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New York City Street Tree Census - 2005

Dataset homepage

Citation

Greenfield J, Simpson A (2023). New York City Street Tree Census - 2005. United States Geological Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fsryhj accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

Citywide street tree data from the 2005 Street Tree Census, conducted partly by volunteers organized by NYC Parks & Recreation. Trees were inventoried by address, and were collected from 2005-2006. Data collected includes tree species, diameter, condition.

Purpose

Quantifying the enormous benefits of New York’s street trees, from pollution reduction to savings on air conditioning bills. Street trees provide almost $122 million in benefits annually to City residents and "are one of the best investments around."

Sampling Description

Study Extent

New York City; Citywide; 2005-2006

Sampling

Citywide count of trees that grow on New York City streets and are managed by Parks

Method steps

  1. Full methodology is described here: https://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/trees_greenstreets/images/treecount_report.pdf

Additional info

This is related to other NYC Tree Census datasets (1995 and 2015, to date). New York City tree censuses are conducted every 10 years.

Taxonomic Coverages

165 tree species.
  1. Platanus acerifolia
    common name: London planetree rank: species
  2. Tilia cordata
    common name: Littleleaf linden rank: species
  3. Acer platanoides
    common name: Norway maple rank: species
  4. Fraxinus pennsylvanica
    common name: Green ash rank: species
  5. Pyrus calleryana
    common name: Callery pear rank: species
  6. Acer rubrum
    common name: Red maple rank: species
  7. Gleditsia triacanthos
    common name: Honeylocust rank: species
  8. Acer saccharinum
    common name: Silver maple rank: species
  9. Quercus palustris
    common name: Pin oak rank: species
  10. Ginkgo biloba
    common name: Ginkgo rank: species
  11. Abies balsamea
    rank: species
  12. Abies concolor
    rank: species
  13. Acer
    rank: genus
  14. Acer buergerianum
    rank: species
  15. Acer campestre
    rank: species
  16. Acer ginnala
    rank: species
  17. Acer griseum
    rank: species
  18. Acer negundo
    rank: species
  19. Acer nigrum
    rank: species
  20. Acer palmatum
    rank: species
  21. Acer platanoides
    rank: species
  22. Acer pseudoplatanus
    rank: species
  23. Acer rubrum
    common name: Red maple rank: species
  24. Acer saccharinum
    common name: Silver maple rank: species
  25. Acer saccharum
    common name: Sugar maple rank: species
  26. Acer tataricum
    rank: species
  27. Aesculus glabra
    rank: species
  28. Aesculus hippocastanum
    rank: species
  29. Aesculus X carnea
    rank: species
  30. Ailanthus altissima
    rank: species
  31. Albizia julibrissin
    rank: species
  32. Alnus glutinosa
    rank: species
  33. Amelanchier
    rank: genus
  34. Betula
    rank: genus
  35. Betula alleghaniensis
    rank: species
  36. Betula nigra
    rank: species
  37. Betula papyrifera
    rank: species
  38. Betula pendula
    rank: species
  39. Carpinus betulus
    rank: species
  40. Carpinus caroliniana
    rank: species
  41. Carya
    rank: genus
  42. Carya glabra
    rank: species
  43. Carya illinoinensis
    rank: species
  44. Carya ovata
    rank: species
  45. Castanea dentata
    rank: species
  46. Castanea mollissima
    rank: species
  47. Catalpa
    rank: genus
  48. Cedrus deodara
    rank: species
  49. Cedrus libani
    rank: species
  50. Celtis occidentalis
    rank: species
  51. Cercidiphyllum japonicum
    rank: species
  52. Cercis canadensis
    rank: species
  53. Chamaecyparis pisifera
    rank: species
  54. Chamaecyparis thyoides
    rank: species
  55. Cladrastis lutea
    rank: species
  56. Cornus
    rank: genus
  57. Cornus alternifolia
    rank: species
  58. Cornus amomum
    rank: species
  59. Cornus florida
    rank: species
  60. Cornus kousa
    rank: species
  61. Cornus mas
    rank: species
  62. Corylus colurna
    rank: species
  63. Cotinus coggygria
    rank: species
  64. Crataegus
    rank: genus
  65. Diospyros virginiana
    rank: species
  66. Elaeagnus angustifolia
    rank: species
  67. Eucommia ulmoides
    rank: species
  68. Fagus grandifolia
    rank: species
  69. Fagus sylvatica
    rank: species
  70. Fraxinus
    rank: genus
  71. Fraxinus americana
    rank: species
  72. Fraxinus pennsylvanica
    rank: species
  73. Ginkgo biloba
    rank: species
  74. Gleditsia triacanthos
    rank: species
  75. Gymnocladus dioicus
    rank: species
  76. Halesia carolina
    rank: species
  77. Halesia diptera
    rank: species
  78. Hamamelis virginiana
    rank: species
  79. Ilex
    rank: genus
  80. Juglans nigra
    rank: species
  81. Juniperus
    rank: genus
  82. Juniperus recurva
    rank: species
  83. Juniperus virginiana
    rank: species
  84. Koelreuteria paniculata
    rank: species
  85. Laburnum watereri
    rank: species
  86. Larix
    rank: genus
  87. Larix laricina
    rank: species
  88. Liquidambar styraciflua
    rank: species
  89. Liriodendron tulipifera
    rank: species
  90. Maackia amurensis
    rank: species
  91. Maclura pomifera
    rank: species
  92. Magnolia
    rank: genus
  93. Magnolia acuminata
    rank: species
  94. Magnolia grandiflora
    rank: species
  95. Malus
    rank: genus
  96. Malus pumila
    rank: species
  97. Metasequoia glyptostroboides
    rank: species
  98. Morus
    rank: genus
  99. Nyssa sylvatica
    rank: species
  100. Ostrya virginiana
    rank: species
  101. Oxydendrum arboreum
    rank: species
  102. Paulownia tomentosa
    rank: species
  103. Phellodendron amurense
    rank: species
  104. Picea
    rank: genus
  105. Picea abies
    rank: species
  106. Picea pungens
    rank: species
  107. Pinus
    rank: genus
  108. Pinus echinata
    rank: species
  109. Pinus mugo
    rank: species
  110. Pinus nigra
    rank: species
  111. Pinus resinosa
    rank: species
  112. Pinus rigida
    rank: species
  113. Pinus strobus
    rank: species
  114. Pinus sylvestris
    rank: species
  115. Pinus thunbergii
    rank: genus
  116. Pinus virginiana
    rank: species
  117. Platanus acerifolia
    rank: species
  118. Populus
    rank: genus
  119. Populus deltoides
    rank: species
  120. Populus grandidentata
    rank: species
  121. Populus nigra
    rank: species
  122. Populus tremuloides
    rank: species
  123. Prunus
    rank: genus
  124. Prunus cerasifera
    rank: species
  125. Prunus persica
    rank: species
  126. Prunus serotina
    rank: species
  127. Prunus serrulata
    rank: species
  128. Prunus virginiana
    rank: species
  129. Pseudotsuga menziesii
    rank: species
  130. Pyrus calleryana
    rank: species
  131. Pyrus communis
    rank: species
  132. Quercus
    rank: genus
  133. Quercus acutissima
    rank: species
  134. Quercus alba
    rank: species
  135. Quercus bicolor
    rank: species
  136. Quercus coccinea
    rank: species
  137. Quercus falcata
    rank: species
  138. Quercus imbricaria
    rank: species
  139. Quercus laevis
    rank: species
  140. Quercus laurifolia
    rank: species
  141. Quercus macrocarpa
    rank: species
  142. Quercus palustris
    rank: species
  143. Quercus phellos
    rank: species
  144. Quercus robur
    rank: species
  145. Quercus rubra
    rank: species
  146. Quercus stellata
    rank: species
  147. Quercus velutina
    rank: species
  148. Robinia pseudoacacia
    rank: species
  149. Salix
    rank: genus
  150. Salix babylonica
    rank: species
  151. Salix matsudana
    rank: species
  152. Sassafras albidum
    rank: species
  153. Sorbus alnifolia
    rank: species
  154. Sorbus americana
    rank: species
  155. Styphnolobium japonicum
    rank: species
  156. Styrax japonicus
    rank: species
  157. Syringa reticulata
    rank: species
  158. Taxodium
    rank: genus
  159. Taxodium ascendens
    rank: species
  160. Taxodium distichum
    rank: species
  161. Thuja occidentalis
    rank: species
  162. Tilia
    rank: genus
  163. Tilia americana
    rank: species
  164. Tilia cordata
    rank: species
  165. Tilia tomentosa
    rank: species
  166. Tsuga canadensis
    rank: species
  167. Ulmus
    rank: genus
  168. Ulmus alata
    rank: species
  169. Ulmus americana
    rank: species
  170. Ulmus parvifolia
    rank: species
  171. Ulmus procera
    rank: species
  172. Ulmus pumila
    rank: species
  173. Ulmus rubra
    rank: species
  174. Ulmus thomasii
    rank: species
  175. Zelkova serrata
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

New York City: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island The area was divided into 1,649 zones for recruitment of volunteers to collect the data.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jennifer Greenfield
originator
position: Assistant Commissioner for Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources
NYC Parks
24 W 61st St, 5th Floor
New York
10023
New York
US
Telephone: (718) 760-6800
homepage: https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/engage/
Annie Simpson
originator
USGS Core Science Systems
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
Reston
20192
VA
US
Telephone: 17036484281
email: asimpson@usgs.gov
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-5134
Jennifer Greenfield
metadata author
position: Assistant Commissioner for Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources
NYC Parks
24 W 61st St, 5th Floor
New York
10023
New York
US
Telephone: (718) 760-6800
homepage: https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/engage/
Annie Simpson
metadata author
USGS Core Science Systems
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
Reston
20192
VA
US
Telephone: 17036484281
email: asimpson@usgs.gov
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-5134
Jennifer Greenfield
user
position: Assistant Commissioner for Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources
NYC Parks
24 W 61st St, 5th Floor
New York
10023
New York
US
Telephone: (718) 760-6800
homepage: https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/engage/
Annie Simpson
administrative point of contact
USGS Core Science Systems
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
Reston
20192
VA
US
Telephone: 17036484281
email: asimpson@usgs.gov
Jennifer Greenfield
administrative point of contact
position: Assistant Commissioner for Forestry, Horticulture, and Natural Resources
NYC Parks
24 W 61st St, 5th Floor
New York
10023
New York
US
Telephone: (718) 760-6800
homepage: https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/engage/
Benjamin Osborne
administrative point of contact
position: Chief of Forestry and Horticulture
NYC Parks
24 W 61st St, 5th Floor
New York
10023
New York
US
Telephone: (718) 760-6466
homepage: https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/engage/
Annie Simpson
administrative point of contact
position: biologist and information scientist
USGS Core Science Systems
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
Reston
20192
VA
US
Telephone: 17036484281
email: asimpson@usgs.gov
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-5134
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