Welcome to the Lives of Trees project, based in Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, New York
I’ve always loved being around trees. And living near Fort Greene Park, I’ve been really lucky to be near some of the most beautiful trees in New York City. Over the years, I’ve been trying to get to know them better. Recently, I started taking pictures and some videos, and doing some research to capture the “lives of the trees” in the park. Here are some of the things I’ve gathered over the past few months.
Another goal of this project is to learn what other people who spend time in the park think about the trees. Please post comments, or send me an email at livesoftrees@gmail.com.
Thanks!
Mira
Please note. I've only recently set up this blog, and am still retroactively adding posts from the last few months. Feel free to view posts in any order to see the trees across the seasons.
I started out just taking pictures of trees I have always found particularly compelling - trees with a particular character or presence - like this old silver linden. I am not the only one who likes it; it is one of the most popular trees in the park for climbing. The Parks Department singles out this resilient old linden in its report on Fort Greene Park, stating that "The silver linden is split and hollow, has many exposed roots, and has undergone many 'salvaging' measures including cabling, cementing the cavities, and wrapping wire around the trunk to prevent the cavity from filling with garbage. The tree continues to thrive."
I started out just taking pictures of trees I have always found particularly compelling - trees with a particular character or presence - like this old silver linden. I am not the only one who likes it; it is one of the most popular trees in the park for climbing. The Parks Department singles out this resilient old linden in its report on Fort Greene Park, stating that "The silver linden is split and hollow, has many exposed roots, and has undergone many 'salvaging' measures including cabling, cementing the cavities, and wrapping wire around the trunk to prevent the cavity from filling with garbage. The tree continues to thrive."
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