Tree Value Maps - Bronx
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The total value of the 50 trees surveyed in the
Bronx was $26,508.00 (all trees = $1,038,458.00) with a mean value of
$530.16 (all trees = $3,225.03). The total amount of carbon
sequestration* conducted by the 50 trees in the Bronx is
131.26 kg/year with a mean value of 2.63 kg/year. See table below
map for descriptions of the most valuable trees in the Bronx.
The following table
describes the 6 most valuable trees in the Bronx in more detail:
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Age (yrs) |
Tree Condition |
Compensatory Value ($) |
Carbon Sequestration (kg/year)* |
| Sugar Maple |
Acer saccharum |
82 |
Good |
5,145.00 |
22.12 |
| Pin Oak |
Quercus palustris |
38 |
Good |
2,286.00 |
11.22 |
| Honeylocust |
Gleditsia triacanthos |
35 |
Good |
1,166.00 |
6.02 |
| Ash |
Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
37 |
Good |
1,125.00 |
3.10 |
| Norway Maple |
Acer platanoides |
36 |
Good |
1,084.00 |
6.12 |
| Norway Maple |
Acer platanoides |
34 |
Good |
1,084.00 |
6.30 |
*carbon sequestration = carbon capture, separation, and storage or reuse.
Source: TreesNY and CENYC, Citizen Pruners, and USDA
Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, 2002
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