Tree management at Boulevard landscape of Alam Sutera Serpong, a new city area in Tangerang

Abstract

Alam Sutera is an integrated area in Serpong, Tangerang. Alam Sutera has various of green open space areas. One of the greenery open spaces is streetscape, which consists of many trees species with various characters, shape, age and specific maintenance. The objective of this paper were to carry out tree road analysis and to describe the evaluation results on tree management including recommendation for tree management. The International Tress Evaluation Method (ISTEM) was used as assessment approach in order to know the trees valuation. Some physical trees characters such as diameter of the breast height (dBH), trees quality condition, tree class and constanta of price unit were considered in this valuation. Based on the results, a lot of tree pests, diseases and a bit mechanical damage were found in boulevard landscape. Tree pests and diseases such as termites, caterpillars, caterpillars sac, aphids, ants, fungi, powdery mildew, leaf rust and stem cancer were controlled mechanically, physicall, biological, quarantine, cultivation techniques and by using an environmental friendly chemical pesticide. On the other hand, trees that suffered mechanical damage due to vandalism, scratches, cuts, and broken branches should be maintained with proper management. The physical damage affected the visual appearance and aesthetics of the road trees.