Magnolia grandiflora (Brooklyn)
This article is about a tree in Brooklyn. For the species, see Magnolia grandiflora.
| Magnolia grandiflora | |
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The magnolia in 2009. | |
| Location | 679 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°41′25.8″N 73°56′23.9994″W / 40.690500°N 73.939999833°WCoordinates: 40°41′25.8″N 73°56′23.9994″W / 40.690500°N 73.939999833°W |
| Governing body | Magnolia Tree Earth Center |
| Designated | May 12, 1970 |
  Location of Magnolia grandiflora in New York City | |
The Magnolia grandiflora at 679 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn is the only tree that is a designated New York City landmark. The specimen is a rare example of a flourishing laurel magnolia growing as far north as New York. The tree was brought as a seedling from North Carolina and planted around 1885 by William Lemken.[1] Beginning in the 1950s, it was protected by Hattie Carthan, who enlisted neighborhood schoolchildren to help raise money to protect the tree, which was threatened by the construction of a parking lot.[1]
After the tree's designation as a landmark, Carthan founded Magnolia Tree Earth Center, a non-profit focused on urban beautification and environmental awareness.[2] The center is housed in the brownstone adjacent to the tree.
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References
- 1 2 Magnolia grandiflora, 679 Lafayette Avenue, Borough of Brooklyn, c. 1885 (PDF)
- ↑ Wedderburn, Winton. "New Leadership at Bed Stuy's Magnolia Tree Earth Center". Brooklyn Food Coalition. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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