Evaluating Spherical Trees in the Urban Environment in Budapest (Hungary)
The world’s big cities, including Budapest, are becoming more crowded, with more and more people living in smaller and smaller spaces. There is an increasing demand for more green space and trees, with less vertical and less horizontal space. In addition, deteriorating environmental conditions are m...
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| description | The world’s big cities, including Budapest, are becoming more crowded, with more and more people living in smaller and smaller spaces. There is an increasing demand for more green space and trees, with less vertical and less horizontal space. In addition, deteriorating environmental conditions are making it even more difficult for trees to grow and survive. Tree species in urban areas have multiple functions and high ecosystem services when in good health. Among taxa with diverse habits, sizes, crown shapes, growth vigor, longevity, urban tolerance, and canopy habit, our research aims to evaluate urban specimens of spherical species with smaller space requirements and sizes but have regular geometric crown shapes in public plantations in Budapest. In the restricted urban habitats, the city’s cadastral records include 4676 specimens with spherical crowns. Among the species examined, eight species with globular crowns (<i>Acer platanoides</i> ‘Globosum’, <i>Catalpa bignonioides</i> ‘Nana’, <i>Celtis occidentalis</i> ‘Globosa’, <i>Fraxinus excelsior</i> ‘Nana’, <i>Fraxinus ornus</i> ‘Mecsek’, <i>Platanus × hispanica</i> ‘Alphen’s Globe’, <i>Prunus × eminens</i> ‘Umbraculifera’ and <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i> ‘Umbraculifera’) were evaluated in relation to age, health, wood type, crown size, and shade projection in order to show which species are or will be suitable in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-21f1394d58a94a52ad8a981d562f43372025-01-24T13:46:51ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472025-01-0114222810.3390/plants14020228Evaluating Spherical Trees in the Urban Environment in Budapest (Hungary)Krisztina Szabó0Eszter Tőke1Attila Gergely2Department of Garden and Open Space Design, Institute of Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Garden Art, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1118 Budapest, HungaryBKM FŐKERT, Budapest Public Utilities Private Limited Company, 1116 Budapest, HungaryDepartment of Landscape Protection and Reclamation, Institute of Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Garden Art, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1118 Budapest, HungaryThe world’s big cities, including Budapest, are becoming more crowded, with more and more people living in smaller and smaller spaces. There is an increasing demand for more green space and trees, with less vertical and less horizontal space. In addition, deteriorating environmental conditions are making it even more difficult for trees to grow and survive. Tree species in urban areas have multiple functions and high ecosystem services when in good health. Among taxa with diverse habits, sizes, crown shapes, growth vigor, longevity, urban tolerance, and canopy habit, our research aims to evaluate urban specimens of spherical species with smaller space requirements and sizes but have regular geometric crown shapes in public plantations in Budapest. In the restricted urban habitats, the city’s cadastral records include 4676 specimens with spherical crowns. Among the species examined, eight species with globular crowns (<i>Acer platanoides</i> ‘Globosum’, <i>Catalpa bignonioides</i> ‘Nana’, <i>Celtis occidentalis</i> ‘Globosa’, <i>Fraxinus excelsior</i> ‘Nana’, <i>Fraxinus ornus</i> ‘Mecsek’, <i>Platanus × hispanica</i> ‘Alphen’s Globe’, <i>Prunus × eminens</i> ‘Umbraculifera’ and <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i> ‘Umbraculifera’) were evaluated in relation to age, health, wood type, crown size, and shade projection in order to show which species are or will be suitable in the future.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/2/228urban treesspherical crownscanopy coverhealth statusshadow projection |
| spellingShingle | Krisztina Szabó Eszter Tőke Attila Gergely Evaluating Spherical Trees in the Urban Environment in Budapest (Hungary) Plants urban trees spherical crowns canopy cover health status shadow projection |
| title | Evaluating Spherical Trees in the Urban Environment in Budapest (Hungary) |
| title_full | Evaluating Spherical Trees in the Urban Environment in Budapest (Hungary) |
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| title_short | Evaluating Spherical Trees in the Urban Environment in Budapest (Hungary) |
| title_sort | evaluating spherical trees in the urban environment in budapest hungary |
| topic | urban trees spherical crowns canopy cover health status shadow projection |
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