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I . Tree Characteristics of the Urban Forest

The urban forest of Mount Auburn Cemetery Sample Plots has 1,047 trees with a tree cover of 42.5 percent . The three most common species are Sugar maple ( 8.6 percent ), Northern red oak ( 6.8 percent ), and Eastern white pine ( 6.3 percent ).
The overall tree density in Mount Auburn Cemetery Sample Plots is 32 trees / acre ( see Appendix III for comparable values from other cities ). For stratified projects , the highest tree densities in Mount Auburn Cemetery Sample Plots occur in Hort Section _ 55 followed by Hort Section _ 54 and Hort Section _ 43 .
I-Tree Report of Ecosystem Analysis at Mount Auburn Cemetery Insert to the Climate Action and Sustainability Plan
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