Table 1.

Details of the selected urban tree species.

Name of speciesFront viewSky view factor (SVF)Comments
Plumeria obtuse (Araliya)Embedded ImageEmbedded ImageHeight5 to 12 m
Spread5 to 9 m
Crown shapeRound; vase shape
Crown densityOpen
Growth rateSlow
LeafSimple and alternate leaf arrangement; elliptic (oval) leaf shape; leaf margin: entire, undulate
Leaf type and persistenceEvergreen
Cassia fistula (Ehela)Embedded ImageEmbedded ImageHeight3 to 9 m
Spread5 to 12 m
Crown shapeOval; upright; vase shape
Crown densityModerate
Growth rateFast
LeafCompound leaves, 10 to 60 cm long, 3 to 8 pairs of leaflets arranged in opposites, including the terminal pair; leaflets are oval-shaped, smooth, and shiny
Leaf type and persistenceDeciduous to semi-evergreen
Mangifera indica (Mango)Embedded ImageEmbedded ImageHeight9 to 18 m
Spread9 to 15 m
Crown shapeRound
Crown densityDense
Growth rateFast
LeafSimple and alternate leaf arrangement; lanceolate to elongated-elliptic leaf shape; leaf margin: entire and undulate
Leaf type and persistenceEvergreen, broadleaf evergreen
Terminalia catappa (Kottamba)Embedded ImageEmbedded ImageHeight9 to 16 m
Spread9 to 15 m
Crown shapePyramidal, spreading, vase (mature trees)
Crown densityModerate
Growth rateModerate
LeafSimple and alternate leaf arrangement; broadly obovate leaf shape; leaf margin: entire
Leaf type and persistenceDeciduous
Tectona grandis (Teak)Embedded ImageEmbedded ImageHeightUp to 14 to 30 m in favourable conditions
SpreadModerate
Crown shapeRounded and open/umbrella
Crown densityModerate
Growth rateFast
LeafLarge and thick; simple and opposite
Leaf type and persistenceDeciduous