New York City

In New York City, trees rise between brownstones, along bustling avenues, and throughout the city’s parks and shorelines. American elms arch over Central Park’s Mall, while London plane trees and ginkgos line the sidewalks, softening the city’s edges. In spring, cherry blossoms and magnolias burst into color, transforming urban streets into living gardens. From the woodlands of Staten Island’s Greenbelt to the coastal forests of Pelham Bay Park, these trees provide shade, shelter wildlife, and root the city’s identity in resilience and renewal.