Arboreal description of the main square in Almenara, Minas Gerais state, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Marival Pereira de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Silva, Arine Barbosa Ferreira da, Crepaldi, Maria Otávia Silva, Carregosa Rabbani, Allivia Rouse
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Paubrasilia
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsb.edu.br/index.php/paubrasilia/article/view/26
• topic: árvores; áreas verdes; mobilidade urbana; espaços urbanos; arbres; espaces verts; mobilité urbaine; espaces urbains; árboles; zonas verdes; movilidad urbana; urban mobility; urban spaces

Urban afforestation is essential for a better comfort of the city, however there are aspects that must be taken into consideration in order to reach its full environmental and social potential, such as the choice of species and appropriate planting techniques. The present work aimed to analyze the floristic composition and phytosociological structure of the trees of the central square Dr. Hélio Rocha Guimarães in Almenara, Minas Gerais state, aiming to collaborate with information that can assist in the correct planning and management of the square's trees. In the research, data were collected for number of trees with a minimum height of two meters, common name, scientific name, family, origin, size, phytosanitary condition, as well as dendrometric aspects and pruning suffered, free space condition of the plant and system root condition, and spacing between trees. Forty-seven trees were found among nine different species, of which 55.6% of exotic origin. Regarding the number of trees, the predominance is native (72.3%), among them Licania tomentosa (Benth.) Fritsch or “oiti” (55.3%). The trees are mostly large (87%), with an average total height of 12 m, occupying an average crown area of 132.6 m2 and 9.46 m spacing. The square presented a comfort from the environmental point of view, considering the aesthetic and thermal comfort aspects. However, deficient in terms of biological diversity, and considering that the trees are well spaced, the mobility of the square’s visitors is compromised only in relation to the damage caused by root outcrops in some places.