PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jack Whittier
AU  - Denise Rue
AU  - Scott Haase
TI  - Urban Tree Residues: Results of the First National Inventory
AID  - 10.48044/jauf.1995.010
DP  - 1995 Mar 01
TA  - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
PG  - 57--62
VI  - 21
IP  - 2
4099  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/21/2/57.short
4100  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/21/2/57.full
SO  - JOA1995 Mar 01; 21
AB  - The volume and characteristics of urban tree residues associated with tree pruning and other urban forestry activities have never been well documented, yet disposal of this residue is subject to increasing regulatory actions. The regulatory actions have a considerable impact on the activities of commercial, utility, and municipal tree care operations. This paper reports the results of the first national inventory of the volume and characteristics of urban tree residues. Residues are classified as follows: chips, logs, mixed wood, tops and brush, leaves, lawn clippings, and stumps. Generators of residues include the following: commercial tree care firms, municipal park and recreation departments, municipal tree care divisions, county tree care divisions, electric/telephone utility power line maintenance departments, nurseries, orchards, and landscapers. The national inventory assesses volume, characteristics, and disposal of the residues on both a regional basis as well as by size of metropolitan area. Finally, irregular residue inputs associated with natural disasters are discussed.