This Old Tree podcast host Doug Still (left) and Council Board Member, arborist and author Jean Zimmerman (right) met with Jack Hale of the Hartford, Connecticut Tree Advisory Commission as part of their extensive exploration into the history, lore, and meaning of the storied Charter Oak, [...]
One of two mature copper beech (Fagus sylvatica Atropurprea) at Wave Hill in the Bronx. Photo by Jean Zimmerman Council Board Members Jean Zimmerman and Andy Hillman were featured recently on Doug Still's This Old Tree podcast. Jean, an arborist, author of seven books, blogger, [...]
2023 NY ReLeaf Conference; Quick Start Grants; DEC Tree Seedling Sale; Advice for Writing about Urban and Community Forestry Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.
by Michelle Sutton, NYSUFC Editor Our beloved field of Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) needs more advocacy and visibility, in all forms. I have an MS in Urban Horticulture and have been writing and editing in the UCF arena since 1998. I have some thoughts to share [...]
This Old Tree: Heritage trees and the human stories behind them. Hosted by Doug Still Old trees are awe inspiring links to the past that fire our historical imagination. Ever wonder what their stories are? Seasoned arborist and amateur historian Doug Still interviews local experts, historians, and [...]
NY ReLeaf Workshops in November; New City Trees issue out; more. Read this month's TAKING ROOT news here and subscribe here.
by Michelle Sutton My Mom and I used to get coffee and donuts and park near an abandoned warehouse to admire this crabapple tree. Mature and healthy, with a beautiful branch structure, it seemed to me the most perfect expression of the crabapple. A hip fracture in [...]
In the September/October 2022 issue of City Trees, the magazine produced by the Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA), Washington Square Park Eco Projects Director Georgia Silvera Seamans published a superb story, "Tulip Tree among the Oaks: Notes on My Favorite Forest Tree." And in the May/June 2022 [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct9iepqScxk&ab_channel=Smarthistory Above: a superb video and conversation between archeologist Dr. Diana Wall and art historian Dr. Steven Zucker about Seneca Village, the predominantly Black community that was razed in the process of creating Central Park. Alex Martin Seneca Village, Central Park, and Considering the Consequences [...]
Michelle Sutton Essay Tree Canopy and Evaporation: A River to the Sky By George Profous, NYSDEC Region 3 Senior Forester [email protected] References listed at end of essay A tree is a disguised water fountain that converts high energy solar radiation into low temperature latent [...]