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ideal candidates for planting in typically low soil moisture conditions found in the urban environment ( Abrams, 1990 ; Osuna et al., 2015 ; Sjöman et al., 2018 ). Oaks are commonly a major component of urban forests across eastern North American

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The growing interest in sustainable local food production has created incentives for crop producers, especially in urban areas, to grow food for local consumption using low-cost, renewable materials and/or organic production techniques ( Butler and

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States, most species associated with grassland and forest ecosystems where many of the major urban centers are located would likely be inappropriate for use on extensive green roofs without supplemental irrigation. A continuing irrigation management plan

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Georgia, northern Florida, and South Carolina ( Delprete, 1996 ). The taxon grows in swamp forests, edges of boggy areas, and other poorly drained soils ( Delprete, 1996 ). Because marshy areas are drained for agriculture and urban development, P. pubens

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Plant diseases caused by organisms in the genus Phytophthora negatively impact nursery stock, field crops, tree crops, and forest systems ( Erwin and Ribeiro, 1996 ; Hansen et al., 2008 ). Phytophthora diseases are also widespread and damaging

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landscape plants if they can tolerate the neutral to slightly alkaline soils that are common in many urban environments in the Midwest. Urban soils can become alkaline through the exposure and incorporation of lower limestone strata during construction, the

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planted is the heat island effect associated with large urban areas. Heat islands are highly developed areas that are hotter than nearby rural areas. It has been reported that the annual mean temperature of a city with a population exceeding one million

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. Furthermore, this research may aid producers of hickories because our findings suggest that root pruning plus auxin can improve the shoot ( Table 2 ) and the root ( Fig. 1 ) systems of some hickories. Nursery growers and urban foresters throughout the United

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outside in Harbin, China. Habit and Application ‘White Skirt’ prefers full sunlight and a moist environment. It can be used in urban landscaping and flower arrangements, and has great market potential. It also can be planted next to the aquatic landscapes

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tolerance to high (37 to 40 °C) and low temperatures (4 to 6 °C) in Jiangsu, and few incidents of brown spot, sooty blotch, and aphids were observed. This cultivar was authorized by the Forest Variety Certification Committee of China in 2022

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