Table 1.

Mean rating for eight street tree species.

Mean rating by practitioners (5=very good; 1 = very poor)
ANOVA
Speciesa12345678FP
Visual aesthetics4.24.44.33.53.64.14.03.98.6.001
Shade4.13.83.53.13.24.53.84.325.1.001
Drought tolerance2.84.12.74.03.23.53.83.721.0.001
Debris2.33.42.24.13.52.43.42.926.1.001
Disease resistance4.03.73.63.83.72.63.62.620.3.001
Pruning requirements3.63.23.43.43.33.13.32.74.9.001
Root problems2.13.81.73.73.63.23.52.638.1.001
Growth rate3.43.53.63.43.33.83.63.41.7.NS
Overall suitability2.94.12.63.22.93.23.82.814.9.001
  • a 1. Magnolia grandiflora, 2. Pistacia chinensis, 3. Liquidambar styraciflua, 4. Geijera parvìflora, 5. Podocarpus gracilior, 6. Platanus occidentalis, 7. Celtis sinensis, 8. Fraxinus velutina.