Species composition of woody plants in urban plantations of the city of Makeyevka

The article presents the results of studying the species composition of the dendroflora of the city of Makeyevka. A taxonomic analysis was carried out, winter hardiness, drought resistance, the degree of demands on soil nutrition and on the level of illumination were determined. Taxonomic analysis has shown that the greatest species diversity is represented in the Pink family. As a result of the study of winter hardiness, it was found that the largest percentage are species that do not freeze at all, or only individual tips of shoots or ends of annual shoots freeze, most plants in this group are species of local flora. Drought-resistant and light-loving plants are represented by the largest number of species in the studied plantations. In relation to the nutritional value of the soil, approximately the same amount is made up of non-demanding species (48 %) and demanding (42 %). As a result of studying the offensive the phenological phases, the vegetative period of tree development, have been found to be the most consistent with the timing of the phases of the ecological conditions of the research area in plants of local flora, and plants of North American or Japanese-Chinese origin. Thus, the basis of the assortment of woody plants is highlighted and it is recommended to increase the assortment by introducing highly decorative plants.