Downtown Tree Inventory
Purpose:
A tree inventory and analysis of Atlanta's downtown area was conducted in 2011 for the City of Atlanta's Departments of Planning & Community Development and Parks & Recreation with several goals in mind:
- Gain a better understanding of the public trees and urban forest resources;
- Develop a management plan to address short- and long-term tree maintenance needs;
- Identify potential tree planting sites in public spaces; and
- Establish a model for tree inventories in other areas of the City.
As the first public tree inventory of a large geographic area of the City, the study included a detailed evaluation of 9,004 data points: 8,465 trees, 116 stumps and 423 potential planting locations along public streets right-of-ways and parks. Detailed information was collected about the species, size, and condition of each tree as well as growing space and threats to trees.
The downtown inventory is not a substitute for a city-wide tree inventory because conditions differ greatly across the City's neighborhoods and business districts.
Please click to enlarge the "Atlanta, City of Trees" infographics below.
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