Expenditures on urban forestry in California by major buyers, 1992.
| Buyer | Urban forestry activities | Expenditures (to nearest $1,000) |
|---|---|---|
| Households | Equipment, supplies and plant material for do-it-yourself maintenance and planting | 514,467,000 |
| Households | Contractual maintenance, planting, and tree-related landscape planning | 44,669,000 |
| Subtotal, households | 559,136,000 | |
| City govt. | In-house and contractual maintenance and planting | 110,062,000 |
| County govt. | In-house and contractual maintenance, planting, research, and education | 7,101,000 |
| State govt. | In-house and contractual maintenance, planting, research, and education | 15,012,000 |
| State and local govt. enterprises | Contractual maintenance, planting, and tree-related landscape planning | 4,240,000 |
| Fed. govt. and its enterprises | Contractual maintenance, planting, research, education, and tree-related landscape planting | 2,470,000 |
| Subtotal, all government | 138,885,000 | |
| PG&E, SCE LADWP, SMUD, and SDB&E | Line clearance, restoration of power after tree-induced outages, trimming, planting tree-related legal expenses, and research | 108,640,000 |
| Other elec. utilities | Same activities as five largest utilities | 9,089,000 |
| Subtotal, all electric utilities | 117,729,000 | |
| Public and private schools | Contractual maintenance, planting, and tree-related landscape planning | 10,947,000 |
| Community tree groups | Planting and education | 2,542,000 |
| Other Calif. buyers | Contractual maintenance, planting, and tree-related landscape planning | 110,279,000 |
| Other expnd. in Calif. not broken down by buyer | Repair of sidewalks, sewers, and storm drains disposal of tree waste, unclogging storm inlets, and tree-related legal fees and liability claims only in San Jose | 7,092,000 |
| Buyers in other states | Contractual maintenance, planting, and tree-related landscape planning | 168,366,000 |
| Grand total, all buyers | 1,114,976,000 |