Happy #EarthDay! Over the past year, communities, advocates, and partners came together to shape NYC’s first ever #UrbanForestPlan. Now, Trees New York is ready to bring that vision to life🌳Thank you for your partnership and ideas. https://tinyurl.com/3hrjrn5k New York City Parks #nycha #nyclimate
This weekend we joined #CitizenPruners in Bed-Stuy to #prunetrees along Jefferson Avenue. A BIG thank you to Council Member Chi Ossé for joining us! I'm glad we had the opportunity showcase the great work our Citizen Pruners are doing in preserving and protecting NYC's #urbanforest.
Our #tulips are blooming! Thanks to all the volunteers and #CitizenPruners who helped us plant bulbs last fall. Get out this weekend and enjoy yourself exploring our #urbanforest with some cooler weather headed our way and see what blossoming wonders you can find!
With the warmer weather our young street trees need care. Did you know newly planted trees need 15-20 gallons a week during the growing season? Every little bit helps. Interested in learning some more tree care tips? Watch Sam's tree tips video! https://vimeo.com/915329717
For half a century, Trees New York has worked to plant, preserve, and protect our urban forest, greening the city, one tree at a time! 🌳🌱 Save the Date - our 50th Anniversary Celebration will take place on June 3rd at #FestivalCafeNYC! Purchase tix here: https://tinyurl.com/ynd8k7zm
#KwanzanCherry or #KanzanCherry are about to start blossoming in NYC! With warming temperatures already underway this week, they should be open soon. ‘Kanzan’ is one cultivar of #JapaneseCherry; other cultivars have lighter pink or white flowers.
Magnolias, Cherries, and Crab Apples are blooming across NYC—just in time for Trees New York’s 50th Anniversary! 🌸🌳 Save the date and join us to celebrate this historic milestone on June 3rd at #FestivalCafeNYC. Purchase tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/ynd8k7zm
Thanks to our friends at New Yorkers for Parks who provided us with 600 #Daffodil bulbs as part of their #Daffodilpoject and the volunteers who helped us plant them last fall! With the warmer weather, they are starting to bloom! #NY4P
Curious about how Trees New York began and reached this historic 50th anniversary? Read this great article on our founding and why the work we set out to do in 1976 is just as relevant and important, if not more so, than ever before! tinyurl.com/hpuxfkxv
We are expanding NYC's #urbanforest through #stewardship and #treeplanting. The warm temperatures have the #PersianIronwood we #planted last fall in the West Village opening its buds. Get out this weekend and explore the urban forest to see what natural wonders you can find!
Spring has sprung New York! Get out this weekend and enjoy the #treecanopy. Here are some lovely reminders of our #urbanforest's beauty during this wonderful time of year, and what we can expect to see more of soon with longer, warmer, and brighter days ahead!
Spring is here and we are back out in the field! This week, we pruned some damaged trees near our office. Thank you #ConEdison for supporting our tree stewardship initiatives to help communities in NYC adapt, reduce energy burdens, and create climate-resilient solutions!
Check out this short film by #CorazónLatino featuring Opera Singer #RolandoVillazón learning how to #steward the #trees surrounding #LincolnCenter during one of his rehearsal breaks for #LaSonnambula! tinyurl.com/2tfz6fsf
Celebrating 50 years! And for more than 20 of those years, TreesNY has been expanding #NYCHA's #treecanopy by planting over 2,500 trees on their campuses. Check out pics from 2015 when we planted a 100+ #trees for NYCHA in the Bronx. Trees are critical infrastructure! #NewYorkCityHousingAuthority
We are partnering with #CityParksFoundation and connecting youth with their #urbanforest. Students are helping us #steward their neighborhood #streettrees while learning about #greencareers and how to lead environmental action in their community!
Trees New York is celebrating our 50th anniversary! As we celebrate this historic milestone, we recommit ourselves to expanding the city’s tree canopy through planting and stewardship, ensuring that future generations inherit a New York City with a healthy and resilient urban forest.
Volunteering with Trees New York is an excellent opportunity for your company to increase visibility, reach a new market, and showcase your #corporatesocialresponsibility! We will help you organize your event and assist with outreach. Email info@treesny.org for available dates and more info! #CSR
We're excited to highlight #MattLopezJensen's new project, New York City Street Tree Tarot ,a 78-card tarot deck for reflection, education, and divination accompanied by a book of texts and keywords to help readers interpret each scene. Learn more on his Kickstarter page: tinyurl.com/kpkstpbr
Join Trees New York for a winter tree id workshop on Thursday, 2/26 from 6 - 8 pm via Zoom! Learn how to identify trees in the winter by looking at the tree's twigs, buds and bark. Registered participants will receive a copy of the recording and materials after the workshop. tinyurl.com/hvknuurs
In case you missed it, we released our 2025 Year in Review. Please read about the programs you help support! tinyurl.com/2s4rmnxn
This Valentine’s Day, give a gift that grows! ❤️🌳 Donate to Trees New York in someone’s honor and send a personalized e-Card letting them know you’re helping plant & care for NYC’s street trees—in schools, parks, and beyond. Your support keeps our city green! Donate today: tinyurl.com/mwv579uj
#HackberryTrees have raised bumps and/or ridges on the bark, even when young. Viewed from the side, the bumps/ridges have multiple layers. Try some winter tree identification - go outside this weekend and see if you can locate one among the many wonders found in our #urbanforest!
We continue to train over 300 #CitizenPruners per year! With their help, we #pruned 500 #streettrees in 2025 and partnered with several community-based organizations to train volunteers. Check out your 2025 Year in Review for more info on the programs you help support! tinyurl.com/2s4rmnxn
JOIN US TONIGHT, 1/29, from 6-7:30pm for ‘Meet the Author’ with Stanley Greenberg. In his book, “Olmsted Trees”, he photographs historic trees from Frederick Law Olmsted’s parks nationwide, connecting them to the landscape designer’s original visions! tinyurl.com/4xxybbh2
Most trees have smooth bark when young. Pictured here, #Burroak has very distinctive, raised ridges on the bark of young #trees. If you are looking to try some winter #tree identification, go outside this weekend and see if you can locate one among the many wonders found throughout our #urbanforest!
Join us on Thursday, 1/29, from 6-7:30 pm on Zoom for ‘Meet the Author’ with Stanley Greenberg. In his book, “Olmsted Trees”, Greenberg photographs historic trees from Frederick Law Olmsted’s parks nationwide, connecting them to the landscape designer’s original visions. tinyurl.com/4xxybbh2
#Mulchfest has begun! You can take your Christmas #tree to be chipped and turned into #mulch for our city’s #greenspaces. Want Christmas tree mulch for your local #streettrees? You can also get that at a chipping site this weekend on Mulchfest. For more info and locations: tinyurl.com/2s4xw7r5
With funding from the #CityParksFoundation #GreenFund, we planted and cared for #trees in Red Hook, Brooklyn - an area prone to flooding. These trees will provide shade and absorb excess stormwater. A BIG thank you for your years of support!
Despite the rain, we were out planting this #tree in the West Village with 8 more set to go in the ground in Red Hook before we close out the year!
Congratulations to our first cohort of Urban Forest Fellows - Julien, Mariya, and Jose! They helped us expand our programming, resulting in thousands of #stewardedtrees, as they trained 16 Young Urban Forester Interns who helped us care for 399 #trees we planted with our #TreesForNYCHA project.