ArborSystem Specification
ArborSystem is the world’s leading complete urban tree planting package – providing an easy solution for specifiers and installers. It covers everything a tree needs to mature in an urban environment without damaging built infrastructure – including RootSpace uncompacted soil volume, RootRain irrigation and aeration, ReRoot / RootStop root management, ArborGuy rootball guying, and tree […]
Downloadable Resource: The Process of Successful Tree Pit Design
Urban tree populations in cities around the world are on the decline. For over 25 years, GreenBlue has been assisting landscape architects and contractors with proven tree planting methods and best practice techniques to ensure the successful establishment of our urban tree populations. Now, having already made a decision on planting location and tree species, industry […]
PDF: Tree Roots in Soil Cells
In July 2011, GreenBlue planted a Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’ tree in a hard landscape paved area, as part of a training and research program. The tree was photographed during the planting process and the exercise was part of a detailed study into tree root morphology in root management products, and new root extension into uncompacted soil in structural cells.
Suspended Pavements for Urban Tree Growth
Urban areas can often be completely covered by one hardscape surface or another – which when not considered properly can mean a nonexistent presence of trees in cityscapes. Given the enormous social and environmental benefits of trees, urban landscape professionals consider methods suitable for planting trees in urban areas. Suspended pavement over non-compacted soil is […]
Accommodating Services within the StrataCell Matrix
Services are frequently encountered during construction of tree pits. There are four main methods for creative service ducts through StrataCell structural soil cell tree pits, as described in illustrated in this guide.
A Guide to Successful Urban Tree Pit Design
The benefits that populations of healthy urban trees can create are significant, yet the environmental conditions found in urban spaces can often be a barrier to their successful establishment and long term survival. In order to provide urban trees with the best opportunity to survive and thrive, it is essential to consider the conditions of […]
The 7 Fundamentals of Tree Planting in Paved Surrounds
The purpose of this publication is to provide facts and guidance to persons involved in the decision-making process which is part of any urban tree planting program. Planting trees in hard surfaces requires careful planning and interaction between differing professional disciplines. The information in this book is drawn from many sources and is not least […]
Suitable Urban Tree Species
Designers and city planners need to be aware of the benefits that successful tree planting projects bring. Did you know: The crown of a large tree is also a freestanding antiflood reservoir. One hundred mature trees capture about 1,137,500 litres of rainwater per year by absorbing rain and slowing the flow of stormwater, allowing some […]
Health Benefits of Urban Trees
Few things can compare with the visual impact and seasonal interest that trees bring to an urban environment. Trees and green spaces foster community cohesion by creating a sense of place, a local identity, and a system of landmarks. Treed areas can provide space for leisure and community activities, helping residents to take pride in […]
Benefits of Urban Trees
Over the last decade, the activities of charities and public sector organizations such as the Urban Tree Foundation and the Sustainable Sites Initiative have helped to put the creation of sustainable urban forests firmly on the agenda. The aim, to inform politicians, policy makers, planners and landscape design professionals across the continent, of the true […]
GreenBlue Product Overview
We help create sustainable cities through urban tree planting, green infrastructure, and sustainable stormwater management. Our program of continuous product development, conducted in conjunction with overseas partners, and our world-class manufacturing processes, ensures that specifiers and clients can rest assured that the systems we offer for urban planting.
