While cherry blossoms are only at their brightest for a few days, the season can last several weeks. Typically, New Jersey sees the peak of cherry blossom season during the last weeks of March and early April. Central Jersey has a plethora of cherry blossoms, particularly in Linden and Rahway.

Eight-hundred guests showed up for the Pink Tie Party Friday night at Union Station with tickets selling for $250.

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As cherry blossom season begins, it’s the perfect time to admire the delicate pink and white blooms at select locations across the U.S. Cherry blossoms, or sakura, are iconic spring flowers ...

Yuantongshan Park in Kunming, China's Yunnan Province, also featured bright-pink cherry blossoms. In London, people snapped selfies beneath the cherry blossom trees at St. Paul's Cathedral.

The peak occurred several days earlier than the long-term average, as human-caused climate warming hastens the onset of spring flowering.

The cherry blossom trees in Washington D.C., a gift from Tokyo in 1912, are hitting peak bloom. Ariana Triggs

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