PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - David J. Nowak
AU  - Joe R. McBride
AU  - Russell A. Beatty
TI  - Newly Planted Street Tree Growth and Mortality
AID  - 10.48044/jauf.1990.032
DP  - 1990 May 01
TA  - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
PG  - 124--129
VI  - 16
IP  - 5
4099  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/16/5/124.short
4100  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/16/5/124.full
SO  - JOA1990 May 01; 16
AB  - Two-year growth and mortality rates were analyzed for 254 black locust, 199 southern magnolia and 27 London plane trees planted along a major boulevard extending from southern Berkeley through western inner-city Oakland, California. After the first two years, 34% of these newly planted trees were either dead or removed. The average annual mortality rate was 19% with no significant difference in mortality among the species or between years. Areas of lower socio-economic status exhibited the most tree mortality with pecent mortality most strongly correlated with percent unemployment (r=0.78). Trees with adjacent land uses of apartments and public greenspaces had significantly high mortality while trees next to single family houses and rapid transit stations exhibited low mortality.