The 300 · per-block tally · planters

Street trees in DPWNA·793 alive·175 are London planetree

About 300 of them planted by named neighbors since 1978. Records still being digitized — the wall below is a sample.

Half of them

were planted

by someone we know.

DPWNA started counting in 1978 when David Ford put a Red Maple in front of his house on Rugby. The pit had been empty since the storm of ‘69. We’ve added about 5 trees a year ever since, with help from MillionTreesNYC, GreenThumb, and the Parks Department

The map.

Each dot is a real street tree, bucketed onto its block. Highlighted: nº 001, the first.

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By the block.

Argyle Road

london planetree, 'green leaf' japanese flowering cherry

142

Westminster Road

london planetree, english oak

125

Rugby Road

london planetree, thornless honeylocust

122

Ditmas Avenue

london planetree, american basswood

Newkirk Avenue

pin oak, maidenhair tree

Coney Island Avenue

pin oak, japanese zelkova

Dorchester Road

red maple, japanese zelkova

Marlborough Road

littleleaf linden, norway maple

Stratford Road

london planetree, japanese zelkova

Cortelyou Road

littleleaf linden, thornless honeylocust

Got a spot in front of your home?

Tell us

where to plant it.

Empty tree pit on your block? Stretch of curb that could fit a young sapling? Send us the address. We’ll handle the request to MillionTreesNYC / Parks, the dig, and matching the species to the spot. All you do is keep it watered for the first two summers (and split 1/2 the cost if there is one.)

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