Table 2.

Biological and phytogeographical characteristics of the selected tree species (1–6 literature sources; life span refers to urban areas). Asterisk (*) indicates hybrid.

Species	Family	Indigenous (I); non-native (N)	Native range	Maximum height (m)	Average growth rate per year (cm)	Root system	Life span (years)
Acerpseudoplatanus L.	Aceraceae	I	Europe and Caucasus/Asia	15–30^{^z}	0.63^{^y}	Fasciculate shallow^{^x}	40–70^{^w}
Ailanthus altissima P. Mill.	Simaroubaceae	N	China–North Vietnam	20–30^{^z}	0.63^{^y}	Taproots^{^v}	30–50^{^v}
Betula pendula Roth	Betulaceae	I	Northern Europe	30^{^z}	0.77^{^y}	Fasciculate shallow^{^x}	80
Carpinus betulus L.	Betulaceae	I	Central and eastern Europe	20^{^z}	0.71^{^u}–0.77^{^y}	Fasciculate deep^{^x}	50–70^{^w}
Gingko biloba L.	Gingkoaceae	N	China, Japan	20–30^{^z}	0.80^{^y}	Fasciculate deep^{^x}	>250
Platanus × hispanica Mill.	Platanaceae	N*	Europe	30^{^z}	0.89^{^y}	Fasciculate deep^{^x}	100–120^{^w}
Quercus robur L.	Fagaceae	I	Central and northern Europe	30–40^{^z}	0.70^{^u}–0.77^{^y}	Taproots^{^x}	80-100^{^w}
Robinia pseudoacacia L.	Fabaceae	N	Northeastern United States	20–25^{^z}	0.65^{^u}–0.74^{^y}	Fasciculate deep^{^x}	40–50^{^w}
Tilia cordata Miller	Tiliaceae	I	England/Wales, central and western Europe	25^{^z}	0.61^{^u}–0.62^{^y}	Fasciculate deep^{^x}	80–100^{^w}

↵^z von Malek and Wawrik (1985)
↵^y Strobach et al. (2012)
↵^x Odone (1992)
↵^w Ferrari and Medici (1998)
↵^v Russo et al. (2014)
↵^u USDA (2012)