Top Ten Trees

According to a 1998 statistical survey of Arlington trees [~4MB PDF], the following are the most common species among an estimated 24,500 street trees (percentage of total given for each).

NORWAY MAPLE (40.8%)

BLACK OAK (5.1%)

HEMLOCK species (4.2%)

ARBORVITAE (4.0%) - is this Cedar Northern White?

RED OAK (3.6%)

ORNAMENTAL CHERRY (3.4%)

SPRUCE species (3.0%) - 2 links

WHITE PINE (2.9%)

LINDEN species (2.9%) - 2 links

RED MAPLE (2.8%)

GREEN ASH (2.7%)

Information about many additional trees can be found on this Ohio State University site: http://www.oplin.org/tree/