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Trial Site - Comparing Urban Tree Planting Methods
This document summarizes a trial comparing two urban tree planting methods in Caloundra, Queensland, Australia from 2012. It compares Elaeocarpus Obovatus trees planted in structural soil in a sidewalk to those planted in soil cells in the roadside. After four years, the trees planted in soil cells were larger, reaching a height of 7m and canopy width of 6m, whereas the trees in structural soil were only 4m tall with a 2m wide canopy. The document discusses Citygreen's vision of making sustainable green space accessible to all and harnessing water resources to make cities greener through their engineered systems that increase urban forest canopy and capture stormwater runoff.
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- 1. Location: Caloundra, Queensland,Australia. Planting year: 2012. Species: Elaeocarpus Obovatus TRIAL SITE Comparing urban tree planting methods
- 2. In structural soil,in sidewalk. Height: 4m Canopy Width: 2m www.citygreen.com
- 3. Same species plantedin soil cells in road side, same period. Height: 7m Canopy Width: 6m www.citygreen.com
- 4. Tree Comparison (structuralsoil vs soil cells) www.citygreen.com
- 5. Aerial View ofTrees (structural soil vs soil cells) www.citygreen.com Structural Soil Soil Cells
- 6. Our vision remainspowerfully simple: a world where sustainable green space is within the reach of every person, every day – and natural resources are utilized (not wasted) for the benefit of mankind and measurable environmental impacts. From this dedication to research and development, and hands-on experience in the field, comes a firm belief that there are ways of successfully harnessing, filtering, and storing our scarce water resources close to the source, providing means to make our cities greener and more liveable. Informed by this belief and our natural inclination for problem solving, Citygreen offers engineered systems to increase urban forest canopy and capture and treat stormwater successfully. These solutions are best-practice in their field, endorsed by professionals from both local government and private sectors - putting Citygreen at the cutting edge of sustainable green and blue infrastructure solutions for cities, globally. “Transforming grey spaces into green!”