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The digital database of selected tree species
Kvasnicová, Denisa ; Kunt, Miroslav (advisor) ; Čechová, Kateřina (referee)
This thesis is dedicated to approximately 50 woody plants species of the selected genus: Metasequoia, Picea, Taxodium, Hamamelis, Magnolia, Syringa and Tilia, which I was picturing during the whole year through different vegetation periods to achieve the best pictures. I studied habitus of the woody plant, verso and face of the leaf, buds, blossoms, bark or other interesting and important details. I edited pictures and macropictures in Microsoft Office Picture Manager Programme in order to focus on the substantial character, general appearance or detail which I wanted to document. I also used this programme to avoid the picture compromitation by graphic editing. The place I visited the most was the Dendrological park in Průhonice, where I found a lot of selected species. Furthermore, I was in the Troja Botanic park, in Charles University Botanic park (located on the Na Slupi street), in the ČZU area and in Libosad. Finally, according to the instructions from Ing. Miroslav Kunt, Ph.D., I saved each photograph to the online database mapserver (http://www.hsrs.cz/mapserv/czu_dhtml/) with a brief description.
The literature search focus in its first part on a history of garden art, where I am discussing different regions and garden styles. This part also contains a brief description of the most famous architects connected to the topic, such as André Le Nôtre or William Kent. The second part is dedicated to landscape dendrology and its importance. This chapter describes functions, landscape values and importance of the woody plants in the composition. Next chapter describes the woody plants climatic natural habitats and their distribution in cities. The final part of the literature search is dedicated to the healing effects of mentioned plants and their use as a part of home remedies. It suggests which parts of the plant can be used and when to collect them or which substances have medical effects. I also described few examples of tea, honey, baths and inhalation recipes. Following chapter focuses on taxonomic classification and characteristics of individual species. Here, besides the plants specifics, natural habitats, homeland and requirements for cultivation, we can also find the name origin, interesting cultivars and some pictures.
At the end of the work there is a list of some photos taken as a supplement.
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