Definition of “decorative dendrology” term

Abstract

The definitions of the two-word term “decorative dendrology” known today in authoritative publications are analyzed. It is established that the essential features of its content are among the decorative properties of vegetative and generative organs of species taxa of both natural and cultivated dendroflora. The focus is placed on such structural components of the problem term definition as decorative forms and topiaries. A significantly updated interpretation of the term “decorative dendrology” is suggested, which from the standpoint of modernity more fully and clearly reflects its essence. Thus, remember: – Decorative dendrology (Latin: ornamentális – decorative; Greek: déndron – tree and lógos – doctrine, science, knowledge; Latin translit: dendrologiа ornamentalis) – a branch of botany that sufficiently studies the general biological and necessary – decorative properties of woody plants: trunk and crown architectonics; size and color of the crown; texture and color of the bark; color, structure and size of buds, needles and leaves, micro- and macrostrobiles, flowers and inflorescences, fruits and compound fruit, as well as ‚decorative forms‘ and topiaries of species taxa of natural and cultivated dendroflora in order to use anthropogenically resistant ornamental woody plants in landscaping open areas, objects of garden design, landscape architecture and landscape design.