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English Elm in Stuyvesant Square Park

Borough: Manhattan
Community Board: 06
Designated: 1985

Tree Details

Species: English elm (Ulmus procera)
Height: 108.24 Feet
Trunk Diameter 42 Inches
Average Canopy Spread 46 Feet

The English elm growing by the western gate of Stuyvesant Square Park is thought to have been growing here since before Peter Gerard Stuyvesant gave the land to the city for use as a park in 1836.

Location

Stuyvesant Square
Western gate of Stuyvesant Square Park

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