Magnolia grandiflora (Brooklyn)
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magnolia-grandiflora-brooklyn-293-16346302
title:
Magnolia grandiflora (Brooklyn)
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The Magnolia grandiflora is a historic tree at 679 Lafayette Avenue in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City. The specimen is a rare example of a flourishing laurel magnolia growing as far north as New York, having been brought as a seedling from North Carolina and planted around 1885 by William Lemken. It is one of two trees that were made New York City designated landmarks; the other was the now-felled Weeping Beech in Flushing, Queens. Beginning in the 1970s, it was protected by Hattie
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Historic tree
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_grandiflora_(Brooklyn)
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2023-11-12T22:24:18Z
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