Magnificent Trees of The New York Botanical Garden

''Shapes and colors are new, not like anything we have seen before .. Lederman has artfully documented his own communion with these creatures ... We can get lost in these photographs.''- Garden Design magazine

A Photographic Exhibition in the Ross Gallery

Larry Lederman, landscape photographer and member of the Garden's Board of Advisors, has spent years walking the Garden grounds to observe and photograph trees and vistas in all seasons and at all times of day. Lush images featuring their diversity and visual impact are on view in this beautiful gallery space.

The New York Botanical Garden is home to more than 30,000 trees, some in woodland, some in groves, and some standing in solitary majesty. Magnificent Trees is a fitting tribute to the Garden, lavishly illustrated with photographs by Larry Lederman and accompanied by descriptions by Todd A. Forrest, Arthur Ross Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections at the Garden. An authority on the diverse species present across the 250-acre landscape, Forrest details their fascinating histories -- from their vital role in Native American life and culture to their function in neutral territory during the Revolutionary War. Lederman captures their grandeur in hundreds of stunning images and portrays their diversity with photographs that reveal the trees in myriad fascinating perspectives: in landscape views that convey the Garden's genius loci; portraits illustrating the architecture and profound visual impact of select trees; remarkable details of flowers, fruit, leaves, and bark; and impressionistic images, abstract in character yet beautiful in composition.