Tree Value Maps - Manhattan
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The total value of the 60 trees surveyed in Manhattan
was $35,981.00 (all trees = $1,038,458.00) with a mean value of
$599.68 (all trees = $3,225.03). The total amount of carbon
sequestration* conducted by the 60 trees in Manhattan is
182.77 kg/year with a mean value of 3.05 kg/year. See table below
map for descriptions of the most valuable trees in Manhattan.
The following table
describes the 6 most valuable trees in Manhattan in more detail:
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Age (yrs) |
Tree Condition |
Compensatory Value ($) |
Carbon Sequestration (kg/year)* |
| London Plane |
Platanus x acerifolia |
72 |
Poor |
2,259.00 |
12.27 |
| Callery Pear |
Pyrus calleryana |
41 |
Good |
1,924.00 |
11.19 |
| Japanese Sophora |
Styphnolobium japonicum |
57 |
Good |
1,924.00 |
11.26 |
| Callery Pear |
Pyrus calleryana |
34 |
Good |
1,352.00 |
7.99 |
| Callery Pear |
Pyrus calleryana |
29 |
Good |
1,192.00 |
6.95 |
| Callery Pear |
Pyrus calleryana |
40 |
Good |
1,192.00 |
6.95 |
*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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