Table 2.

Trees along 8.25 linear miles of streets in two Urbana, Illinois neighborhoods in 1982.

Tree speciesTotal basal area (ft2)Total numberRange in dbh (in)
Acer saccharinum (Silver maple)347.161631-46
Acer saccharum (Sugar maple)193.471093-35
Platanus occidentalis (Sycamore)149.27573-35
Celtis occidentalis (Common hackberry)121.79635-42
Ulmus pumila (Siberian elm)116.703714-33
Fraxinus americana (White ash)48.63292-29
Liriodendron tulipifera (Tulip tree)43.88394-23
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey locust)40.331114-23
Acer rubrum (Red maple)36.12442-38
Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum)28.71324-19
Acer platanoides (Norway maple)27.59331-21
Quercus palustris (Pin oak)20.901410-25
Quercus rubra (Red oak)18.40322-37
Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa)14.6649-38
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash)12.64315-28
Subtotal1220.25*738
Others (65 taxons)141.492971-34
Total1361.741035
  • * For dominant tree species that accounted for 90% of the total basal area of street trees in 1 982, there were 89 trees per linear mile of street, 7 per block (both sides) with an average cross-sectional area at breast height of 1.65 square feet per tree.