Table 1:

Physical characteristics of the trees studied

nLAI# (m2/m2)dbh (m)Ht of tree (m)Radius* (m)
MeansdMeansdMeansdMeansd
Pin oak73.710.840.830.1322.833.67.682.27
Walnut104.061.100.640.1915.993.756.961.19
Sugar maple: individuals104.350.540.490.1715.342.975.331.33
Sugar maple: street trees104.000.980.550.1118.823.656.450.99
Sugar maple: clumps73.990.500.590.1118.742.21--
  • # see cautionary comments in text about absolute LAI values

  • * Rad - radius of the tree to the dripline; n sample size; sd standard deviation