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July 16, 2008
Brooklyn tree nursery
Does anyone know of a nursery in the Bay Ridge to Park Slope area that sells trees that I can plant on the street? We have obtained a permit, the Dept of Parks was not able to refer us to a place to buy the trees.
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Red Hook is the new place for nurseries - all three of the places there Chelsea gardens, Gowanus nursery, and other place the name of which I can't recall - have good sized trees.
Posted by: gkw at July 16, 2008 12:45 PM
thanks! Ill check them out!
Posted by: nybk01 at July 16, 2008 12:55 PM
Parks Street Tree request: Street trees planted free-of-charge on sidewalks in front of homes, apartment buildings, and businesses in all five boroughs. To receive a free street tree, fill out and submit form at: http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.a57f189830ce7553e333cd5701c789a0/index.jsp?subView=request_street_tree
Also contact the Council on the Environment of New York City, 51 Chambers Street, #228, New York, NY 10007. Tel: 212-788-7900
Posted by: hakonechloa at July 16, 2008 1:06 PM
Yes, we did this...but we have 1 tree on the street and the city only has the budget to put 1 in as I was told by someone from there.
Posted by: nybk01 at July 16, 2008 1:12 PM
Just don't try and plant it until late september. Planting in midsummer is extremely stressful to a young tree.
Posted by: Frederick Law Homestead at July 16, 2008 3:03 PM
I just went to a few of those places...I am looking at about $600 for a tree and installation. Now I came across this company:
http://www.greenwoodnursery.com/
They are claiming they will deliver me the SAME tree in the SAME size as I saw at Chelsea for $100...where Chelsea wanted $450?!?! Is this true? Has anyone delt with Greenwood?
Posted by: nybk01 at July 16, 2008 3:46 PM
Chelsea Gardens is over-priced and its selection of plant material is unimaginative and poor. Fortunately Gowanus Nursery and Liberty Gardens located nearby are much more competitive price wise and their nursery people know plant material. However if you find the tree you like at Greenwood by all means use them rather than Chelsea.
Posted by: bergenbabe at July 16, 2008 4:20 PM
Here's a link to a review of that nursery on the Dave's Garden website.
http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/1707/
Dave's Garden is a great site-reviews thousands of mail order plant places. What I can't figure out from the Greenwood site is whether they ship bareroot trees or container. I'd wait until spring to plant bareroot.
Also check out Sprainbrook Nursery in Westchester. Great selection of trees, better prices than Chelsea. We bought a flowering plum there and it is doing very well. Also consider getting a "treegator"- one of those green plastic bags you see around some newly planted street trees. You fill it once or twice a week for recent transplants and it really ensures adequate water. Easier than standing and watering and it lets the water out very slowly so the ground can absorb it all. That's something that's hard and time consuming to do with a hose. New trees really must be watered regularly if you want them to do well.
Posted by: kensington gal at July 17, 2008 10:23 AM
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