FDR–Tree Farmer

“There is nothing in nature I am as fond of as a tree.” – FDR, 1936

On FDR’s Voter Registration card, he listed his Occupation as Tree Farmer. His favorite tree was the Tulip Popular. The Roosevelt Family is Dutch.

Following in the footsteps of Theodore Roosevelt, FDR was a committed conservationist.

“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”

“By the 1930s 20,000 – 55,000 trees were being planted on his land each year, a practice that continued until FDR’s death in 1945.” Kevin Oldenburg, Park Ranger at FDR Historic Site, Hyde Park.

For more information, here is an excellent article written by Kevin

https://www.nps.gov/elro/blogs/franklin-d-roosevelt-tree-farmer.htm

Apple trees..

View across Hudson Valley and because of the tree growth, the Mid-Hudson Bridge is no longer visible from Springwood.