SPECIES COMPOSITION AND QUANTITATIVE CONTENT OF THE TREES IN STREET PLANTINGS OF THE CITY OF SUMY.

Анотація

The conducted systematic analysis of sample surveys of tree plantations stated that the structure of the street plantings of the central part of the residential areas of Sumy is dominated by lime, predominantly  heart-leaved, horse chestnut regular, maple, there are also the species of poplar, ash, birch, rowan, willow, and occasionally some others. The share of pine trees is very low.  Dendroflora street stands in the center of Sumy represented by 28 species of trees (including Magnoliophyta – 24 species and Pinophyta, – 4 species) belonging to 16 genera and 12 families.  The largest share of participation in the landings were the families of Tilia L. (40%), Acer L. (22%), Aesculus L. (19%) and Populus L. (10%), others - used less frequently and their share in the stands less than 5%.  In quantitative terms, from street stands the most widely represented: Tilia cordata Mill., T. platyphyllos Scop., Aesculus hippocastanum L., Populus nigra L., P. pyramidalis Rozier., Acer platanoides L. and others.