VIABILITY OF PICEA PUNGENS F. GLAUCA IN THE KURTIN TYPE OF KRIVIY RIH PLANTATIONS

A greater amount of natural dendroflora is not sufficiently resistant to technogenic
conditions, therefore, the use of the introduced species has been started, in particular conifers.
Usage of the representatives of the genus Picea Dietr. in the greening of the city gives a possibility
to achieve the effect of permanent decorativeness in different seasons, they also have high
phytoncide activity and intensive absorption of harmful gases. The most popular representatives of
the genus Picea Dietr in Kryviy Rih, is the species P. pungens f. glauca, which grows in different
types of planting: single, routine, group and curtain.