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  2. Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park - Wikipedia

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    Photo of Coe Hall by Robert Swanson The gallery Coe Hall as seen from other side Mr. Coe's bedroom Buffalo Room. The history of the present-day property on the famous "Gold Coast" of Long Island began between 1904 and 1912, when Helen MacGregor Byrne – wife of New York City lawyer James Byrne – purchased six farming properties which she collectively referred to as "Upper Planting Fields Farm".

  3. Betula alleghaniensis - Wikipedia

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    Betula alleghaniensis, forest emblem of Quebec, [6] Canada. Betula alleghaniensis is a medium-sized, typically single-stemmed, deciduous tree reaching 60–80 feet (18–24 m) tall (exceptionally to 100 ft (30 m)) [2] [7] with a trunk typically 2–3 ft (0.61–0.91 m) in diameter, making it the largest North American species of birch.

  4. Betula cordifolia - Wikipedia

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    Betula cordifolia is found in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, northwestern Ontario, Northern New York State, and New England. It is generally found in northern habitats or high elevations, particularly on moist ground. [2] It is also found at high elevations on the slopes of the Black Mountains in Western North Carolina. [5]

  5. Alvin J. Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Alvin Jewett Johnson (1827-1884), also known as A.J. Johnson, led the New York City publishing company which published Johnson's Family Atlases from 1860 to 1887. These atlases were published under his name alone or with Browning (1860–62) and Ward (1862-1866), and are fascinating because the sequence of atlas maps documented the growth of the United States during this quarter century ...

  6. List of tree species in New York City - Wikipedia

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    Walnut trees No Yes Juniperus spp. Junipers No Koelreuteria paniculata: Goldenrain tree Medium Non-native Yes Laburnum spp. Golden chains Non-native No No Larix laricina: American larch Native No Liquidambar styraciflua: Sweetgum Large Native Yes Liriodendron tulipifera: Tulip tree Large Native Yes Maackia amurensis: Amur maackia Medium Non ...

  7. Trees of New York City - Wikipedia

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    As of 2020, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation is the steward of most of the 2.5+ million trees growing within New York City. [18] The New York City Tree Map is an interactive map by the parks department that catalogues more than 850,000 trees in the city. [19] The NYC Department of Parks observes Earth Day and Arbor Day. [18]

  8. Lost Children of the Alleghenies - Wikipedia

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    A local farmer, Jacob Dibert, heard about the missing children and remarked to his wife that he wished to be able to dream of the boys' location. On May 2, 1856, he had a dream in which he walked a path through the woods past a dead deer, a child's shoe and a fallen birch tree and eventually to a copse of birch trees in a small ravine.

  9. Birch - Wikipedia

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    The leaves of the silver birch tree are used in the festival of St George, held in Novosej and other villages in Albania. [24] Birch leaves in the coat of arms of Karjalohja. The birch is New Hampshire's state tree and the national tree of Finland and Russia. The yellow birch is the official tree of the province of Quebec (Canada).