Diversity and condition of woody plants in Raseiniai green areas

Abstract

This paper presents a diversity and health condition of woody plants in urban green areas and streets of Raseiniai. Urban green areas are not only ornament city life, but they create ecological balance, reduces stress of citizens. Urban green areas need protection and maintenance. !n 2008 years to come in to force low about urban forests, woody plants management. This act guarantees protection of urban green areas, stability of natural and cultural landscape, citizens right to the living condition quality. This law obliged urban municipalities to do green areas inventory. After the inventory of trees and bushes, we found that there are 178 taxa (129 taxa of deciduous and 49 taxa of coniferous) in Raseiniai. In the streets grow 55 taxa of woody plants. Distribution of the city woody plants by condition is as follows: deadwood - 1%, bad and extremely bad condition -3%, mean condition -9%, good and very good condition - 87%. Raseiniai have 6 parks which cover an area of 12.7 ha. There are only 10 m²/person of green area in Raseiniai.