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Neighborhood Tree Survey

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Tree Value Maps - Staten Island

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The total value of the 212 trees on Staten Island was $975,969.00 (all trees = $1,038,458.00) with a mean value of $4,603.63 (all trees = $3,225.03). The total amount of carbon sequestration* conducted by the 212 trees on Staten Island is 4,005.14 kg/year with a mean value of 18.89 kg/year. See table below map for descriptions of the most valuable trees on Staten Island.

The following table describes the 5 most valuable trees on Staten Island in more detail:
Common Name Scientific Name Age (yrs) Tree Condition Compensatory Value ($) Carbon Sequestration (kg/year)*
Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera 214 Excellent 23,069.00 62.26
London Plane Platanus x acerifolia 200 Good 22,109.00 13.87
Pin Oak Quercus palustris 125 Good 18,156.00 48.95
European Beech Fagus sylvatica 234 Good 17,207.00 50.98
Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera 126 Excellent 17,053.00 43.88

*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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