Amy Stewart: The Tree Collectors

Start Date

04/23/2026

End Date

04/23/2026

Description

When author Amy Stewart discovered a community of tree collectors, she expected to meet horticultural fanatics driven to plant every species of oak or maple. But she also discovered that the urge to collect trees springs from something deeper and more profound: a longing for community, a vision for the future, or a path to healing and reconciliation.

In this talk, you'll hear about several of the remarkable people Stewart met from around the world whose lives were transformed by their relationships to trees and how these interactions inspired her newest book, The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession. Accompanied by her own hand-drawn illustrations of people and their trees, Stewart aims to inspire us to reconsider our own connections to trees—and maybe start a collection!

Location

Bronx, NY

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Design-Build
Horticulture / Plants

Health, Safety and Welfare

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will examine horticultural fanatics driven to plant every species of oak or maple.

2. Students will discuss the urge to collect trees springs from something deeper and more profound: a longing for community, a vision for the future, or a path to healing and reconciliation.

3. Students will explore hand-drawn illustrations of people and their trees; Stewart aims to inspire us to reconsider our own connections to trees—and maybe start a collection!

Instructors

Amy Stewart

Course Codes

264LEC809D

Provider

New York Botanical Garden

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