Primary Care Tree

2026 / New York City Care Network based on Urban Forestry

Primary Care Tree

We help you find the primary care tree that is right for you.

96,950 providers30 specialties183 ZIP codes

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Already know what you need? Search by ZIP code or drop a pin, then choose one or more symptoms to see your provider.

Symptoms

A care network rooted in NYC.

01Every provider is planted.

Each provider is a living tree with a documented ID, species, address, neighborhood, and coordinate.

02Every symptom starts a search.

The network considers symptoms, location, & provider specialties to identify a Primary Tree

03Every act of care circulates.

The network traces connections between providers, specialties, and places throughout the city.

About Us

Find care closer to you.

Primary Care Tree is a distributed medical network where trees serve as care providers. Using NYC Open Data, we connect New Yorkers with nearby Primary Tree providers through localized care matching and ecological specialties.

The provider index now carries all-fields care profiles: species-linked specialty descriptions, sidewalk clinic descriptions, patient review summaries, wait timing, weekend availability, accessibility scores, and real map coordinates for each tree.

Our network is coordinated by Arbocurists — care specialists who facilitate relationships between people and tree providers.

Arbocurists illustration — five people rendered as tree rings
Arbocurists (n.)/ˈar.boʊkjʊr.ɪst/

A team of care specialists facilitating relationships between people and tree providers.

See also: Yan Chen, Fanyi Pan, Ruichao Jiang, Lu Lyu, shuang cai

SPECULATIVE DESIGNINTERACTION DESIGNCREATIVE TECHDATA-DRIVEN STORYTELLING
How it works

Three steps from symptom to shade.

01

Describe what is happening

Enter a ZIP code or drop a pin. Location opens the NYC provider index; symptoms refine the search when you have one.

02

Match ecology to care

The all-fields provider index weighs species profile, specialty description, care rating, accessibility, wait time, and real coordinates.

03

Meet your provider tree

Review provider bio, patient summary, services, prescription, office vibe, address, and map location before choosing a visit.

FAQ

Questions your regular care providers will not answer.

001What is a primary tree?

A primary tree is a tree that you can access easily to help guide your care, managing common and uncommon medical problems including persistent symptoms, daily wellness checks, sadness prevention, and referrals to other tree providers.

002Can I bring a saw to my appointment?

No. Saws, axes, hatchets, hostile pruning equipment, and bad faith arborist cosplay are not allowed at any provider visit. Bring water, patience, and a willingness to stand still.

003I asked a redwood for longevity advice. What did I learn?

The redwood recommended fewer urgent emails, deeper roots, more fungal friendships, and a longer view of the body. It also noted that most human problems are made worse by shallow soil.

004Can one tree intake multiple people at the same time?

Yes. Trees are group-practice specialists. One canopy can hold several appointments at once, especially for heat stress, waiting-room anxiety, post-lunch fatigue, and people who need to be quiet near one another.

005My provider tree is seasonal. Can I have more than one PCT?

Yes. You may keep a winter PCT, a summer shade provider, and a flowering-season specialist. Continuity of care is encouraged, but the system respects that leaves, symptoms, and people all change.

006Do tree providers write prescriptions?

They write environmental prescriptions: cross on the shady side, sit under the linden before sleep, take the long route past the oak, avoid the pollen corridor, return after rain.

007What if my PCT drops things during the visit?

Seed pods, leaves, flowers, and small seasonal debris are considered clinical materials. They may be interpreted as notes, reminders, or a request to look up.

Free, from roots to shoots.

PCT does not bill insurance. The network runs on public soil, municipal records, photosynthesis, neighborly attention, and the radical affordability of standing under a living thing.

First visit$0

Covered by the existing municipal canopy.

Follow-up careRainwater

Accepted in storms, mist, and patient watering rituals.

Annual membershipOxygen exchange

Breathe in, breathe out, try not to waste the shade.

Premium network accessCompost + attention

Look closely. Notice stress. Advocate for the root zone.

Patient notes

Reported relief, by provider tree.

Burnout + insomniaLittleleaf LindenMidwood

The linden made burnout feel less like a personal failure and more like a pattern I could treat with shade, sleep, and fewer urgent emails.

Jon
Person resting under a Littleleaf Linden street tree
Provider treeLittleleaf Linden

The linden made burnout feel less like a personal failure and more like a pattern I could treat with shade, sleep, and fewer urgent emails.

Jon
Migraine pressureGinkgoWest Village

The Ginkgo visit was reassuring, specific, and unusually good at making migraine care feel approachable from the sidewalk.

Ginkgo biloba tree in fall
Provider treeGinkgo

The Ginkgo visit was reassuring, specific, and unusually good at making migraine care feel approachable from the sidewalk.

Seasonal allergiesSophoraJackson Heights

Sophora translated pollen, hives, triggers, and immune concerns into a care plan I could actually follow on the walk home.

Sophora tree in leaf
Provider treeSophora

Sophora translated pollen, hives, triggers, and immune concerns into a care plan I could actually follow on the walk home.

Fall riskPin OakPark Slope

The Pin Oak took the long view: mobility, medicines, memory, and two shaded pauses before I tried to be brave at the curb.

Pin Oak tree
Provider treePin Oak

The Pin Oak took the long view: mobility, medicines, memory, and two shaded pauses before I tried to be brave at the curb.

Skin rashJapanese ZelkovaAstoria

The zelkova made exposure visible. Rashes, irritation, sun, construction dust: my skin had been keeping notes before I had words for them.

Japanese Zelkova tree
Provider treeJapanese Zelkova

The zelkova made exposure visible. Rashes, irritation, sun, construction dust: my skin had been keeping notes before I had words for them.

Afternoon fatigueSweetgumForest Hills

The Sweetgum care plan was practical: shade after lunch, one slower block, and noticing when heat changed my energy.

Sweetgum tree
Provider treeSweetgum

The Sweetgum care plan was practical: shade after lunch, one slower block, and noticing when heat changed my energy.

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