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Trees New York does not guarantee the quality of these manufacturers work and recommends that you get several estimates and references before selecting a contractor.

ADM Landscape Corp.
(718) 805-7272
admlandscape.com

A.J Ironwork
(718) 237-2642
ajironwork@aol.com

A&T Iron Works, Inc.
(800) 523-0973
atironworks.com

Curb Allure
(212) 769-CURB (2872)
curballure.com

Da Costa Landscaping Contractors (Installation Only)
(914) 762-0350
contracts@dacostalandscaping.net

E&J Iron Works Inc.
(718) 665-6040
eandjironworks.com

Guardian Gates Company Inc
(718) 401-2818
guardiangatesny.com

Kaufman Ironworks
(800) 442-4283
kaufmaniron.com

Kendi Iron Works
(718) 821-2722
Kendiironworks.com

Mozart Iron Craft Corporation (Excl. Staten Island)
(718) 472-2052
mozartironcraft@gmail.com

Universal Steel Fabricators Inc.
(718) 417-1199
universalsteel.biz

Trees:

http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/DENDROLOGY/main.htm
Dendrology at Virgina Tech, a page for a course in woody plant is there. It includes an ID key, and has a wide variety of trees and shrubs.

http://woodyplants.nres.uiuc.edu/
The University of Illinois plants database. It is organized by scientific name, though you can switch to a not as good common name system. Each plant has its own page with photos of the leaves, fruit, bark, flowers, etc. It also has good coverage of some of the more exotic species.

http://plants.usda.gov/java/
USDA/NRCS Plants Database. The Plants Database has information on all the plants, including trees, of the United States and its territories. The page for many common plants also includes a handy PDF factsheet for the plants, as well as illustrations and photos in the image section.

http://coniferlover.wordpress.com/
Written by Ed Remsrola, a gardener who loves his conifers and is friends with the staff at Iseli Nursery. Highlights a lot of smaller conifers and cultivars that would go well in pots or small urban spaces. Lots of great photos from Iseli too.

http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/
Cornell University’s gardening site, they have a tree and shrub section. They have lots of great information here for those who have or are thinking about getting fruit trees.

http://www.bugwood.org/
This is a repository of images and information about tree and forest health, and invasive species.

http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/index.html
Plant database from the University of Connecticut. It is very easy to ues, and has information about common cultivars for the species listed.

Insects:

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/
What’s that bug is a wonderful and charming site, run by Daniel Marlos, where you can send in photos of insects for identification, some of which are posted on the site, so if your insects is common, a little looking around will usually find an identification.

http://www.bumblebee.org/NorthAmerica.htm
This site is primarily focused on bumblebees, but it includes some information about other kinds of bees as well. The link is to a wonderful chart for identifying North American species.

http://www.musicofnature.org/songsofinsects/iframes/OLG_main.html
This is a great website with recorded songs of many kinds of insects. Now you can know rather than guessing at what that is singing at night. Hint: the greater anglewing is common in NYC.