You Can Check Out Every Parks Department Tree On The Upper West Side

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Have you ever been curious about how many trees there are on a specific set of Upper West Side blocks?

Well now, you can find the exact number of trees in the neighborhood between Central Park and Riverside Park, outside of those in privately owned gardens.

The New York City Parks Department published in December what it calls the "most comprehensive" tree map in the world.

The map includes only those trees that the Parks Department oversees — meaning not the ones in places like Central Park or Riverside Park — where conservancies manage the greenery.

In total, the map of the five boroughs shows the location of 862,991 trees and 537 different species. It also keeps track of any reported activity on a tree, such as soil management or weed whacking.

The map lists 8,804 trees on the Upper West Side, which you can check out for yourself, HERE.

Each tree on the map has its own dot, which after clicking will tell you its address, its ID number, its trunk diameter, the amount of storm water its intercepted each year, the amount of energy conserved, the air pollutants removed, its carbon dioxide reduced, and its total monetary value in annual benefits.

These are the statistics for a London Plane tree at 498 West End Ave. (84th Street)

• Tree ID: 1400535
• Trunk Diameter: 16 inches
• Stormwater intercepted each year: 2,688 gallons
• Energy conserved each year: 1,670 kWh
• Air Pollutants removed each year: 3 pounds
• Carbon dioxide reduced each year: 2,104 tons
• Total value of annual benefits: $258.91

You can check out the map for yourself — here.

The WestSideRag was the first publication to report on the tree map.