
Plant Talk
Inside our Collections
The Great Tree Search
Posted in Inside our Collections
In 1985, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation invited citizens across the five boroughs to nominate trees of unusual size, interesting or ... Read MoreGarden News
Ida’s Impact on the Landscape and Living Collections of The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Garden News
Post-Tropical Storm Ida dropped more than seven inches of rain on the Garden in only a few hours on the evening of September 1. Read MoreGarden News
Plant Health
Posted in Garden News
The Garden’s tree collections and natural landscapes are home to a bewildering array of insects and diseases. Read MoreGarden News
Mature Tree Care
Posted in Garden News
With so many trees a century old or older growing across the landscape, Garden arborists have been implementing a wide array of tree-care techniques specifically ... Read MoreGarden News
Proper Planting and Post-Planting Care
Posted in Garden News
If choosing the right tree for the right place is the all-important first step in successful tree planting, planting properly and providing excellent post-planting care ... Read MoreGarden News
Planting New Trees
Posted in Garden News
NYBG curators plant dozens of new trees in the Living Collections and hundreds in the Thain Family Forest every year. Some of these new trees ... Read MoreGarden News
Stewarding a Sylvan Landscape
Posted in Garden News
The New York Botanical Garden has always been dedicated to keeping its trees healthy. Read MoreInside our Collections, Plant Science
A Botanical Puzzle of the 20th Century
Posted in Inside our Collections, Plant Science
In Japan in 1941, paleobotanist Shigeru Miki (1901–74) discovered a conifer genus preserved in fossils that had been collected across the Northern Hemisphere. Read MoreWhat's Beautiful Now
Turning Over a New Leaf
Posted in What's Beautiful Now
All around the Garden—and the City—our trees are waking for spring. Read MoreSUBSCRIBE
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