Trees Grow at the World Trade Center Site
–August 30, 2010 Add a comment
Illustration of the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site. (Credit: Renewnyc.com)
New life has been planted giving way to the birth of the 9/11 Memorial Center at the Ground Zero site over the weekend.
A welcomed change and a stark contrast to the hulking metallic structures we have grown accustomed to in our area.
The first trees have been planted after being transported from a New Jersey nursery. At least a dozen oak trees had been slated to be planted before the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
Nearly 400 trees will be planted when the entire Memorial Plaza is completed. The trees are expected to be fully grown at 80 feet and will tower over a planned rooftop garden. The trees will be planted around the perimeters of the original footprints of the Twin Towers.
NJ Nursery where the memorial trees were cultivated (Credit: Renewnyc.com)