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Tree Tips

When you are ready to dispose of your Christmas trees, cut the branches into 6” lengths and place them on your street trees beds. These branches prevent soil compaction, conserve moisture, moderate soil temperature and soak up salt residue and dog excrement. Remove branches in late March and flush the tree bed with water to remove any salt residue.

Plant your spring bulbs before the first frost, In NYC frost is likely usually occurs by mid-November. Smaller bulbs like Muscari and Crocus are a good choice. They are planted in the top 2-3 “ of soil and do not disturb the tree roots. Bulbs planted in the fall will be a welcome sign of spring in late March/early April.

Winter is a good time to look for trash stuck in the tops of trees such as plastic bags, old Christmas lights balloons or rope. Use pole pruners to remove garbage from tree branches.

For icy sidewalks, do not use rock salt (sodium chloride) or deicing mixes that contain rock salt because rock salt reduces the ability of a tree’s fine roots to absorb water, nutrients or oxygen - all necessary for healthy growth. Rock salt also harms concrete sidewalks.

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Partnerships

Tress New York partners with city, state and federal agencies including the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets, the USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, the USDA Forest Service, NYS Urban and Community Forestry Council, New York ReLeaf. We also work with many park and neighborhood groups throughout the five boroughs of NYC. TNY currently works with the Million Tree NYC initiative.

Our partnerships allow us to expand and coordinate our work on behalf of NYC’s trees.

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