Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City

Imagine an urban oasis with hundreds of thousands of trees and whose mayor wants to plant a million more. That sylvan place is New York City, and this is a guide to the diverse trees that line its streets. Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City acquaints New Yorkers and visitors alike with fifty species of trees commonly found in the neighborhoods where people live, work, and travel. Beautiful, original drawings of leaves and stunning photographs of bark, fruit, flower, and twig accompany informative descriptions of each species. Detailed maps of the five boroughs identify all of the city's neighborhoods, and specific addresses pinpoint where to find a good example of each tree species. Trees provide invaluable benefits to the Big Apple: they reduce the rate of respiratory disease, increase property values, cool homes and sidewalks in the summer, block the harsh winds of winter, clean the air, absorb storm water runoff, and provide habitat and food for the city's wildlife. Bald cypress, swamp oak, silver linden, and all of New York's most common trees are just a page turn away. Your evening walk will never be the same once you come to know the quiet giants that line the city's streets.

Table of Contents:
Foreword, by Amy Freitag Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Leafy Neighborhoods of the Five Boroughs 2. Tree Terminology 3. Illustrated Glossary 4. Trees Deciduous Conifers Bald Cypress Dawn Redwood Deciduous Broadleaf Trees Simple, Unlobed Callery Pear Northern Catalpa Schubert Chokecherry Kwanzan Cherry Crabapple Downy Serviceberry Eastern Redbud American Elm Chinese Elm Japanese Zelkova Flowering Dogwood Ginkgo Biloba Hawthorn European Hornbeam Japanese Tree Lilac Katsura American Linden Littlelead Linden Silver Linden Saucer Magnolia Purple Leaf Plum Simple, Lobed London Plane Hedge Maple Japanese Maple Norway Maple Red Maple Rilver Maple Sugar Maple Sycamore Maple White Mulberry Eastern White Oak English Oak Northern Red Oak Pin Oak Sawtooth Oak Swamp White Oak Willow Oak Sweetgum Tuliptree Compound, Pinnate Tree of Heaven Green Ash White Ash Black Locust Honey Locust Goldenrain Tree Japanese Pagodatree Kentucky Pagodatree Compound, Chestnut 5. Tree People Tree Care Tips Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Leslie Day is a New York City naturalist and the author of Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City, also published by Johns Hopkins. Dr. Day taught environmental science and biology for more than twenty years. Today, she leads nature tours in New York City Parks for the New York Historical Society, the High Line Park, Fort Tryon Park Trust, Riverside Park Conservancy, and New York City Audubon. Trudy Smoke is a professor of English at Hunter College, City University of New York, and a talented writer, photographer, and illustrator.

Review :
This book will be useful for those with an interest in the trees of the region. -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report A perfect new book to excite any and all vernal fantasies. CUNY Newswire Elegantly written and informative, the 289-page book includes a wealth of beautiful color photographs. It's a valuable companion for anyone who admires the magnificent beauty of trees but finds identification of many of them difficult or confusing. -- Virginia N. Sherry Silive.com Any interested in New York City's nature will find this a specific, lively handbook. Midwest Book Review [An] excellent new book. -- Cheryl and William de Jong-Lambert Kids Outdoors