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Soil and Tree Resource Inventories for Campus Landscapes

P.D. Kelsey and R.G. Hootman
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) October 1988, 14 (10) 243-249; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1988.058
P.D. Kelsey
The Morton Arboretum, Urban Vegetation Laboratory, Lisle, Illinois 60532
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The Morton Arboretum, Urban Vegetation Laboratory, Lisle, Illinois 60532
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    Table 1. Condition classification ratings
    ClassDescription
    1Newly planted; not established, but is expected to live a long time.
    2Established tree that is not of mature size, but is expected to live a long time.
    3Mature tree that is expected to live at least 15 years.
    4Mature tree that has such a severe limiting factor that death is expected within 15 years regardless of treatment. Treatment may be warranted to prolong tree life.
    5Mature tree that is dead or nearly dead and is considered hazardous. Immediate removal is recommended.
    6Newly planted, but has a severe limiting factor such that treatment may be needed to avoid premature death.
    7Established tree, not of mature size, that has a severe limiting factor and needs treatment to avoid premature death.
    8Mature tree that has a limiting factor which requires treatment to prolong life more than 15 years.
    9Mature tree that is so near death that treatment is not recommended and is considered a poor allocation of time and money. Immediate removal is recommended.
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    Table 2. Condition class frequencies
    Genus speciesCondition class
    123456789Total
    Abies concolor22
    Acer x freemanii112
    Acer ginnala415
    Acer negundo1113
    Acer nigrum44
    Acer platanoides84460164123
    Acer rubrum3416342151
    Acer saccharinum2151725
    Acer saccharum224343213852129
    Aesculus hippocastanum2114
    Ailanthus altissima11
    Alnus glutinosa11
    Betula nigra22
    Betula papyrifera11
    Carpinus caroliniana11
    Catalpa speciosa22
    Celtis occidentalis1618429
    Cercis canadensis123
    Crataegus sp.2237133
    Euonymus sp.213
    Fraxinus americana33
    Fraxinus excelsior ‘Hessei’1113
    Fraxinus pennsylvanica5201113141
    Ginkgo biloba22
    Gleditsia triacanthos152165139
    Juglans regia1113
    Juniperus communis11
    Juniperus sp.22
    Juniperus virginiana235
    Lonicera maackii112
    Magnolia acuminata22
    Malus sp.17513
    Picea glauca426
    Picea pungens1431110
    Pinus nigra10111
    Pinus strobus45110
    Pinus sylvestris415
    Populus deltoides33
    Prunus americana11
    Prunus nigra1113
    Prunus serotina11
    Prunus sp.11
    Quercus alba37141491102
    Quercus x bebbiana5510
    Quercus bicolor2114
    Quercus ellipsoidalis1113
    Quercus macrocarpa338111962
    Quercus palustrls1416
    Quercus rubra156121539
    Quercus velutina314
    Robinia pseudoacacia55
    Salix alba55
    Salix nigra415
    Sorbus aucuparla33
    Syringa pekinensis4228
    Taxus sp.22
    Tilia americana1118123127
    Tilia cordata11
    Tilia x euchlora33
    Ulmus americana43952757
    Ulmus pumila51410
    Ulmus rubra11
    Total39138421774307415113947
    Percentage4.114.644.48.10.53.27.815.91.4
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    Table 3. Foliage nutrient analyses of selected trees
    %PPm
    C/GNPKMgCaBZnMnFeCu
    Acer rubrum
    C1.880.170.570.380.7034465*1279
    C1.580.150.650.310.7235424*1055
    G1.680.260.700.590.7132472116512
    G1.950.180.540.611.254849331189
    Acer saccharum
    C1.870.210.880.321.64683913*1258
    G1.760.160.640.392.047142631237
    Quercus alba
    C2.160.151.54#0.290.52694013*958
    C2.070.130.610.340.77543713*929
    G2.510.190.800.381.0770436811910
    G2.400.150.770.360.795738461199
    Quercus rubra
    C2.350.181.36#0.300.7046466*11510
    C2.220.160.780.400.75604110*1149
    G2.600.130.820.490.707548271469
    G2.450.170.940.460.75724228918
    • C/G denotes chlorotic or green foliage on the tree.

    • ↵* denotes nutrient deficiency

    • ↵# denotes nutrient excess

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    Table 4. Selected soil chemical properties
    SiteDepth (cm)PH%OMppm
    PKMgCaNa
    Oak grove0-106.42.71448917010003
    20-306.41.584521306502
    50-606.60.5477753002
    Oak grove0.0-7.56.46.262104540255011
    7.5-15.05.94.32441360200013
    Parkway0.0-7.57.56.4613912003200134
    7.5-15.07.44.747911003300280
    Parkway0.0-7.57.76.481527352900590
    7.5-15.07.95.861256953050620
    Sidewalk area0-107.81.93010227518009
    20-307.62.33032220155010
    50-607.72.13833250170010
    Building area0-107.64.2117657024004
    20-308.02.974741525005
    50-608.11.7121824515504
    • ↵% OM denotes percent organic matter.

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