Sharon Johnson, chief executive of Trees for Cities, a charity promoting urban tree planting, said it had initially welcomed the idea of the Garden Bridge but its support had waned as more details became known.
"That is exactly what we have been saying to him," says Graham Simmonds, chief executive of Trees for Cities, an independent charity.
Still, Ken Almstead, the chief executive of Almstead Tree and Shrub Care, whose 30 tree-cutting crews have been working from dawn to dusk across the city and several suburban counties, urged homeowners to exercise prudent caution and not panic.
Sherwood Chillingworth, the Oak Tree executive vice president, said he told his staff to be cautious when evaluating Pick Six wagers but was confident there would be no problems Saturday.
"Long-term, downtown Brooklyn is going to be what's going to compete with New Jersey," said Jed D. Walentas, an executive of Two Trees.
Marcia Bansley, executive director of Trees Atlanta, which receives a portion of the collected fees, admitted that more money had been raised than spent.
On Nov. 2, 2007, six days before he was scheduled to close, Mr. Bhandari wrote an e-mail to Richard Shill, a Two Trees executive, telling him of the discrepancy, according to court records.
Alan Watson Featherstone founder and executive director of Trees for Life, a conservation charity, commented to the museum that he is not sure that such a natural process as tree planting can be achieved by automated and impersonal drones.
Trees for Life executive director, Alan Watson Featherstone, said the new trees would enrich Scotland's landscape.
Retail and leasing activity have been increasing in the Dumbo area, said Jed D. Walentas, an executive of the Two Trees Management Company, which owns and manages most of the buildings in the area.
