Five urban trees causing severe damage to cities

This article brings forward a reflection on five species that are currently part of the urban tree population of many Colombian cities and towns that, nevertheless, have been reported to cause severe damage to architectural constructions, civil works, residential utilities infrastructure and public...

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Autores:
Vargas-Garzón, Bellanith
Molina, Luis
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
2010
Institución:
Universidad Antonio Nariño
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Repositorio UAN
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spa
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oai:repositorio.uan.edu.co:123456789/5533
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http://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/nodo/article/view/43
http://repositorio.uan.edu.co/handle/123456789/5533
Palabra clave:
Urban tree planting
damage caused by tree roots
invasive and non-indigenous species
Arborizaciones urbanas
daños severos por árboles
especies introducidas e invasoras
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Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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spelling Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)Acceso abiertohttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Vargas-Garzón, BellanithMolina, Luis2021-11-10T00:59:59Z2021-11-10T00:59:59Z2010-12-14http://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/nodo/article/view/43http://repositorio.uan.edu.co/handle/123456789/5533This article brings forward a reflection on five species that are currently part of the urban tree population of many Colombian cities and towns that, nevertheless, have been reported to cause severe damage to architectural constructions, civil works, residential utilities infrastructure and public lighting on the urban space: the Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina), the Rubber Fig (Ficus elastica), the Flame Tree (Delonix regia), the Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus communis) and the African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata). The paper concludes that such species should not be planted in public and/or private urban green spaces in Colombian cities and towns, due to the severe and costly damages that their aggressive roots may cause.El artículo presenta cinco especies que actualmente hacen parte de la arborización urbana de muchas ciudades y municipios colombianos, pero que han sido reportadas por causar daños severos a construcciones arquitectónicas, obras civiles, redes de servicios domiciliarios e iluminación pública en el espacio urbano: ficus Ficus benjamina, caucho Ficus elástica, flamboyán Delonix regia, árbol del pan Artocarpus communis y tulipán africano Spathodea campanulata. Se concluye que estas especies no deben plantarse en las zonas verdes públicas y privadas de los municipios y ciudades colombianas, debido a que sus raíces agresivas generan costosos y severos daños.application/pdfspaUniversidad Antonio Nariñohttp://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/nodo/article/view/43/352346-092X1909-3888REVISTA NODO; Vol. 5 Núm. 9 (2010); 115 - 126Urban tree plantingdamage caused by tree rootsinvasive and non-indigenous speciesArborizaciones urbanasdaños severos por árbolesespecies introducidas e invasorasFive urban trees causing severe damage to citiesCinco árboles urbanos que causan daños severos en las ciudadesArtículo revisado por paresinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85123456789/5533oai:repositorio.uan.edu.co:123456789/55332024-10-09 22:38:05.216https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Acceso abiertometadata.onlyhttps://repositorio.uan.edu.coRepositorio Institucional UANalertas.repositorio@uan.edu.co
dc.title.en-US.fl_str_mv Five urban trees causing severe damage to cities
dc.title.es-ES.fl_str_mv Cinco árboles urbanos que causan daños severos en las ciudades
title Five urban trees causing severe damage to cities
spellingShingle Five urban trees causing severe damage to cities
Urban tree planting
damage caused by tree roots
invasive and non-indigenous species
Arborizaciones urbanas
daños severos por árboles
especies introducidas e invasoras
title_short Five urban trees causing severe damage to cities
title_full Five urban trees causing severe damage to cities
title_fullStr Five urban trees causing severe damage to cities
title_full_unstemmed Five urban trees causing severe damage to cities
title_sort Five urban trees causing severe damage to cities
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Vargas-Garzón, Bellanith
Molina, Luis
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Vargas-Garzón, Bellanith
Molina, Luis
dc.subject.en-US.fl_str_mv Urban tree planting
damage caused by tree roots
invasive and non-indigenous species
topic Urban tree planting
damage caused by tree roots
invasive and non-indigenous species
Arborizaciones urbanas
daños severos por árboles
especies introducidas e invasoras
dc.subject.es-ES.fl_str_mv Arborizaciones urbanas
daños severos por árboles
especies introducidas e invasoras
description This article brings forward a reflection on five species that are currently part of the urban tree population of many Colombian cities and towns that, nevertheless, have been reported to cause severe damage to architectural constructions, civil works, residential utilities infrastructure and public lighting on the urban space: the Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina), the Rubber Fig (Ficus elastica), the Flame Tree (Delonix regia), the Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus communis) and the African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata). The paper concludes that such species should not be planted in public and/or private urban green spaces in Colombian cities and towns, due to the severe and costly damages that their aggressive roots may cause.
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1909-3888
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