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Seven American larches and one red oak

Seven American larches and one red oak

On planting trees and family ties

Jan 13, 2021
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By Susan Augenbraun

Brooklyn gardens, or lack thereof: An apartment in Coney Island, eight stories up; a Bay Ridge row house with a backyard—the kind many gardeners would call, with varying degrees of affection, “postage-stamp sized.” The fourth floor of a Crown Heights brownstone with a sunny window good for potted geraniums; a community garden next to …

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