Table 1.

Evaluation Data for Urban Street Trees (Ranked According to Foliage Condition)

NameNo. of trees evaluatedAve. height (m)Ave. dbh (cm)Ave. crown diameter (m)Foliage*conditionMajor problems
Prunus serrulata cv. Kwanzan87.319.26.81.00none
Robinia pseudoacacia1014.422.37.01.00.none
Ulmus parvifolia612.426.09.81.00none
Sophora japonica3612.123.89.71.08none
Ginkgo biloba1412.523.35.21.15none
Quercus robur1710.721.87.01.29none
Liquidambar styraciflua189.515.75.01.44branch dieback
Gleditsia triacanthos4414.222.110.01.54mimosa webworm frost cracks
Quercus rubra5312.018.75.71.72obscure scale kermes scale**
Crataegus phaenopyrum96.212.35.12.10lacebug***
Ulmus americana cv. Augustine ascending4716.328.27.92.15elm-leaf beetle
Quercus phellos4813.124.38.42.42obscure scale, chlorosis
Tilia cordata408.718.56.42.50marginal leaf scorch
Quercus palustris613.423.610.22.60obscure scale chlorosis
Acer platanoides2610.120.37.52.77leaf scorch, frost crack
  • * foliage condition rated on a 1-4 scale — 1 = excellent, 2 = good, 3 = fair, 4 = poor

  • ** kermes oak scale (Kernes sp.)

  • *** Hawthorn lacebug (Corythuca cydoniae)