505 N. Bever, Wooster
Planted: 1956
Site: 8' Tree Lawn
1971 Comments: Most of the trees in this planting are pyramidal. However, there are some variations in size and form. This is not necessarily an undesirable characteristic. There has been a problem with sooty mold resulting from infestations of aphids on the trees.
| 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1997 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 17.4' | 19.8' | 21.2' | 23.8' | 34.5' |
| Caliper | 5.4" | 5.9" | 6.1" | 7.3" | 18.4" |
| Spread | 14.0' | 15.8' | 16.8' | 21.0' | 38.0' |
1997 Comments: These plants are in generous eight-foot wide tree lawns and are in good condition. The trees were planted under power lines, so they have had a considerable amount of utility pruning.
Eighty-three percent of the original planting survived (10 of 12 trees). The
1997 data in the table are based on four trees.