About - The Furever Tree

New York is a city of secrets. And pet lovers. And some pet lovers have been keeping one of New York’s biggest secrets for more than 40 years: The Pet Memorial Christmas Tree in Central Park, aka the Furever Tree. Since 1986, the Tree has magically appeared and disappeared over the year-end holidays at a location in the Park known only to those who need to know: Pet lovers in search of a place to heal, a place to honor, bless and celebrate all creatures great and small who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Overnight, around Thanksgiving, the branches of a bare evergreen are hung with hundreds of remembrances from seasons past—laminated pictures of beloved pets, their favorite toys and holiday ornaments—with more added every year by visitors who have lost a beloved family member. Come January, the remembrances are taken down and the tradition continues. But how did the Tree get started? Who are its Keepers? How has its location remained a secret for so long? And, most importantly, how has the Tree become an international symbol of the heartbreakingly beautiful bond between pet owners and their pets? The Furever Tree answers all of those questions and more, revealing how an unlikely trio of animal-loving Broadway luminaries—a professional figure skater, an actress and a casting director—humbly and unwittingly created a beacon of love and light deep in the woods of Central Park that has inspired a global community of like-minded souls.