AMAWALK 
In the year 1890 Major Orlando Jay Smith, founder 
and President of the American Press Association and 
active in public spirited movements of his time, found 
a hobby in the growing of the finest trees to their ulti¬ 
mate beauty. 
His enthusiasm for the hobby led him all over the 
world, and his estate at Amawalk became the embodi¬ 
ment of his highest inspirations. With his passing the 
estate, under the direction of his daughter, Evelyn W. 
Smith, was continued, until today it is represented by 
the Amawalk Nursery. 
The fruit of his hobby was sought after and in time 
became available to friends and acquaintances, and 
later to communities, individuals and Landscape 
Architects. They recognize the vision and the ideal 
which, conceived many years ago, has reached its ful¬ 
fillment in the large sized specimen trees today avail¬ 
able at Amawalk. 
Amawalk has been developed on the ideals of its 
founder into the largest big tree nursery in the world. 
These ideals are still its inspiration. 
