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New York City is home to millions of trees, but only a few can lay claim to being the "Great Trees of New York City." In 1985, the city embarked on its first Great Tree Search, seeking nominations from citizens in each borough for trees of unusual size, species, form or historical association. The heritage trees that were selected best represent the diversity and scale of New York City's urban forest.
Ecological Benefits of Great Trees
Not only are these trees symbols of the city, but they also provide great ecological benefits. Mature trees such as these heritage trees help cool the air, remove air pollution, capture rainfall, and save energy. In all, these trees are valued at more than $24 million.
Tree Stewardship
Many of these Great Trees are older, and need your help in order to ensure their future. Volunteer with our Stewardship Team and become a tree steward, to help these trees and many others thrive for generations to come.
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| American Beech | Maple Grove Cemetery, by the grave of Elizabeth Riis Great Tree Details |
| American Beech | Maple Grove Cemetery, by the grave of Elizabeth Riis Great Tree Details |
| Bald Cypress | 138-10 Northern Boulevard, Queens (in front of Flushing High School) Great Tree Details |
| Bald Cypress | 143-66 Sanford Avenue at Parsons Boulevard, Queens Great Tree Details |
| Cedar of Lebanon | Near the comfort station Great Tree Details |
| Ginkgo | Behind the baseball fields, near the comfort station Great Tree Details |
| Katsura | 15 Shore Road, Queens Great Tree Details |
| Manchurian Linden | Immediately adjacent to the tennis courts - 75 feet north of the comfort station Great Tree Details |
| Persian Parrotia | Thirty feet south of the comfort station Great Tree Details |
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| American Elm | 72nd Street and Ridge Boulevard (near Owl's Head Park) Great Tree Details |
| American Hornbeam | Across from the camperdown elm where three trails intersect. Great Tree Details |
| Camperdown elm | South of the Boathouse and east of the Lullwater bridge Great Tree Details |
| Camperdown Elm | Greenwood Cemetery at the intersection of Garden Path and Pink Avenue Great Tree Details |
| Caucasian Wing Nut | On the Flatbush Avenue side of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden just north of the Rock Garden Great Tree Details |
| Chinese Parasol Tree | Brooklyn Botanical Garden - South of the Rock Garden Great Tree Details |
| Common Pawpaw | Brooklyn Botanical Garden Great Tree Details |
| Dawn Redwood | 151 Willow Street Great Tree Details |
| English Elm | Along the west drive, north of the Garfield entrance Great Tree Details |
| Japanese Pagodatree | Beside the camperdown elm south of the Boathouse Great Tree Details |
| Kansas Hawthorn | Across from the Lily Pond Great Tree Details |
| Mountain Winterberry | South side of the Rock Garden Great Tree Details |
| Southern Magnolia | Magnolia Tree Earth Center, 677 Lafayette Avenue Great Tree Details |
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| American Elm | At the top of the lawn just southeast of the Wave Hill House. Great Tree Details |
| American Sycamore | East side of Corlear Avenue just south of West 231st Street Great Tree Details |
| Common Horsechestnuts (3) | On the east lawn of Van Cortlandt Mansion. Great Tree Details |
| European Cutleaf Beech | Northeast of the Jerome Ave entrance to Woodlawn Cemetery in the Woodbine Plot Great Tree Details |
| Japanese Red Pine | By Glyndor Terrace Great Tree Details |
| Lacebark Pine | At the top of the lawn just southeast of the Wave Hill House. Great Tree Details |
| Littleleaf Linden | At the War Memorial Great Tree Details |
| Osage Orange | 601 Kappock Street (in front of the Presidential Apartments near the Knolls Crescent intersection) Great Tree Details |
| River Birches | New York Botanical Garden behind the oak stand along the east drive, just south of the magnolias Great Tree Details |
| Royal Paulownia | New York Botanical Garden, South of the Howell Family Garden Great Tree Details |
| Slippery Elm | 710 West 246th Street Great Tree Details |
| Sugar Maple | At the top of the lawn just southeast of the Wave Hill House. Great Tree Details |
| Sweetgum | 2151 Newbold Avenue, Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Great Tree Details |
| Umbrella Pine | Woodlawn Cemetery - corner of Parkview and Chestnut Avenues, northeast of the Joseph Paterno mausoleum Great Tree Details |
| Weeping Beech | Woodlawn Cemetery - Jay Gould plot, north of the intersection of Observatory and Central Avenues Great Tree Details |
| White Ash | East side of the entrance to the cross country trail Great Tree Details |
| White Oak | Along the Palisades Avenue hiking trail Great Tree Details |
| White Oak | Woodlawn Cemetery Great Tree Details |
| White Pine | Near the Jerome Avenue entrance of Woodlawn Cemetery Great Tree Details |
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| American Elm | Growing at rock outcrops just east of the mall Great Tree Details |
| American Elm | growing at rock outcrops just east of the mall Great Tree Details |
| American Elm | Grows by the retaining wall at the northeast corner of the intersection of Central Park West and West 77th street Great Tree Details |
| American Elm | East 97th Street entrance to Central Park, aproximately 500 feet west of 5th Avenue Great Tree Details |
| American Elms | The Mall (located just north of the intersection of the east and north drives, at about 66th street) Great Tree Details |
| Black Tupelo (Sourgum) | Near the center of the Ramble Great Tree Details |
| English Elm | Northwest corner Great Tree Details |
| English Elm | Western gate Great Tree Details |
| English Elm | Apartment complex on east side of St. Nicholas Ave at 163rd Street Great Tree Details |
| Evodia | By the Heckscher Playground near Columbus Circle Great Tree Details |
| Ginkgo | Southeast corner at Broadway and West 211th Street Great Tree Details |
| London Plane | Northeast corner of reservoir Great Tree Details |
| Various | Arthur Ross Pinetum at the north end of the Great Lawn Great Tree Details |
| Yoshino Cherries | East side of reservoir Great Tree Details |
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| American Sycamore | In the meadow south of the Alice Austen House Great Tree Details |
| American Sycamore | Behind the Conference House Great Tree Details |
| Cedar of Lebanon | 4515 Hylan Boulevard - 35 feet off the left corner of the house (three feet off the driveway) Great Tree Details |
| Common Horse Chestnuts | Near Canal Street Great Tree Details |
| Eastern Cottonwood | 184 Sprague Avenue, Staten Island Great Tree Details |
| London Plane | Richmond Terrace near Alaska Street - inaccessible Great Tree Details |
| Osage Orange Grove | Multiple trees along Seguine Avenue from Hylan Boulevard across from the Staten Island University Hospital Great Tree Details |
| Royal Paulownia | 914 Richmond Terrace (on the west side of the Veterans Memorial Hall Playhouse, off Chapel Road) Great Tree Details |
| Tulip Tree | Near the corner of Clove Road and Forest Avenue Great Tree Details |
| Willow Oak | On the shore of Clove Lake, 150 feet north of Victory Boulevard, near the basketball courts. Great Tree Details |
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