigger a decent display for Easter Sunday. The early bloomers are spent now. The mid-season varieties are at peak today. Those spectacular double-blossom late bloomers are budding now; they will probably display after the weekend. The season is running so late this year, we may still have some trees in bloom during the first few days of May.
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Photos from 2013
15 April 2013
It started! After a
slow start caused by cold nighttime temperatures, conditions have improved
enough to encourage the trees to open their blossoms. Warm temperatures predicted for the days
ahead suggest that the blooming season will be explosive during the next few
days. The next ten days will likely be peak viewing time.
17 April 2013The late start to the season coupled with suddenly rising temperatures has caused the early bloomers and the mid-season bloomers to blossom together creating a spectacular display. Peak viewing time is NOW.
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Photos from 2012
03/17/2012
03/26/2012
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03/29/2012
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04/05/2012
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04/17/2012
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04/17/2012
Autumn 2011
Brilliant Fall Colors
Many, many branches down.
One of the elder Cherry Blossom trees felled by the storm.
Many, many branches down.
One of the elder Cherry Blossom trees felled by the storm.
A forest of colors. |
| The Battle of Second River monument in Autumn |
An excellent display in spite of the storm.
Cherry Blossom Types
All Cherry Blossoms are not created equal. In Spring, the Goddess pretties herself with a heart-gladdening array of types, sizes, shapes and colors from the simple but elegent 5-petal design, through the many multi-petal beauties, to the carnation-like spectacular, double blossoms. Here are some examples of the types to be found in the Cherry Blossom Village -
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Village Streets
Click below for a slide show featuring the streets of our village in full Bloom in 2010.
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The Village Park
2010 was a very good year in the village park. Click below for a slide show.
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