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Thousands flock to Newark, N.J., cherry blossom festival

The beautiful cherry blossoms on the trees ringing the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., attract so much attention.

But one park in Newark, N.J., has even more cherry trees than Washington, and hundreds of thousands of people visit every year.

Reporter Jeff Lunden went to have a look.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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