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Table 3
- Characteristics of the main
non-native deciduous tree species
with technical and ecological
quality for forestry in the Municipality of Rome
Species
or
genus
Soil characteristics
Ecological
characteristics
Benefits
Notes
Tilia cordata
It prefers fertile soils
with pH neutral not
very acidic.
Mesophilic
sciaphilous species,
less thermophilic than
T. platyphyllos
.
Effective
in
mitigating
both
acoustic
and
atmospheric
pollution.
Tilia
platyphyllos
It likes fresh, drained
and deep, neutral or
sub - alkaline soils. It
not tolerate acidic pH
in depth; in these
soils is replaced by
T.
cordata
.
More
heliophilous
than
Tilia cordata
; it
does not tolerate
extreme cold and
prolonged drought.
Effective
in
mitigating
both
acoustic
and
atmospheric
pollution.
Ulmus montana
Fertile and never very
dry soils.
It likes mesophilic
areas.
Effective
in
mitigating
both
acoustic
and
atmospheric
pollution