Tree stand of the old cemetery in Lodz and place of the old cemetery amongst Lodz’s cemeteries along the Lodka river

Abstract

The article concerns tree stand of the Old Cemetery at Ogrodowa street in Lodz. Circumferences of trees at breast height in the main avenue have been measured. Also circumferences of other old trees in the cemetery and two other cemeteries have been measured. Value of tree stand in the Old Cemetery has been assessed.Assessment of the area and tree stands of former cemeteries in the Lodka valley has been done. Positon and time of foundation of cemeteries in relation to the Lodka River is presented in the paper. The article covers size and distance of cemeteries from the oldest part of agricultural Lodz.

Artykuł dotyczy drzewostanu Starego Cmentarza przy ul. Ogrodowej w Łodzi. W głównej alei zmierzono obwody drzew w pierśnicy. Zmierzono również pierśnice innych drzew na tym cmentarzu, a także na dwóch innych. Dokonano oceny wartości drzewostanu Starego Cmentarza.