Growing trees in road foundation materials

Arboricultural Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-76

  Kristoffersen, Palle ^a  

^a DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Foundations; Roads; Root crown ratio; Soil mixtures; Trees

Indexed keywords

FOUNDATION; GROWTH; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; ROOT SYSTEM; TREE;

ACER; ACER PLATANOIDES; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; MALVACEAE; TILIA VULGARIS;

EID: 0032881080     PISSN: 03071375     EISSN: 21681074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03071375.1999.9747228     Document Type: Article

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