Ecological and biological characteristics of tree plantings of the Orel SAU arboretum

Arboretums are centers of introduction and study of woody plants’ ecological and biological characteristics, promising species identification for their subsequent introduction in landscape construction. The dendrological park has conducted studies of both wild and introduced species of woody plants, 117 species in total. The analysis of urban conditions stability and decorativeness of 117 woody plants’ species, including wild species, as well as systematic, biomorphological and chorologic analyses were performed. The article provides data on the degree of introduction and winter resistance of 96 trees and shrubs species. According to the results of the study, the list of the wood plants most successfully adapted to urbanized conditions for their further use in the cities of Central Russia considering their features in landscape design was composed.