Table 2

Trees less than 10 inches dbh as a percentage of the street tree population in selected Ohio towns in 1977, by kind of tree and tree-care program.

SpeciesEstablished programNew or no program
Hard maplea26.433.6
Soft mapleb25.630.4
Sycamore  0.010.8
Honeylocust18.8  3.5
Crabapple  8.7  3.3
Basswood  7.5  2.6
Hawthorn  2.4  0.2
Mountainash  2.4  0.9
Ash  1.9  3.8
Orn. cherry  1.6  1.0
Dogwood  1.6  0.7
Sweetgum  1.2  1.6
Redbud  0.8  0.2
Boxelder  0.8  0.9
Poplar  0.4  0.0
Callery pear  0.4  0.0
Buckeye  0.4  0.0
Tuliptree  0.0  0.2
Ginko  0.0  0.2
Birch  0.0  0.2
Catalpa  0.0  0.5
Oak  0.0  0.9
Conifer sp.  0.0  1.6
Elm  0.0  1.6

  • ↵a Sugar, black, and Norway maple.

  • ↵b Red and silver maples and their hybrids.