PARTICULATE ROLE OF HEDGES, PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IN URBAN AREAS FROM THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF TRANSPORT
The article presents the results of studies in which positive protective role of hedges dust from adjacent urban areas. This is defined as the close correlation between the presence of hedgerows and their impact on the reduction of dust. The highest difference of the dust mass in the experiment and the control is registered in the plantations established from Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim, Crataegus sanguinea Pall., Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. and in mixed plantings. Therefore, Physocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim, Crataegus sanguinea Pall, Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. it is preferable to recommend for creating hedges in urban areas with the aim of delays dust. Other species can be successfully used to create decorative bio groups. The percentage of delays dust largely affects the height of hedges, density and species composition.