Table 1.

Trees along 8.25 linear miles of streets in two Urbana, Illinois neighorhoods in 1932.

Tree speciesTotal basal area (ft2)Total numberRange in dbh (in)
Ulmus americana (American elm) and Ulmus rubra (Red elm)659.548641-50
Populus deltoides (Cottonwood)188.83972-37
Acer saccharinum (Silver maple)141.46712-32
Acer saccharinum (Sugar maple)104.12961-23
Acer negundo (Box elder)77.14771-23
Acer nigrum (Black maple)65.67586-46
Celtis occidentalis (Common hackberry)58.34401-30
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash)40.22512-22
Juglans nigra (Black walnut)33.68242-45
Platanus occidentalis (Sycamore20.81174-35
Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa)17.22223-33
Malus spp. (Apple)12.88202-22
Prunus serotina (Black cherry)11.21182-22
Ailanthus altissima (Tree of heaven)9.64881-15
Subtotal1440.76*1527
Others (41 taxons)100.852411-27
Total1541.611768
  • * For dominant tree species that accounted for 93% of the total basal area of street trees in 1932, there were 185 trees per linear mile of street, 15 per block (both sides), with an average cross-sectional area at breast height of 0.94 square foot per tree.