A global basis of urban tree inventories: What comes first the inventory or the program

While efforts to standardize urban forest inventory data have occurred, the information collected from community remains quite variable. In this study, we conducted a global review of peer-reviewed and published research that tree assess what is being collected. addition review, also present results national surveys in United States Sweden specifically asked managers about how their inventories informed management efforts. literature species stem diameter were most structural parameters planning estimation ecological services common objectives. The USA found communities commonly records species, diameter, condition more as size increased. Street park inventories. Inventories public trees on greenbelts woodlots less private relatively uncommon. Additionally, professional staff consultants likely collect than interns volunteers both countries. Despite these similarities, significant differences exist between Sweden, with several (i.e., adoption plan, presence an inventory, collection digitally, planting/removal records) — possibly reflecting longer history latter country. modelling survey USA, having strategic governance mechanism (tree board), financial resources (per capita budget), greater systematic care predictors inventory. Study suggest reflects advancement forestry program along continuum initial fully developed sustained program.