Current knowledge on the growth models of urban forest plantations several years after their
establishment still remains poor and fragmentary. Furthermore few studies have assessed
the growth of urban plantations on reclaimed land, such as brownfield sites. This paper
assesses urban forest plantations in terms of tree height growth, crown width and vertical
structural using as a case study tree inventory-data collected in an urban forest plantation
(Parco Nord Milano, PNM northern Italy). In this research tree inventory-data was used to …