Intensive Green Roof Trees

Rooftop trees are a special category of deep intensive systems.

Intensive green roof trees.

Intensive green roofs are widely used on commercial buildings where owners want to have large green areas that incorporate all sizes and types of plants. These are covered with low growing plants such as evergreen sedums. These roofs will have grasses ground covers flowers shrubs and even trees. The top layer can be installed directly on top of the base layer without using a separation fabric similar to natural soil profiles with different horizons that have specific properties.

Intensive green roofs require the deepest soil and have the greatest impact on the structural design but they also accommodate all types of plantings including large shrubs and trees. The vegetation consists of lawns shrubs and trees and can easily be combined with pedestrian and vehicular pavements. Consider irrigation of intensive green roof systems early none of the above removes the requirement for good sound horticultural practice such as weeding seasonal mulching thinning out the plantings appropriate feeding or installing the plants at a size that enables them to slowly acclimatise to their new environment. From a distance an extensive sedum roof can be mistaken for a grass field.

Components of an intensive green roof click for high res version intensive. Intensive systems allow the designer to create a park like setting so they are the best option for roof gardens that will be occupied. Intensive green roofs are comparable to soil bound green areas such as gardens and park landscapes. The vegetation for this roof needs a lot of water and regular maintenance.