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Creative Street Tree Planting Design

A residential building on West Street in Manhattan has a unique feature at street level. The street trees are planted in a grove. Technically, the trees are not in the public right-of-way. They are growing in the building’s setback. However, their layout and relationship to nearby street trees are striking. This sighting was the nudge […]

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New Zelkova Trees in Washington Square Park Thriving in Sandy Loam Soil

When Washington Square Park underwent a major reconstruction in the 2000s, large Japanese pagoda trees (Styphnolobium japonicum) circling the fountain were removed. The new design for the fountain plaza included seven Zelkova (Zelkova serrata) trees. Four of the original seven died and were replaced several times. I happened to be in the park on April […]

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