Show famous now new york trees tree in front ot of columbia university it 11 arary are two english yews bews which were brought from england in 1800 and set out in st johns john is park L gatei a tet they were removed to the elgin botan ical gardens at fiftieth street which were then a part of columbia in 1891 the trees were transplanted to morn ringside heights on the upper part of 0 the island near spuyten duyvis duyvil stands the largest tulip tree on manhattan it has a diameter of 64 bot feet near Ford haia harn square in tho the bronx Is the stenton willow said to he be years old and at the foot of cypress avenue are the two largest cy presses in the country they stand on land once a part ot of the gouverneur gouveneur worril estate new york sun |