STREET TREE STUDY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

A SUMMARY IS PRESENTED OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT TREE GROWTH ALONG CITY STREETS. DATA IS PRESENTED ON THE CLIMATIC, EDAPHIC, BIOTIC AND MAN-MADE FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE SHADE TREE PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADEQUATE MAINTENANCE ARE (1) ESTABLISH A REALISTIC TREE REMOVAL POLICY AND PROGRAM, (2) DEVELOP AN APPROPRIATE PRUNING PROGRAM, (3) DEVELOP A REALISTIC PROGRAM FOR CONTROL OF INSECTS AND DISEASES, (4) FEED, AERATE AND WATER TREES WHEN NECESSARY, AND (5) CONTROL SOIL ACIDITY/ALKALINITY. A MAINTENANCE PROGRAM SHOULD BE BASED ON A COMPREHENSIVE STREET TREE CENSUS AND CONTINUING INVENTORY. THE DETERMINATION OF PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS IS AN IMPORTANT FACET OF PROPER CARE. TO CONTRIBUTE TO DESIRABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL, AN APPROPRIATE TREE PLANTING PROGRAM SHOULD BE FORMULATED. SPECIFIC PROPOSALS ARE (1) TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE DISTRICT, (2) SELECT APPROPRIATE SPECIES, (3) CHOOSE PROPER SPACING, (4) PLANT TREES IN THE PARKING SPACES WHERE FEASIBLE, (5) USE HIGH QUALITY STOCK GROWN BY NURSERYMEN OF RECOGNIZED COMPETENCE, AND (6) FOLLOW RIGID SPECIFICATIONS FOR TRANSPLANTING. THE APPENDIX INCLUDES A LIST OF RECOMMENDED TREES WITH GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS AND A DESCRIPTION OF DESIRABLE TRAITS AND OBJECTIONABLE FEATURES FOR EACH SPECIES. A PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM IS PROPOSED FOR ALERTING THE ATTENTION OF THE CITIZENS TO THE VALUE OF STREET TREES. /BPR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Bartlett Tree Expert Company

  ,    

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1968-5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Information dissemination; Maintenance; Planting; Spacing; Streets; Trees; Urban growth
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218023
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
• Report/Paper Numbers: Hpr-pr-1/4/
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 28 1994 12:00AM