{"id":686,"date":"2021-12-14T21:39:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T02:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/blog\/uncategorized\/lancaster-city-trees\/"},"modified":"2022-03-08T00:31:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T05:31:02","slug":"lancaster-city-trees","status":"publish","type":"cpt_trees","link":"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/trees\/lancaster-city-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancaster City Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/24ALancCity-1_JPG.jpg\" alt=\"24alanccity 1 Jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/24ALancCity-1_JPG.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/24ALancCity-1_JPG-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 2016, some 9,000 trees have been inventoried along Lancaster\u2019s streets and within its parks (other areas like backyards are excluded).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an earlier study, a total of 77 different species were identified, with Red Maples&nbsp;<em>(Acer rubrum)<\/em>&nbsp;and Norway Maples&nbsp;<em>(Acer platanoides)<\/em>&nbsp;being overabundant at 20% and 7% of the total&nbsp;respectively&nbsp;(see&nbsp;<em>Lancaster City Tree Inventory: Summary Report<\/em>, by Brian Wolyniak and Bill Elmendorf, 2011). Since then, planting these two species has been limited in order to increase the diversity and health of this urban forest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other conclusions of the 2011 report: (1) Despite the above maple issue, the city still has &#8220;good overall diversity of species&#8221;; (2) the overall age and size distribution of trees is indicative of patterns typically seen in healthy urban forests; (3) a large majority of the city&#8217;s trees (74%) are in excellent or good condition; and (4) Lancaster&#8217;s southeastern section is understocked with trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b[<em>Trees below:<\/em>\u00a0 Blue Atlas Cedar;\u00a0Flowering Dogwood;\u00a0Bald Cypress; American Smoketree; Sugar Maple.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"439\" data-id=\"1393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_3e759d8a872a4ab2be118a428e6c0867_mv2.jpg\" alt=\"B50bc6 3e759d8a872a4ab2be118a428e6c0867 Mv2\" class=\"wp-image-1393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_3e759d8a872a4ab2be118a428e6c0867_mv2.jpg 319w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_3e759d8a872a4ab2be118a428e6c0867_mv2-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"347\" data-id=\"1396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_420aa392666c4907bb1220bbaff97656_mv2.jpg\" alt=\"B50bc6 420aa392666c4907bb1220bbaff97656 Mv2\" class=\"wp-image-1396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_420aa392666c4907bb1220bbaff97656_mv2.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_420aa392666c4907bb1220bbaff97656_mv2-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"342\" data-id=\"1395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_7fe08a7a16204bb2bf4445871817ba78_mv2.jpg\" alt=\"B50bc6 7fe08a7a16204bb2bf4445871817ba78 Mv2\" class=\"wp-image-1395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_7fe08a7a16204bb2bf4445871817ba78_mv2.jpg 461w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_7fe08a7a16204bb2bf4445871817ba78_mv2-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"342\" data-id=\"1394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_e837ffb11cac4f27943d93c5e8477fbf_mv2.jpg\" alt=\"B50bc6 E837ffb11cac4f27943d93c5e8477fbf Mv2\" class=\"wp-image-1394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_e837ffb11cac4f27943d93c5e8477fbf_mv2.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_e837ffb11cac4f27943d93c5e8477fbf_mv2-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"1397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_ff00e58609614343adcd4866ca6e682d_mv2.jpg\" alt=\"B50bc6 Ff00e58609614343adcd4866ca6e682d Mv2\" class=\"wp-image-1397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_ff00e58609614343adcd4866ca6e682d_mv2.jpg 459w, https:\/\/www.lancastercountytrees.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/b50bc6_ff00e58609614343adcd4866ca6e682d_mv2-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Douglas Smith, Brian Wolyniak, Bill Elmendorf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1391,"template":"","tax_tree-categories":[14],"acf":{"scientific_name":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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