Plant Talk

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 More

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 More

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 More

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 More

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 More

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 More

Stewarding a Sylvan Landscape

Posted in Garden News

The New York Botanical Garden has always been dedicated to keeping its trees healthy. Read More

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 More

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 More