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18.7% palm 10.3% other 39.5% vacant INVENTORY BY TREE TYPE 1.7% stump 28.8% broadleaf 1.0% conifer $650,946 Property Value $853,713 Annual Total Benefits 4,907 Number of Vacant Sites NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL URBAN FOREST SUMMARY EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS CENTRAL BY THE NUMBERS Street trees play a vital role in environmental sustainability and neighborhood quality of life. Arborists recently inspected each tree in Empowerment Congress Central. The information that was obtained will help StreetsLA care for and expand your urban forest. 313 Vacant Street Sites >10’ Wide 216 Number of Stumps 3.8m gallons Stormwater Runoff Avoided Annually 33 Number of Trees > 50’’ Diameter 2,813lbs Air Pollutants Removed Annually 348,060 KWH Saved Annually 3,193 Therms of Energy Saved Annually 388,487lbs Carbon Dioxide Sequestered Annually 270,858lbs Carbon Dioxide Avoided Annually QUICK FACTS DIAMETER BREAKDOWN OF ECC STREET TREES TOP 5 MOST COMMON SPECIES Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta) Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffianum) Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Benjamin Fig (Ficus benjamina) London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) Percentage of Tree Population 7,299 Total Street Trees in Empowerment Congress Central CITY OF LOS ANGELES streetsla.lacity.org Making LA’s Street Network Safe, Mobile, and Sustainable Through Innovation, Integration and Inclusion 27.8% 1"– 5" 15.8% 11"–15" 15.5% 6"–10" Inventory Details Data was collected between January 2020 to March 2020 and analyzed using i-Tree Streets. Publication date: March 24, 2020 2.3% 36"+ 7.4% 26"– 35" 31.2% 16"–2 5"

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Page 1: URBAN FOREST SUMMARY EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS …Benjamin Fig (Ficus benjamina) Abundant Species Benjamin fig is an evergreen tree native to India and Malaysia. This species can provide

18.7%palm

10.3% other

39.5% vacant

INVENTORY BY TREE TYPE

1.7% stump

28.8% broadleaf

1.0% conifer

$650,946Property Value

$853,713Annual Total Benefits

4,907Number of Vacant Sites

NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL URBAN FOREST SUMMARY

EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS CENTRALBY THE NUMBERSStreet trees play a vital role in environmental sustainability and neighborhood quality of life. Arborists recently inspected each tree in Empowerment Congress Central. The information that was obtained will help StreetsLA care for and expand your urban forest.

313Vacant Street Sites >10’ Wide

216Number of Stumps

3.8m gallons

Stormwater Runoff Avoided Annually

33Number of Trees > 50’’ Diameter

2,813lbs

Air Pollutants Removed Annually

348,060 KWH Saved Annually

3,193Therms of Energy Saved Annually

388,487lbs

Carbon Dioxide Sequestered Annually

270,858lbs

Carbon Dioxide Avoided Annually

QUICK FACTS

DIAMETER BREAKDOWN OF ECC STREET TREES

TOP 5 MOST COMMON SPECIES

Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)

Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffianum)

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Benjamin Fig (Ficus benjamina)

London Plane (Platanus x hispanica)

Percentage of Tree Population

7,299Total Street Trees in Empowerment Congress Central

C ITY O F LOS ANGELES

streetsla.lacity.orgMaking LA’s Street Network Safe, Mobile, and Sustainable Through Innovation, Integration and Inclusion

27.8% 1"– 5"

15.8% 11"–15"

15.5% 6"–10"

Inventory DetailsData was collected between January 2020 to March 2020 and analyzed using i-Tree Streets. Publication date: March 24, 2020

2.3% 36"+

7.4% 26"– 35"

31.2% 16"–2 5"

Page 2: URBAN FOREST SUMMARY EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS …Benjamin Fig (Ficus benjamina) Abundant Species Benjamin fig is an evergreen tree native to India and Malaysia. This species can provide

streetsla.lacity.orgContact StreetsLA to learn more about Los Angele’s urban forest, to submit a service request, or to get information on planting or caring for a street tree.

EMPOWERMENT CONGRESS CENTRAL’S UNIQUE AND DISTINCT TREESNoteworthy trees may represent iconic species, display a unique growth form, or stand out for their size at maturity. These trees provide significant benefits to the neighborhood district and are listed below.

Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) Location: 1700 block W 55th St

Camphor tree is known for its evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers and leaves. Mature camphor trees can have a spread of 60 ft and have a rounded to umbrella shaped canopy. These common street trees attract birds.

Pink Trumpet Tree (Handroanthus heptaphyllus) Location: 1500 block W Vernon Ave

Pink trumpet tree was selected for Mayor Garcetti’s demo tree planting. This species common name describes its striking pink flowers. Pink trumpet tree is briefly deciduous, has a round shape, and reaches a spread up to 25 ft.

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Abundant Species

Southern magnolia is known for its fragrant, showy flowers. This species is known to attract pollinators and birds. It has glossy, evergreen foliage, a rounded shape, and can reach a spread of 60 ft.

Benjamin Fig (Ficus benjamina) Abundant Species

Benjamin fig is an evergreen tree native to India and Malaysia. This species can provide visual and noise buffering in cityscapes due to its dense foliage. It has an oval shape, weeping branches, and a canopy spread up to 60 ft.

Inventory DetailsTo explore the tree inventory, visitstreetsla.lacity.org/tree-inventory

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