UF/IFAS Study Could Help Cities Improve Tree Planting

Thursday, May 26, 2016 - 09:50 in Biology & Nature

Through their research, scientists developed thresholds of impervious surface around planting sites. In other words, they defined points at which the amount of pavement around a tree reduces its condition. Using these established levels of impervious surface, landscape architects and other landscape professionals can plant trees in a way that reduces pest damage and economic loss.

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