Philadelphia enjoys a decent amount of tree cover on average, but the distribution is uneven, with some neighborhoods far leafier than others, writes Niko Kommenda for The Washington Post.

Overall, the city boasts 31.1 percent tree cover — an increase of 1.9 percent over the past five years — but still falls short of similar cities, which average 34.1 percent.

Northwest Philadelphia ranks among the city’s greenest areas, with tree coverage ranging from 64 percent to 88.3 percent and a five-year improvement of up to 6.9 percent. In Chestnut Hill, tree cover reaches as high as 58.5 percent, with an impressive gain of up to 8.9 percent in the same period.

Mount Airy shows tree coverage between 21 percent and 44.2 percent, and improvements of up to 3.5 percent over five years. Rittenhouse Square ranges from just 5.3 percent to 47 percent tree cover. While some sections have seen up to a 2.6 percent increase, others have actually lost trees during the last five years.

South Philadelphia remains among the least tree-covered parts of the city, with just 1.9 percent to 6.4 percent coverage. Still, even there, tree canopy has grown, having gone up to 3.4 percent over the last five years.

Read more about how different Philadelphia neighborhoods stack up in terms of tree-friendliness in The Washington Post.

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