| Past research has shown that street trees have a powerful
impact on how people judge the aesthetic quality of residential streets.
In the study reported here, observers' ratings of the scenic quality of
streets in photographs showed that trees on private property in front of
homes also enhance the quality of the view down the street. Street trees
contribute most to the visual quality of the street where there are few
yard trees, and the least where there are many yard trees. This implies
that arborists and urban foresters should give highest priority to
planting street trees in neighborhoods where there are few yard trees. |