Table 1.

Shenyang’s urban forest major species composition.

Major tree species
UrbanPercentageSuburbanPercentage
Populus spp.15.5Pinus tabuliformis14.36
Ulmus pumila11.5Quercus Mongolia11.80
Salix spp.  9.0Cotoneaster pinnatifida10.26
Robinia pseudoacacia  8.2Ulmus pumila  6.15
Pinus tabuliformis  5.8Populus spp.  5.13
Sabina chinensis  6.2Larix Japonica  4.62
Prunus spp.  4.5Salix spp.  3.59
Major shrub species
UrbanPercentageSuburbanPercentage
Syringa oblate17.8Corylus spp.27.78
Prunus triloba17.8Lonicera maackii18.52
Ligustrum obtusifolium14.0Sambucus williamsii  5.56
Lonicera spp.  6.0Prunus verecunda  5.56
Rosa xanthina  4.7Ligustrum obtusifolium  5.56
Spiraea thunbergii  3.8Rosa rugosa  3.70
Acer ginnala  3.8Syringa spp.  3.70
Forsythia suspense  3.0Euonymus spp.  3.70