USFS - New York City Tree Census - 1995

Jeffrey J. Watson

doi:10.15468/35b2pm

USFS - New York City Tree Census - 1995

Citation

Watson J J, Sellers E, Simpson A (2023). USFS - New York City Tree Census - 1995. United States Geological Survey. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/35b2pm accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-03.

Description

In 1995, hundreds of volunteers joined the New York City (NYC) Department of Parks & Recreation staff to inventory the city's street tree population. These inventory efforts resulted in an unprecedented understanding of NYC’s urban forest, and catalyzed major advances in its urban forest management. See: https://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/treescount/past-censuses and: https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/1995-Street-Tree-Census/7gmq-dbas

Sampling Description

Study Extent

New York City

Sampling

Volunteers used the TreeKIT mapping method to produce accurate measurements of our street trees, including identifications of species and tree diameter.

Method steps

Volunteers used the TreeKIT mapping method to produce accurate measurements of our street trees, including identifications of species and tree diameter.

Additional info

This is the data from the initial NYC street tree census that was sponsored by the US Forest Service and the City of New York. This census has taken place every ten years since its initiation in 1995. Removed rows with the following providedScientificName totaling 45585 rows UNKNOWN LIVE TREES UNKNOWN DEAD TREES STUMP UNKNOWN STUMP PLANTING SITE UNKNOWN SHAFT SHRUB HEDGE

Taxonomic Coverages

Street trees in the city of New York.

Abies balsamea
Abies concolor
Abies
Acacia auriculaeformis
Acacia farnesiana
Acer buergeranum
Acer campestre
Acer ginnala
Acer negundo
Acer nigrum
Acer palmatum
Acer pensylvanicum
Acer platanoides
Acer pseudoplatanus
Acer rubrum
Acer saccharinum
Acer saccharum
Acer
Acoelorrhaphe wrightii
Aesculus glabra
Aesculus hippocastanum
Aesculus octandra
Aesculus x carnea
Ailanthus altissima
Albizia julibrissin
Alnus glutinosa
Amelanchier arborea
Amelanchier
Aracauria excelsa
Araucaria araucana
Arborvitae plicata
Asimina triloba
Betula alleghaniensis
Betula lenta
Betula nigra
Betula papyrifera
Betula pendula
Betula populifolia
Betula
Bischofia javonica
Brassaia actinophylla
Broussonetia papyrifera
Callistemon pendula
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus caroliniana
Carya cordiformis
Carya glabra
Carya laciniosa
Carya ovata
Carya
Carya texana
Carya tomentosa
Castanea mollissima
Castanea pumila
Casuarina equisetifolia
Catalpa bignonioides
Catalpa speciosa
Cedrus atlantica
Cedrus deodara
Celtis laevigata
Celtis occidentalis
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cercis canadensis
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Cinnamomum camphora
Cladrastis lutea
Conocarpus sericeius
Cornus florida
Cornus kousa
Cornus mas
Cornus
Corylus
Cotinus coggygria
Crataegus crus-galli
Crataegus marshallii
Crataegus phaenopyrum
Crataegus
Crataegus viridis
Cryptomeria japonica
Cupressocyparis leylandii
Diospyros virginiana
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Elaeagnus umbellata
Eriobotrya japonica
Fagus grandifolia
Fagus
Fagus sylvatica
Ficus aurea
Ficus benjamina
Ficus carica
Ficus rubiginosa
Firmiana simplex
Fraxinus americana
Fraxinus berlandieriana
Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus ornus
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus quadrangulata
Fraxinus
Ginkgo biloba
Gleditsia triacanthos
Grevillea robusta
Gymnocladus dioicus
Hamamelis virginiana
Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus
Ilex cassine
Ilex opaca
Ilex
Juglans cinerea
Juglans nigra
Juglans regia
Juniperus virginiana
Koelreuteria elegans
Koelreuteria paniculata
Laburnum watereri
Larix decidua
Ligustrum lucidum
Ligustrum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Liriodendron tulipifera
Lonicera
Magnolia denudata
Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia soulangiana
Magnolia
Magnolia stellata
Malus pumila
Malus
Melia azedarach
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Morus alba
Morus rubra
Myrica cerifera
Myrica heterophylla
Nyssa sylvatica
Ostrya virginiana
Oxydendrum arboreum
Aracaceae
common name: Palm species rank: family
Paulownia tomentosa
Persea borbonia
Phellodendron amurense
Phoenix canariensis
Picea abies
Picea glauca
Picea mariana
Picea pungens
Picea
Pinus banksiana
Pinus clausa
Pinus echinata
Pinus glabra
Pinus nigra
Pinus resinosa
Pinus rigida
Pinus serotina
Pinus
Pinus strobus
Pinus sylvestris
Pinus thunbergii
Pistacia chinensis
Platanus acerifolia
Platanus occidentalis
Plumeria rubra
Pongamia pinnata
Poplar
Populus alba
Populus balsamifera
Populus canescens
Populus deltoides
Populus grandidentata
Populus heterophylla
Populus nigra
Populus tremuloides
Populus trichocarpa
Prunus americana
Prunus armeniaca
Prunus avium
Prunus caroliniana
Prunus cerasifera
Prunus maackii
Prunus pennsylvanica
Prunus persica
Prunus sargentii
Prunus serotina
Prunus serrulata
Prunus
Prunus subhirtella
Prunus triloba
Prunus virginiana
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Pyrus calleryana
Pyrus communis
Quercus acutissima
Quercus alba
Quercus austrina
Quercus bicolor
Quercus coccinea
Quercus falcata
Quercus incana
Quercus lyrata
Quercus macrocarpa
Quercus marilandica
Quercus muehlenbergii
Quercus palustris
Quercus phellos
Quercus prinus
Quercus robur
Quercus rubra
Quercus schumardii
Quercus
Quercus stellata
Quercus velutina
Quercus virginiana
Robinia pseudoacacia
Rosa
Sabal palmetto
Salix babylonica
Salix matsudana
Salix nigra
Salix pentandra
Salix
Sapium sebiferum
Sassafras albidum
Sequoia sempervirens
Sequoiadendron gigantea
Sophora japonica
Sorbus americana
Sorbus aucuparia
Syzygium cumini
Tabebuia
Taxodium distichum
Taxus
Thuja occidentalis
Thuja orientalis
Tilia
Tilia americana
Tilia cordata
Tilia tomentosa
Tsuga canadensis
Ulmus alata
Ulmus americana
Ulmus crassifolia
Ulmus parvifolia
Ulmus procera
Ulmus pumila
Ulmus rubra
Ulmus serotina
Ulmus
Ulmus thomasii
Viburnum trilobum
Zelkova serrata
Zelkova

Geographic Coverages

New York City. Bounding box provided is not exact.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jeffrey J. Watson
originator
position: Director of GIS & Analytics
NYC Parks and Recreation
Olmsted Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Flushing
11368
New York
US
Telephone: +1(347) 203-8176
email: jeffrey.watson@parks.nyc.gov
homepage: https://nyc.gov/parks

Elizabeth Sellers
metadata author
position: Technical Information Specialist - Biology
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mailstop 302
Reston
20192
Virginia
US
Telephone: +1 (703) 648 4385
email: esellers@usgs.gov
homepage: https://profile.usgs.gov/esellers

Annie Simpson
metadata author
position: biologist and information scientist
USGS Core Science Systems
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr
Reston
20192
VA
US
Telephone: 1-703-648-4281
email: asimpson@usgs.gov

Jeffrey J. Watson
point of contact
position: Director of GIS & Analytics
NYC Parks and Recreation
Olmsted Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Flushing
11368
New York
US
Telephone: +1(347) 203-8176
email: jeffrey.watson@parks.nyc.gov
homepage: https://nyc.gov/parks

Jeffrey J. Watson
administrative point of contact
position: Director of GIS & Analytics
NYC Parks and Recreation
Olmsted Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Flushing
11368
New York
US
Telephone: +1(347) 203-8176
email: jeffrey.watson@parks.nyc.gov
homepage: https://nyc.gov/parks