Most common trees along New York City streets
A recent tree census found that the following are the top ten street tree species in New York City. The percentages show the breakdown within the top ten.
1. London plane tree 15.3%
2. Norway maple, 14.1%
3. Callery pear, 10.9%
4. Honey locust, 8.9%
5. Pin oak, 7.5%
6. Little leaf linden, 4.7%
7. Green ash, 3.5%
8. Red maple, 3.5%
9. Silver maple, 3.2%
10. Ginkgo, 2.8%
2. Norway maple, 14.1%
3. Callery pear, 10.9%
4. Honey locust, 8.9%
5. Pin oak, 7.5%
6. Little leaf linden, 4.7%
7. Green ash, 3.5%
8. Red maple, 3.5%
9. Silver maple, 3.2%
10. Ginkgo, 2.8%
These statistics are from an interesting article about urban forestry in New York City: "Census Shows Street Trees Add Value To City Life", by Linda J. Wilson, The Queens Gazette, August 22, 2007.
Here's one way to think of the percentages. Of every thousand of NYC's top ten street trees, 153 would be London plane trees, 141 would be Norway maples, 109 would be Callery pears, etc.
"The power to recognize trees at a glance without examining their leaves or flowers or fruit as they are seen, for example, from the car-window during a railroad journey, can only be acquired by studying them as they grow under all possible conditions over wide areas of territory. Such an attainment may not have much practical value, but once acquired it gives to the possessor a good deal of pleasure which is denied to less fortunate travelers."
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This tree blog is a great idea, Genevieve. I just subscribed on Bloglines.
We moved to the Pacific Northwest last September (Spokane WA) and I have spent some of this first year wandering around looking at the street trees to see what does well. There are glorious old spreading maples that shield the streets in summer, and from my window I also see the big ponderosa pines and Norway spruces dominating the air.
We are planning to plant two street trees, so this blog will be very helpful. Congrats!
Hey, interesting blog. We have some common overlaps in interests: music, trees, nature in general, Lutheranism, hymnns, and THE MARX BROTHERS!!!
My husband's first discipline of study was forestry at Louisiana State University. That was his "big draw" when I met him. I'll bookmark this site for him.
If you believe at all in global warming trends, there have been mainstream magazine articles talking about the disappeance & dwarfing of urban trees.
Take care & God Bless!!
Oh, I forgot to tell you--if you make it over to my site of Christian Nature poetry, look under the "trees" label. There's one in particular, a "smooshing" of tree poetry verses straight out of the Bible, that might appeal to your green thumb & higher instincts, too! Blessings!
P. Pig, I posted a link to a tree field guide for the Northwest. Hope you find it useful, and also that you find something useful or interesting here from time to time.
Marie, thanks for visiting. I promise you that your husband knows much, much more about trees than I do. I'm just an interested and somewhat opinionated amateur!
this website is sooooooo cool. its really gong to help me learn more about trees thanks
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