LANDSCAPING CASE STUDY CITY TREES SET TO GROW Location Yeongdeungpo district of Seoul, South Korea Construction date June 2013 Vegetation Tree planting project Supplier Gain Enc Co,. Ltd Huntsman Polyurethanes Everslaan 45 3078 Everberg Belgium Tel.: +32 2 758 9874 Fax.: +32 2 758 7874 [email protected] www.thevydroeffect.com Flakes of VYDRO ® substrate have been used to help a number of trees become established in the Yeongdeungpo administrative district of Seoul, South Korea – a part of the city heavily developed with offices and other commercial buildings. In a bid to ‘green’ the area, the local municipal authority decided to plant the trees at intervals along a stretch of pavement in a busy roadside location. The trees were deposited in a mixture of soil and VYDRO ® substrate: 2kg of soil mixed with 20-30% VYDRO ® flakes per tree. Using VYDRO ® flakes dramatically improves the ability of soil to retain water. This means plants and trees are more likely to survive during prolonged dry periods, and the need for irrigation is greatly reduced – a major benefit in areas such as Yeongdeungpo, where there is no proactive tree management program in place. VYDRO ® substrate was originally invented to transform the installation of green roofs and living walls, but the technology works equally well in landscaping projects – particularly in hot, dry countries where water is often in short supply.

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LANDSCAPING

CASE STUDYCITY TREES SET TO GROW

Location

Yeongdeungpo district of Seoul, South Korea

Construction date

June 2013

Vegetation

Tree planting project

Supplier

Gain Enc Co,. Ltd

Huntsman PolyurethanesEverslaan 453078 EverbergBelgium

Tel.: +32 2 758 9874Fax.: +32 2 758 [email protected] www.thevydroeffect.com

Flakes of VYDRO® substrate have been used to help a number of trees become established in the Yeongdeungpo administrative district of Seoul, South Korea – a part of the city heavily developed with offi ces and other commercial buildings.

In a bid to ‘green’ the area, the local municipal authority decided to plant the trees at intervals along a stretch of pavement in a busy roadside location. The trees were deposited in a mixture of soil and VYDRO® substrate: 2kg of soil mixed with 20-30% VYDRO® fl akes per tree.

Using VYDRO® fl akes dramatically improves the ability of soil to retain water. This means plants and trees are more likely to survive during prolonged dry periods, and the need for irrigation is greatly reduced – a major benefi t in areas such as Yeongdeungpo, where there is no proactive tree management program in place.

VYDRO® substrate was originally invented to transform the installation of green roofs and living walls, but the technology works equally well in landscaping projects – particularly in hot, dry countries where water is often in short supply.