In 1968, as part of a wave of redevelopment and urban renewal, the city of New York was slated to demolish four abandoned brownstones in Bed-Stuy, along with the nearly-century-old Magnolia grandiflora tree towering outside them.

1968年，作为重建和城市更新浪潮的一部分，纽约市计划拆除贝德-斯图伊的四栋废弃的褐砂石建筑，以及矗立在它们外面的近百年历史的广玉兰树。

The tree was a magnolia, taller than the tallest orange trees around it. There is no such thing in the world as an ugly tree, but the magnolia grandiflora has a unique perfection.

这棵树是一棵玉兰，比周围最高的橘子树还高。世上本无丑树，但广玉兰却有着独一无二的至善至美。