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Table 1 Total number (Nr) and percentage (%) of tree with crown defoliation higher, respectively, than 25% and 60% (trees highly defoliated) for the most common tree species in Italy (survey 2014)

From: Linking forest diversity and tree health: preliminary insights from a large-scale survey in Italy

Tree species

Total Nr

Crown defoliation: %  of trees with Def. > 25%

Crown defoliation: % of trees with Def. > 60%

Fagus sylvatica

1210

21.04

2.45

Quercus pubescens

819

35.52

2.91

Quercus cerris

697

24.39

4.66

Castanea sativa

550

61.78

15.06

Picea abies

501

21.57

4.01

Larix decidua

415

19.54

3.55

Pinus sylvestris

241

28.45

2.64