little laundromat tree

351 East 82nd Street

Thursday, June 25 at 5:59pm

People like to hang 

out here and smoke cigarettes

I keep things shady

Take a closer look at this tree: 

Ouch!  When this tree was planted it was swaddled in plastic, secured with a band. But no one remembered to cut the band off. The tree grew. The band did not. Slowly it strangled the tree - preventing nutrients from flowing between the roots and the leaves. 

When the band was cut off the pressure was great. I think that I heard a sigh of relief. The pit was then cleaned and fresh soil laid. A prayer was then made: "Look after a tree and your air it will clean"

82nd street aeration project

East 82nd Street bet. 1st & 2nd

Thursday, June 25, 6-7pm

It started with rescuing a little tree being strangled by a nasty plastic band (see above). It turned into cleaning up and cultivating seven other tree pits on the block. Compacted soil prevents trees from receiving a sufficient amount of water. So drink it up 82nd street trees! And thanks for cleaning our air.