Table 1.

Range of total nitrogen (percent total N on dry weight basis) in leaves of 25 landscape tree species.

Tree speciesRange (%)*
White mulberry (Moms alba)2.0-3.6
White birch (Betula pendula)2.2-3.4
Goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)1.9-3.5
Silver maple (Acer saccharinum)2.0-3.4
Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos)2.3-3.1
Raywood ash (Fraxinus oxycarpa)2.1-2.9
Valley oak (Quercus lobata)2.1-2.9
Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)1.1-3.5
Modesto ash (Fraxinus velutina ‘Modesto’)1.8-2.7
Zelkova (Zelkova serrata)1.8-2.8
Chinese pistache (Pistachia chinensis)1.6-3.0
White alder (Alnus rhombifolia)1.9-2.6
Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)1.0-3.5
Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum)1.7-2.7
Chinese hackberry (Celtis sinensis)1.4-2.8
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.)1.8-2.1
London planetree (Platanus acerifolia)1.4-2.6
Holly oak (Quercus ilex)1.3-2.8
Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)1.2-2.8
Cork oak (Quercus suber)1.5-2.2
Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba)1.4-2.4
Olive (Olea europa)1.3-1.9
Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)1.2-2.0
Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’)1.1-1.9
Deodar cedar (Cedrus deodara)1.0-1.4
  • * Range of 20 trees sampled.