Table 3.

The following questions asked how residents might value the following characteristics of trees on their street.^{^z}

Abbreviated characteristics	Mean^{^y}	Standard deviation	Median	Mode
Strong branches	6.00	1.48	7	7
The size of the trees as they mature	5.78	1.47	6	7
The way the trees stretch across the street	5.73	1.48	6	7
Color of the leaves in the fall	5.62	1.45	6	6
Various shades of green of different trees	5.05	1.76	5	6
Flowers or blooms	4.87	1.58	5	5
Dense foliage (leaves)	4.78	1.64	5	6
Texture of the leaves	4.11	1.84	4	5
Large leaves	4.05	1.72	4	4
Small leaves	3.80	1.70	4	4
Showy bark for winter	3.65	1.75	4	4
Small or unimportant fruit	2.70	1.63	3	1
Large or showy fruit	2.69	1.60	3	1

↵^zAnswers were ranked from highest mean to the lowest. Mean, median, and mode as well as the standard deviation of the mean are given for each answer.
↵^yRatings ranged from 1 = not at all important to 7 = completely.