Project Director

Van Horn, Gene S.

Department

Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

The University of Chattanooga was founded in 1886. A few years before this time, many of Chattanooga's trees were replanted in the wake of the Civil War, during which most of the tree population was destroyed. Therefore, many of the trees located on campus today date back over one hundred years, but not much longer. In 1969, the university merged with the University of Tennessee system and became the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The UTC campus is surrounded by buildings and has sidewalks and streets, which can produce an unfavorable environment for many tree species. Pavement and buildings create certain climates that put great stress on the trees located in this area. Cities tend to be warmer than adjacent rural areas and the trees often have reduced root systems. The average life span of a tree located in an urban area is about seven years (Bassuk, 1991). After removal, much of the urban planting spaces are left empty. In a typical city, four trees are removed for every tree planted (Bassuk, 1991). If an urban area is to contain trees, then the trees should be species that are well adapted to an urban environment so they will not die of city-generated stresses.

Degree

B. S.; An honors thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Bachelor of Science.

Date

12-1994

Subject

Urban forestry--Tennessee--Chattanooga; Trees in cities--Tennessee--Chattanooga

Discipline

Botany

Document Type

Theses

Extent

i, 42 leaves

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Call Number

LB2369.5 .P395 1994

Rights

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