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Environmental Analogs in the Search for Stress-Tolerant Landscape Plants

Mark P. Widrlechner
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) March 1994, 20 (2) 114-119; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1994.021

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  • Table 1.

    Criteria for future exploration for woody landscape plants in Eastern Europe [from (50)].

    1. January mean temperatures ≤ -5°C
    2. Moderate, annual moisture deficits
    3. July mean temperatures l’ 18°C
    4. Elevations ≤ 1000 meters
  • Table 2.

    Selected trees and shrubs from Eastern Europe

    Commonly cultivated species for which superior eco-types are desired:
    Acer campestre and platanoides
    Carpinus betulus
    Cornus mas
    Euonymus eur¤paeus
    Fraxinus excelsior
    Ligustrum vulgare
    Tilia cordata
    Indicator species for calcareous soils (C) and poor drainage (D):
    Acer pseud¤platanus (C)
    Alnus glutinosa and incana (D)
    Corylus avellana (C)
    Cotinus coggygria (C)
    Cytisus podolicus (C)
    Euonymus verrucosus (D)
    Fraxinus excelsior (D)
    Genista tinctoria (C)
    Juniperus communis (C)
    Populus alba and nigra (D)
    Quercus pubescens (C)
    Salix (many species) (D)
    Ulmus laevis (D)
    Taxonomically diverse plant groups:
    Crataegus
    Cytisus and related genera
    Rosa
    Salix
    Thymus
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Environmental Analogs in the Search for Stress-Tolerant Landscape Plants
Mark P. Widrlechner
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) Mar 1994, 20 (2) 114-119; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.1994.021
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