Early identification of the quality of tree pruning cuts in a Bogor campus area

[摘要] Shading trees on the side of the road of the city or in the university campus areas can provide many benefits. Nowadays, people consider these trees as an important living component for improving the quality of built environment. However, these trees also can endanger the safety of the people around them if they are not well maintained. One of the important causes is due to improper pruning which could cause more damages to the trees and longer cut recovery. Information on the quality of pruning cuts is usually not available for planning good tree maintenance. This research was conducted with an objective to identify the quality of tree pruning cuts in a campus area belonging to Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) located in Dramaga, Bogor. There were five species of trees investigated in this study, namely Samanea saman, Filicium decipiens, Chrysophym cainito, Mimusops elengi and Cinnamomum burmanni with a total of 50 trees spreading in several crowded places. Each tree was identified by observing the pruning cuts condition done by the workers. A total of 93.91% pruning cuts were carried out improperly, while only 6.09% out of the pruning cuts were conducted properly. The results indicated that the quality of tree pruning cuts performed by the workers was very low, that may be associated with the low knowledge and skill of the workers on pruning techniques.

[发布机构] Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), West Java, Bogor; 16680, Indonesia^1

[效力级别] 生态环境科学

[关键词] Built environment;Pruning techniques;Tree pruning;University campus