By the Numbers: D.C.'s Replacement Trees

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SO HOW BAD was this summer's drought on the District's trees? It was the worst in 25 years, according to D.C. officials.

The District is now in the middle of planting season for streetside trees, and many of the ones that'll be planted over the next few months will be replacing those that died over the past summer. Let's look at the situation by the numbers ...

» 4,900: The number of trees that will be planted by the District through April, starting in Ward 1 and ending in Ward 8, reverse the order of last year's planting.
» 1,400: The number of trees that will be replaced because of drought.
» 260: The number of elm trees that'll be planted in a partnership with the Casey Trees foundation.
» 60: The number of trees that'll be planted in a partnership with the Earth Conservation Corps and Trees for Georgetown.
» 140,000: The total number of streetside trees overseen by the District's Urban Forestry Administration.

The other tree species to be planted include Willow Oak, Katsura, Dawn Redwood, Kwanzaa Cherry, Sugar Maple, Cucumber Magnolia and Accolade Elm, officials said in a press release.