Two Minutes with Trees in Fort Tryon Park - BALD CYPRESS

Learn about the beautiful trees of Fort Tryon Park! The Bald Cypress is a deciduous conifer that has bark that looks like a painting and special features relating to water. Wood from these trees is used in the water tanks of New York City because it does not rot.
Watch TWO MINUTES WITH TREES, a 10-part video series presented by the Fort Tryon Park Trust and hosted by NYC author and naturalist Leslie Day. The series features some of the most spectacular trees in northern Manhattan's 67-acre Fort Tryon Park - a New York City public park designated a Scenic Landmark in 1983.