The area of trees and shrubs in the city of Perm in 2000 was:[1]
| Category of trees and shrubs | Area (km²) | |
|---|---|---|
| of common use (gardens, parks, boulevards) | 7.51 | |
| of limited use (inside the dwelling blocs, at the territories of schools, hospitals, another institutions) | 10.39 | |
| of special use (protective sanitary plantations, cemeteries and so on.) | 10.20 |
In 2000, by the order of city administration Perm State Universitydrew up an inventory of trees and shrubs, which embraced Industrialny and Leninsky city districts completely and other city districts partially.[2] 697,055 trees was taken into account.
| District | Explored area (km²) | Wood area (km²) | Total length of paths (km) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.50 | 1.16 | 64.4 | ||
| 20.32 | 2.109 | 86.8 | ||
| 34.32 | 1.725 | 88.4 | ||
| 33.94 | 2.453 | 62.7 | ||
| 28.88 | 2.145 | 159.0 |
| District | Total amount of trees | Prevailing types, % | Amount of old trees | Amount of trees, that require replacement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72,302 | Poplar — 20.03 Norway Maple — 16.38 Acer negundo — 12.9 | 4,856 (6.71%) | 948 (19.52%) | ||
| 188,497 | Pine — 29.37 Poplar — 26.12 Acer negundo — 13.2 | 98,374 (52.18%) | 2,322 (2.36%) | ||
| 129,888 | Acer negundo — 27.62 Poplar — 15.88 Willow — 14.05 | 13,603 (10.47%) | 1,419 (10.43%) | ||
| 101,566 | Poplar — 24.09 Birch — 17.32 Acer negundo — 13.02 | 1,928 (1.89%) | 1,297 (67.27%) | ||
| 163,945 | Acer negundo — 24.82 Willow — 15.94 Poplar — 13.18 | 6,133 (3.74%) | 642 (10.47%) | ||
| 13,151 | Acer negundo — 30.22 Tilia — 18.6 Poplar — 15.23 | 3,283 (14.53%) | 897 (27.32%) | ||
| 27,706 | Poplar — 36,99 Acer negundo — 23,63 Birch — 14.63 | 1,911 (11.85%) | 1,748 (91.47%) |
The city administration makes efforts to plant trees and shrubs. Since 1999, a "Green Wall" campaign is conducted with the purpose of increase in quantity of trees and shrubs. The action is realized by force of OTOSes, schoolchildren and volunteers.