Root growth beneath sidewalks near trees of four genera

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 283-290

  D'Amato, Nicholas E ^a   Sydnor, T Davis ^b   Hunt, Robin ^c   Bishop, Bert ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cincinnati Park Board   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gleditsia; Koelreuteria; Quercus; Root growth; Sidewalk damage; Tree lawn; Trunk diameter; Zelkova

Indexed keywords

CRACKING; PAVEMENT; ROOT;

GLEDITSIA; KOELREUTERIA; QUERCUS; ZELKOVA;

EID: 0036869342     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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