Where Flowering Spring Trees Live in New York City

Map: Haidee Chu / THE CITY Source: New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

 

The City napped out where trees are flowering now across the five boroughs using Parks Department data. Read more to learn about which tree species you can expect to encounter when walking around, how the Parks Department decides to plant trees and so much more.

The five boroughs are home to at least 47 varieties of cherry and cherry-esque blossoms, 15 varieties of magnolias and 26 varieties of crabapples — accounting for more than 68,000 of these flowering spring trees across city parks and streets, according to Parks Department data. (Some of what people assume to be “cherry” blossoms aren’t actually cherries — but we’ll get into that later.)

The data only includes street and park trees managed by the Parks Department but does not include those in Central Park because they’re managed by the park’s conservancy. Still, the data shows that “cherry” blossoms by far dominate the city’s offerings of these flowering trees.

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