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Bald Cypress at Flushing High School

Borough: Queens
Community Board: 07
Designated: 1985

Tree Details

Species: Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Height: 57.4 Feet
Trunk Diameter 30 Inches
Average Canopy Spread 24 Feet

The six bald cypress trees in front of Flushing High School grow on what was once the grounds of the house of Samuel Bowne Parsons, whose vast nursery in Flushing supplied the trees and shrubs for Prospect and Central Park.

Location

138-10 Northern Boulevard, Queens (in front of Flushing High School)

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