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<br />Appendix III. Comparison of Urban Forests
<br />A common question asked is, "How does this city compare to other cities?" Although comparison among cities should
<br />be made with caution as there are many attributes of a city that affect urban forest structure and functions, summary
<br />data are provided from other cities analyzed using the i-Tree Eco model.
<br />I. City totals for trees
<br />City % Tree Cover Number of Trees Carbon Storage Carbon Sequestration Pollution Removal
<br />(tons)(tons/yr)(tons/yr)
<br />Toronto, ON, Canada 26.6 10,220,000 1,221,000 51,500 2,099
<br />Atlanta, GA 36.7 9,415,000 1,344,000 46,400 1,663
<br />Los Angeles, CA 11.1 5,993,000 1,269,000 77,000 1,975
<br />New York, NY 20.9 5,212,000 1,350,000 42,300 1,676
<br />London, ON, Canada 24.7 4,376,000 396,000 13,700 408
<br />Chicago, IL 17.2 3,585,000 716,000 25,200 888
<br />Phoenix, AZ 9.0 3,166,000 315,000 32,800 563
<br />Baltimore, MD 21.0 2,479,000 570,000 18,400 430
<br />Philadelphia, PA 15.7 2,113,000 530,000 16,100 575
<br />Washington, DC 28.6 1,928,000 525,000 16,200 418
<br />Oakville, ON , Canada 29.1 1,908,000 147,000 6,600 190
<br />Albuquerque, NM 14.3 1,846,000 332,000 10,600 248
<br />Boston, MA 22.3 1,183,000 319,000 10,500 283
<br />Syracuse, NY 26.9 1,088,000 183,000 5,900 109
<br />Woodbridge, NJ 29.5 986,000 160,000 5,600 210
<br />Minneapolis, MN 26.4 979,000 250,000 8,900 305
<br />San Francisco, CA 11.9 668,000 194,000 5,100 141
<br />Morgantown, WV 35.5 658,000 93,000 2,900 72
<br />Moorestown, NJ 28.0 583,000 117,000 3,800 118
<br />Hartford, CT 25.9 568,000 143,000 4,300 58
<br />Jersey City, NJ 11.5 136,000 21,000 890 41
<br />Casper, WY 8.9 123,000 37,000 1,200 37
<br />Freehold, NJ 34.4 48,000 20,000 540 22
<br />II. Totals per acre of land area
<br />City Number of Trees/ac Carbon Storage Carbon Sequestration Pollution Removal
<br />(tons/ac)(tons/ac/yr)(lb/ac/yr)
<br />Toronto, ON, Canada 64.9 7.8 0.33 26.7
<br />Atlanta, GA 111.6 15.9 0.55 39.4
<br />Los Angeles, CA 19.6 4.2 0.16 13.1
<br />New York, NY 26.4 6.8 0.21 17.0
<br />London, ON, Canada 75.1 6.8 0.24 14.0
<br />Chicago, IL 24.2 4.8 0.17 12.0
<br />Phoenix, AZ 12.9 1.3 0.13 4.6
<br />Baltimore, MD 48.0 11.1 0.36 16.6
<br />Philadelphia, PA 25.1 6.3 0.19 13.6
<br />Washington, DC 49.0 13.3 0.41 21.2
<br />Oakville, ON , Canada 78.1 6.0 0.27 11.0
<br />Albuquerque, NM 21.8 3.9 0.12 5.9
<br />Boston, MA 33.5 9.1 0.30 16.1
<br />Syracuse, NY 67.7 10.3 0.34 13.6
<br />Woodbridge, NJ 66.5 10.8 0.38 28.4
<br />Minneapolis, MN 26.2 6.7 0.24 16.3
<br />San Francisco, CA 22.5 6.6 0.17 9.5
<br />Morgantown, WV 119.2 16.8 0.52 26.0
<br />Moorestown, NJ 62.1 12.4 0.40 25.1
<br />Hartford, CT 50.4 12.7 0.38 10.2
<br />Jersey City, NJ 14.4 2.2 0.09 8.6
<br />Casper, WY 9.1 2.8 0.09 5.5
<br />Freehold, NJ 38.3 16.0 0.44 35.3
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