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Central Park’s Trees

The beauty of Central Park lies in its carefully planned landscape and unique trees. One New Yorker and tree-lover has walked every inch of the park and mapped all 19,933 of its trees.

Throngs of people walk through Central Park each year barely noticing the thousands of trees which give it its natural flavor. Ken Chaya, with his colleague Ned Barnard, has spent the last two years counting and mapping 19,933 trees to publish ‘Central Park Entire: The Definitive Illustrated Folding Map’. Host Bruce Gellerman learns about the landscape’s history, design and botanical value in a short stroll around the park. Photo: American Elm (www.cirrusimage.com)