Species

%

CO₂,

$/year

Air quality, $/year

Stormwater, $/year

Average,

$/tree (SE)

Rank

Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)

12.82

0.67

0.14

0.07

0.88 (±0.47)

13

Willow oak (Quercus phellos)

9.04

4.25

2.21

5.19

11.66 (±8.42)

1

Red maple (Acer rubrum)

6.80

4.34

0.79

1.86

7.00 (±5.73)

5

White oak (Quercus alba)

6.51

2.82

1.47

3.45

7.75 (±6.68)

4

American holly (Ilex opaca)

6.14

0.49

0.31

0.73

1.54 (±1.65)

12

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)

5.85

1.91

0.43

1.00

3.35 (±3.12)

9

Flowering(pink) dogwood (Cornus florida)

4.76

1.29

0.08

0.21

1.58 (±1.23)

11

Foster’s (Topal) holly (Ilex attenuata)

3.73

1.78

0.15

0.35

2.27 (±1.57)

10

Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia)

2.95

3.79

0.59

1.38

5.77 (±2.30)

6

Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)

2.87

2.88

0.95

2.23

6.07 (±4.15)

7

Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

2.28

2.63

0.75

1.77

5.16 (±4.88)

8

River birch (Betula nigra)

2.22

5.58

1.16

2.72

9.46 (±4.50)

3

Water oak (Quercus nigra)

1.80

5.42

1.54

3.62

10.59 (±3.87)

2

Total benefits (cumulative)

$14,249.15

$4,665.16

$10,924.16

$29,835.89