street-trees-0709.jpgThe Bed-Stuy blog’s initial cynicism about Mayor Bloomberg’s MillionTreesNYC program has been replaced by optimism: “Our stretch of Myrtle Avenue is already looking much better thanks to this program. So far I’ve spotted new Dawn Redwoods, Honey Locusts, English Oaks and Pin Oaks on Myrtle east of Classon. Soon after I took these photos the trees were suited up with Tree Gators. Hopefully Myrtle will become a beautiful tree-lined avenue in the future.” Where else have people been noticing new trees popping up recently?


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  1. yes! there were well over 100 trees planted in McCarren park – fabulous. our developer planted 6 trees around our condo 3 scant years ago, and well, you’d have no way of knowing that if you looked at them now. they are so big already. think June’s crazy rain pushed them along fast. one is right in front of my dining room window, and it’s just so great to see it there.

    i also planted 3 small trees in my backyard along with plants and flower boxes and have front flower boxes too. i am surrounded by trees and flowers and love it.

    landscaping improves any building.

  2. The person responsible for Dept of Parks and Recreation tree plantings in Brooklyn is a wonderful chap named Ian Jack and can be reached at 718-760-6847. He prefers to do entire blocks as he can assign a contractor to do several plantings at once. So contact your neighbors and get their permission to plant and then give Ian a call and tell him you have several plantings on the same block and he will put you in the queue for future plantings.