Title: Describe the desirable and undesirable characteristics of trees for specific urban landscape types.
Course: Community Forestry and Tree Management (18502-III) > Section: Examining Environmental Factors that Influence Tree Growth

Description should include

- defoliation
- fruit
- clearance requirements
- growth rates
- moisture requirements
- flowering
- scent
- rooting area
- hardiness
- allelopathy
- pest susceptibility
- invasiveness
- pollen
- potential conflicts with the environment (e.g., a magnolia’s seed pods might cause a fall hazard).

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are maintenance concerns different for a park and for a street?
- What trees require high levels of maintenance?
- What trees have showy flowers, fruit, or fall color?
- What are some undesirable characteristics of trees that might exclude them from urban areas?