urban tree

A tree in a town or city. About 80% of urban trees are in private gardens while many of the remainder are in parks, playing fields, churchyards etc. The term is sometimes used for the minority of urban trees in harsh situations in streets, town centres, carparks etc



This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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