Y and I know this blue atlas cedar as “Big Tree Friend.” It grows somewhere in the middle of Green-Wood Cemetery. We walk around–turning here and there–until we eventually find it.
It has been growing in Green-Wood Cemetery for over 100 years–assuming it was planted soon after the death of the person it memorializes, Joseph Kinyoun (Nov. 25, 1860-Feb. 14, 1919). Its circumference is so large that I don’t think Y and I could join hands around it.
When you stand beneath it, it complete envelops you.
On a hot day, it’s a good friend to have shade you.
