Urban Street and Park Tree Measurements for Minneapolis and Saint Paul, 2014-2015

Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota urban tree data collected during the growing seasons of 2014 and 2015. The dataset includes measurements of public trees along streets and in parks, owned and collected by Dr. Eric North. It is associated with multiple peer-reviewed publications on urban forest performance.

Use Cases

• Modeling tree growth and performance based on climate and site factors mentioned in the description
• Assessing the impact of sidewalk replacement on street tree growth as referenced in the linked study
• Developing urban forestry performance metrics for street and park trees as described in the associated publication

Strengths

• Data is linked to three peer-reviewed publications from 2017 and 2018.
• Clear temporal coverage during the growing seasons of 2014 and 2015.
• Specific geographic scope covering the public trees of two major cities.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small (109.8 KB), indicating a limited scope of measurements.

Provenance

Source

Dr. Eric North

Collection Method

Collected on public trees growing along streets and in parks.

Time Range

2014-2015 (growing seasons)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-29 20:04:04; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA