Development of prunus root systems in a city street: Pavement damage and root architecture

Arboricultural Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-270

  Nicoll, Bruce C ^a   Armstrong, Alan ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pavement damage; Roots; Sheffield; Trees and the built environment

Indexed keywords

ROOT; TREE; URBAN AREA;

PRUNUS;

EID: 0032428319     PISSN: 03071375     EISSN: 21681074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03071375.1998.9747209     Document Type: Article

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