Published: May 26, 2022; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa
Address: 2900 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10458, United States
Phone: +1 718-817-8700
The New York Botanical Garden is not only a garden, but it is also the home to the last remaining old-growth forest in New York City. Rare native species, such as Red Mulberry (Morus rubra), Bearcorn (Conopholis Americana), and Willdenow’s sedge (Carex willdenowii), still persist in the natural areas within NYBG. The long and rich horticultural tradition in the Garden also means that a variety of unusual naturalized species thrive here. Other notable species include Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens), Rock Polypody (Polypodium Virginianum). Join us on Saturday, June 4 at 11 am for a tour of this fascinating collection of wild flora in NYBG.
The field trip will last 4 hours (11 am to 3 pm) please come prepared with water, lunch, good walking shoes, and a hand lens.
Members of the Torrey Botanical Society will enter the garden free of charge, non-members will have to pay the NYBG entrance fee (see here for more information: https://www.nybg.org/visit/admission/ ). There is a 15 participants cap and registration is mandatory.
Directions: We will meet at 11 am at the Moshulu Gate entrance of the garden across the street from the Metro-North train station, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx 10458, NY. By public transportation, the garden is accessible by the Metro-North Harlem Line from Grand Central “Botanical Garden” station, by train near the “205th Street” stop on the D line, and by bus with the Bx26 stop “Kazimiroff Blvd & Botanical Gardens”.
Trip Leader: Zihao Wang, zihaowan@buffalo.edu, 347-498-6050.
Time: 11:00 AM — 3:00 PM EDT
Free!
Detailed information and discussion of the event.