Tree Stories at The Evergreens Cemetery

Sat Oct 5, 2019
11:00am to 12:30pm ET
Age: 8 and up
Price: suggested donation $5
Location:
The Evergreens Cemetery
718 455-5300
1629 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11207
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Join this guided tree tour of the Evergreens Cemetery to see the fall foliage and learn to identify a variety of tree species. Hear stories and lore relating to various tree species. Participants will learn the answers to questions such as: "Why is a London plane from London? What does a sassafras have to do with sassafras tea?Why is the gum of a black gum black and the gum of a sweetgum sweet? How do you open a hickory nut and which ones would you want to open? What is the tastiest oak in the East?" and many more.

This tree walk with noted arborist and author William Bryant Logan mixes lore, history, science and recipes to make a memorable 90 minutes in this urban forest. 

Tour will begin at the cemetery office (follow signs from the Bushwick Avenue entrance).

Pre-registration is required. 

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