In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman goes in quest of knowledge about the history of women in arboriculture. Happy women’s history month! When I started out as [...]
In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman reflects upon the diversity of specimens that might earn the status of a favorite. What's your favorite tree? It’s a simple question. One I [...]
The second part of a story about Jean Zimmerman's experience assessing trees in the Bronx for New York City’s Great Tree Search 2023. On another afternoon, back in the city proper we locate a venerable black tupelo. “At the edge of [...]
In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman describes the experience of assessing trees in the Bronx for New York City’s Great Tree Search 2023. There are many great trees in New York City. [...]
In this installment of a somewhat regular feature, NYSUFC Board Member, author, blogger and Taking Root editor Jean Zimmerman takes a personal view of tree ID. After a cue from John Muir, who preferred the word saunter to hike, I dipped into the largest old-growth tract in Dutchess County New York, [...]