Antique Longleaf Pine survived and thrived from the periodic lightning strikes in the forests of the ... Read More
The Tree
Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata)
Shortleaf Pine can be an apt name when it comes to it’s role in the city’s early built environment, ... Read More
Oak (Quercus alba)
New York is also a tale of two woods – Oak and Pine. Hardwood and softwood, furnishings and ... Read More
Cypress (Toxodium distichum)
Cypress or Bald Cypress (Toxodium distichum) originated in the dense swamps of the South, slow ... Read More
Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
Hemlock’s are most people’s idea of what a pine tree looks like – tall, dark and thick needled. But ... Read More
Adirondack Red Spruce (Picea rubens)
Spruce was used on early airplanes, for finely made musical instruments and for early walkway over ... Read More
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Doug Fir arrived in New York City from the West in the early 20th c., framing low-rise light ... Read More
Southern Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)
Moving 19th century lumber from the deep South to New York doesn’t appear to have been substantially ... Read More
Eastern White Pine (Pinus Strobus)
The Eastern White Pine towered over the forests of the East Coast, an impressive sight for both the ... Read More
Rainforest Hardwoods – Ipe (Tabebuia), Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata), Greenheart (Chlorocardium)
Nothing if father off from the concrete jungle than the natural one, like the largest of them all, ... Read More
Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Redwoods are the skyscrapers of treedom, reaching the height of a twenty-five story building, with ... Read More