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American cities are filled with trees. Often referred to as the urban forest, these trees line our streets, improve our air and water quality, and enhance our neighborhoods. Maintaining and caring for the trees is both a crucial and time consuming process. When municipal departments and non-profit or community groups organize management tasks, a current and complete inventory of street trees can be a valuable tool to assist with scheduling planting and tending efforts. Unfortunately, such inventories are resource intensive and can be difficult for organizations to conduct on a regular basis.