New York's 'immigrant Trees'

(CNN) In New York City exist places where nature has not been rearranged by man, places where the freshest air is not found atop the Empire State Building but rather under a shady maple, places where living organisms don’t come in the form of germs on a metro train. Not ostensibly visible, but these untouched oases exist – giving Earth its air, in all five boroughs, sought out and photographed by Mitch Epstein in his new book, “New York Arbor.” The Big Apple may not be rich in trees, but it is rich in proportion to the number the city has afforded to save. Some holding roots for 300 to 400 years, taking up residence on sidewalks, parks and cemeteries, these trees are as much a part of the city as its younger yet more cowering concrete figures. (Continue reading at http://cnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/11/new-yorks-immigrant-trees/)

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