Table 5.

Most common species found in 1989 and 1999 surveys.

Species1999 (%)1989 (%)
Silver maple (Acer saccharinum)10.513.4
Pin oak (Quercus palustris)6.16.0
Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)5.95.4
Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)5.910.0
Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila)4.68.5
Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)4.24.7
% of trees in the top six species37.248.0