Trees of New York City

The urban forest of New York City highlighted in a satellite image from 2002 taken by NASA's Terra satellite. The near-infrared bands enhance areas of vegetation in false color.

The land comprising New York City holds approximately 5.2 million trees and 168 different tree species, as of 2020.[1] The New York City government, alongside an assortment of environmental organizations, actively work to plant and maintain the trees.[1] As of 2020, New York City held 44,509 acres of urban tree canopy with 24% of its land covered in trees.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c "MillionTreesNYC – NYC Tree Facts". www.milliontreesnyc.org. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. ^ Foderaro, Lisa W. (2011-10-18). "As City Plants Trees, Some Say a Million Are Too Many". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-04-24.