Trees & Horticulture
The 41 City-owned street trees around the Park have each been measured, brass-tagged and mapped, with individual records and care plans prepared with Bartlett Tree Experts.
Our street trees
We use this inventory to guide pruning, root care, treatment and replacement planting, while tending the gardens around the trees.
The work protects the living canopy that gives these blocks so much of their character. The Block Association’s street-tree work takes place outside the Park fence. Inside the fence, the garden and its trees are cared for by the Trustees of Gramercy Park.
Meet the trees around the Park
The tree map gives each of the 41 perimeter trees an individual record. Brass tags numbered 41 through 81 connect a tree on the sidewalk with its location on the map, common and scientific names, photographs and recorded measurements.
The inventory covers ten species, including willow oaks, ginkgoes and a dawn redwood. Browse by species or tag number to identify a tree on your walk.
Explore the tree mapA record that supports better care
The inventory records pruning needs, soil and root concerns, and recommended treatments. Our written care plan follows those recommendations for individual trees.
The Bartlett inventory story explains what arborists look for near the ground, including exposed root collars and signs of nutrient deficiency. Dated assessments let us follow the condition of each tree over time.
Read about the inventory and care planPlanting for the next canopy
Before replacing a tree, arborists assess the soil, available light and the condition of nearby trees.
A December 2022 report documented three new perimeter trees: two goldenrain trees on the south side and a maple on the east.
Forty-one gardens at our feet
The planted spaces around the street trees form a continuous garden at sidewalk level. Iron fences, cobblestone edges and planting beds frame the trees while giving seasonal color to the walk around the Park.
The Block Association’s records describe a 2010 restoration of these tree gardens and later seasonal planting, including begonias, liriope and bulbs. The Trustees’ caretaker and other neighborhood partners have helped with this work.
Our Clean Streets team removes litter from the gardens and helps maintain their fences.
Explore the tree gardens through the years