Yesterday before 8am several trucks pulled up in front of the apartment building. A team of guys started breaking up a section of the sidewalk. They threw the sidewalk chunks in the back of the truck, dug a big hole and planted a cute little Musashino Zelkova. (It came with a note saying it was "One in a Million" and listing the species.)
This Japanese tree is described as "columnar in nature. Perfect for planting on city streets." My neighbor insists it is the same as the next closest tree we have in front of the building but I'm not buying it. The older tree is nowhere near "columnar" (and the leaves are different too.)
We have quite a few trees on the block so I'm not sure how we got so lucky but thank you NYC Parks Department. Welcome to the neighborhood, little tree!
Morning temperature: At 6:30am it was 68 degrees. Before 8am it was 60 degrees.
Morning steps: 6369
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