Interactive map of New York's street trees

Submitted by lillabulleroni t3_11le2vq in nyc

Here's an interactive map of every street tree in New York. The data is from the 2015 New York Street Tree Census. https://observablehq.com/@bmschmidt/trees I hadn't realized how much variation in species there is, both block to block and borough to borough. (Most of the maples are in Queens, most of the ginkgos are in Manhattan.

A pointillist map of New York in many colors, highlighting an elm tree on 33rd street in Queens.

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alias_impossible t1_jbcs8i3 wrote

So these are the MFs that wreck me during the spring tree pollen season. Damn slutty trees spilling their pollen everywhere...

Anyway. Thank you allergy shots.

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nyctree t1_jbcxjxe wrote

Sincere apologies, but please don't slut shame my reproduction method!

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alias_impossible t1_jbd687b wrote

I appreciate the apology. I'm working to cope with your sex play by injecting your pollen into my arms via. an allergist on a weekly basis for the next 3 years.

How do you feel about that?! I'm a part of it now!

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nyctree t1_jbi3dmt wrote

"Can't beat em, join em" mentality. I love it. You becoming one with the trees through our seed sounds better than me becoming one with the dogs, thanks to all that stinky pee. Perspective.

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Flivver_King t1_jbgugxe wrote

Hot single trees in your area looking to dump their pollen on you!

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Dreamtown_Comix t1_jbfke7r wrote

Apparently the city planners didn’t want people to have free fruit so they only planted male trees, hence twice as much pollen as necessary.

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Lovis_Iovis t1_jbe3vt6 wrote

Why would you use that one and not the official tree map with more up to date data? https://tree-map.nycgovparks.org/

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_jbe5pd9 wrote

That map sadly only features trees on public land. On my property I have a fig, Pear and Crabapple tree, none of which are counted. The crabapple in particular is a favorite with local bees, and it's blossoms in spring are a magnificent sight. I feel bad that they're on private property and no one gets to see them. Anyway, thanks for the link....

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Lovis_Iovis t1_jbe69cv wrote

It would be cool to feature more private property trees. There are some impressive specimens near me, and it would add a lot of species diversity.

Even without private property though, the official map has far more trees than the OP’s map. Even just looking at Brooklyn it’s 177,293 in the OP and 227,812 on the official map.

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Dont_mute_me_bro t1_jbe6poz wrote

Agreed. I can't even speculate what the actual tally would be. My property in Queens has 3 alone. There are tens of thousands like it. I know quite a few locals who grow figs. We talk and share tips on tree care....

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tiregroove t1_jbcmzpb wrote

Thanks for this. I finally found out what kind of trees I'd never seen before and had no idea for 15 years. Small tree with huge leaves, it was a Catalpa.

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TizonaBlu t1_jbfrcnx wrote

Visualization as to why midtown feels so sad.

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