Table 4.

Residents were questioned regarding their attitudes toward maintenance concerns associated with trees on their street.z

Street tree concernsMeanyStandard deviationMedianMode
the way the tree roots (damage to sidewalks)5.111.7157
Seeds and seedlings from the tree3.942.1141
Maintenance of the trees on my tree lawn3.682.0244
Raking leaves in the fall3.321.8641
Summated mean4.011.534
  • 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 = serious concern.