The effects of paving surfaces and planting orientation on street tree growth and trunk injury
| Autor: | Michael Leers, GM Moore, Peter B. May |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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040101 forestry
0106 biological sciences Trunk Injury Sun scald food and beverages Sowing 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Plinth 01 natural sciences Trunk Agronomy Street tree 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science Agronomy and Crop Science Mulch Major road 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Arboricultural Journal. 39:24-38 |
| ISSN: | 2168-1074 0307-1375 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03071375.2017.1279426 |
| Popis: | The direct effects of atmospheric and re-radiated heat from surfaces surrounding a street tree can affect its establishment, growth and development through high-temperature-induced injury. Sunscald is a symptom of direct heat injury to plant tissue that occurs on the trunk and branches as a result of high solar radiation causing the dehydration and death of plant tissues. This research was designed to investigate the impact of different paving surfaces, tree orientation at the time of planting and high ambient temperatures on the establishment of roadside trees in Melbourne, Australia. Thirty young Platanus × acerifolia trees were planted along the centre median of a major road and on the west side, directly adjacent to each tree, a 0.5 m2 paved surface was installed in a timber plinth box, with a 50 mm gap between the tree trunk and plinth. Four different materials were used to surface the boxes – concrete and organic mulch (recycled wood) for which there were seven replicates and asphalt and granitic sa... |
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