You Can Check Out Every Parks Department Tree In Wash Heights, Inwood

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — Have you ever been curious about how many trees there are on a specific set of Washington Heights blocks? Or what about in all of Inwood?

A new map allows you to find those answers.

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 managed by conservancies or private entities.

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 3,384 trees in Washington Heights and 2,417 trees in Marble Hill/Inwood.

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 Japanese Zelkova tree at 630 Fort Washington Ave. (near West 188th street).

• Tree ID: 594111
• Trunk Diameter: 11 inches
• Stormwater intercepted each year: 959 gallons
• Energy conserved each year: 1,052 kWh
• Air pollutants removed each year: 2 pounds
• Carbon dioxide reduced each year: 249 tons
• Total value of annual benefits: $152.39

You can check out the map for yourself — here.