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April 18, 2006
Crabapples
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Whether zooming up the West Side Highway or taking a leisurely stroll through the Conservatory Garden, you can't help noticing the crabapples blooming all over the city this week. Their abundant, slightly fragrant pink and white flowers are synonymous with the graceful beauty of old-fashioned gardens. New York City happens to have an unusually large collection of mature heritage crabapples, and the Parks Department has taken on the job of cataloging them and keeping them healthy. Simultaneously, Parks has embarked on a campaign to find sources for the old varieties so that they can continue to be planted and enjoyed. A particularly spectacular double allee of sixty trees can be seen framing either side of the central lawn at the Conservatory Garden (yes, as seen on the front cover of the New York Times on Monday, April 17), and another spectacular showing is in Riverside Park in the 90s. But there are more: up and down Broadway, and in front of scores of brownstones. Check out the Parks Department webpage for a document entitled Painting with Crabapples, which will give you the history and varieties of trees all over the city.
Posted by gardenguidenyc at April 18, 2006 05:13 PM