A dataset on the inventory of coniferous urban trees in the city of Orléans (France)

• Published in: Data in brief Vol. 9; no. C; pp. 803 - 806
• Main Authors: Rossi, J.-P., Imbault, V., Lamant, T., Rousselet, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01-12-2016; Elsevier
• Subjects: Data; Life Sciences; Trees outside forests; Urban trees; Trees outside forests; Urban trees
• ISSN: 2352-3409; 2352-3409
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.10.015

The dataset supplied in this article provides the spatial location and the species composition of urban trees belonging to three coniferous genera (Pinus, Cedrus and Pseudotsuga) inventoried in 5 districts of the city of Orléans (France). A total of 9321 trees were georeferenced. The most abundant species was the black pine Pinus nigra for which a total of 2420 trees were observed. Other common species were the scots pine P. sylvestris, the Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii and different species of the genus Cedrus. The data supplied in this article are related to “A citywide survey of the pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa spatial distribution in Orléans (France)” by J.-P. Rossi, V. Imbault, T. Lamant, J. Rousselet,) [3].