Autor(i)/Author(s): Izabela Krzeptowska-Moszkowicz, Łukasz Moszkowicz
Názov/Title: Selected problems of Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle presence in urban spaces: the case of the city centre of Kraków
Zdrojový dokument/Source: Plants in Urban Areas and Landscape
Typ dokumentu/Document Type: Proceedings – article
ISBN: 978-80-552-1262-3
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15414/2014.9788055212623.57-63
Vydavateľ/Publisher: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Rok, strany/PY, pages: 2014, 57-63
Publikované online/Published on-line: 2015-01-20
Jazyk/Language: eng
Abstract: The objective of the study was to record features of the oldest and largest specimens of tree of heaven in the centre of Krakow and to determine the factors affecting their condition, reproduction, condition, and aesthetical values, as well as the importance of this tree species in an urban space. The methodology of research included inventorying the individual trees and studying their surroundings, as well as performing correlation and regression analyses of selected variables. The analyses and observations made provided the basis for our conclusions. The evaluation of selected parameters of locations permits the conclusion that the studied factors affect tree of heaven specimens only to a limited extent. Their condition is
also associated with direct actions by humans e.g. nursing measures, as well as with purely climatic factors. The presence of very large specimens with a circumference of the trunk exceeding 200 cm were found, which may testify to the beneficial effect of the urban climate on the extended longevity of individual trees of this species. At the same time, their condition
deteriorates with age.
Keywords: Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle, Krakow, urban trees, invasive species
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