Miami

Actually, it IS good thinking, smartass. Tropical climates by definition tend to be wet and tree-heavy. The fact that a city is there doesn't preclude trees.

humpty

hey john, the question was what american CITY has the most trees/sq mile, not what tract of land has the most trees.
also, I'm sure that the rain forests have a lot more trees/sq mile than coconino/flagstaff area.

trees

Whatever the answer is, I am sure it is in the west. While your cities like Atlanta, Raleigh, and DC might have plenty of trees, my guess is for Portland, Seattle, or the like. Way more trees. I have traveled all over.

Vince

I disagree about Portland and Seattle, most of the trees around Seattle have ben cut down due to logging and sprawl and in Portland the urban growth boundry law has encouraged high density with the houses taking up 80 percent of the lot, no room left for trees.

N.N.

I am glad that my alma mater, Swarthmore, has been noted (it's not a city, however, but it does have the highest tree-to-student ratio in the nation). But M.M., you deeply shame its fair name with such an appallingly offensive comparison. It raises the question of the cellulose content of your own cranium.

Harry

I can not believe that anyone has not come up with the right answer yet- Phoenix, AZ, everyone has a palm tree!

Barry

I would guess suburban Boston (of course not the City itself due to the type of building- but the suburbs are incredibly green.

xxx

I'm originally from Sacramento and I remember the city's claim that it had more trees than any other city in the world except Paris. Not sure if this is still true or ever even WAS true, but that was the claim.

xe

Hey, I'll join the bs fest. Houston is heavily treed. No, really. Everything grows here (try to stop it...) and trees are no exception. From 10 floors up all you see is tree tops, it almost makes Houston look pretty.

Lee

Betty,
I haven't any proof, but I have been told that Sacramento California has the most trees for a city of it's size. Something they are very proud of, but hard to believe.

Nathan

The north side of Houston has some trees but not the south side, mostly taco bell strips and big box retailers.

Even with all the recent growth I think Atlanta has the most trees.

hans

The last time i heard this statistic a few years ago, it was the Atlanta area. I live in the Atlanta area and I can attest, even with the suburban sprawl, it is still a very green area.

Betty

Lets change the rules to the greater metro area. (What metro area has the most trees per square mile?)

Green

Charleston SC

Peggy_FickerMartinez

Actually, the city is Sacramento, CA. It was second in number in the world to Paris, France, until finally surpassing it in fairly recent years. This is factual, not a guess.

utahtea

WOW...a nine year old thread! That's an oldie.

Utahtea

Aduchamp1

Betty now has three grandchildren since she posted the question.

saige

Peggy- did you join Fodors just to post this?

november_moon

This is an oldie - but Sacramento IS Tree City USA. It even says so on the sign.

Gretchen

I think any opinion here would be just that on this subject. There are studies on "tree canopies" that are on the internet. Charlotte has a remarkable tree canopy, and is in the process of taking steps to preserve it as the original trees near the end of their lives. I suggest you search in that area to see if you can find the answer.
Atlanta does have some claim to the trees, but I heard just recently that there was some threat to their trees.
Some of the posters need to read your question more closely--trees per "area" in the city.