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Assessing Canopy Cover Over Streets and Sidewalks in Street Tree Populations

Scott E. Maco and E. Gregory McPherson
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 2002, 28 (6) 270-276; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2002.040
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    Public street tree canopy cover as a percentage of total public street and sidewalk area.

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    A model of attainable coverage over paved surfaces demonstrates how maximum canopy cover by street trees varies over time, as the relatively uniform first generation planting is transformed into a more complex, climax stand. In Davis, California, the first generation maximum cover (50%) is reduced by half during this transition.

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    Relative age distribution of public trees in zone 5 and an “ideal” distribution (Richards 1982/1983).

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    Typical street tree growth space dimensions and tree setback distances from back edge of street or sidewalk in Davis, California.

    Growth spaceArea widthSetback
    Front yardNA*2.3 m (7.5 ft)
    Median3.7 m (12 ft)NA
    Sidewalk1.2 m (4 ft)NA
    Cutout (square area)1.2 m (4 ft)0.6 m (2 ft)
    Planting strip1.2 m (4 ft)NA
    • ↵*NA = not applicable.

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Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) Nov 2002, 28 (6) 270-276; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.2002.040

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