The Use of Fruit Trees in Urban Open Green Areas of Erzurum

As in many countries, as a result of the rapid population growth in turkey, distorted urbanization occurs in cities. due to this process, the people of the city are becoming deprived of nature day by day. for the urban people who want to find opportunities to meet the need for recreation but cannot find it in urban living spaces, residential gardens, children playgrounds, parks, botanical gardens and such places located in outdoor green area systems, these places undertake a significant role. the vegetation used in these areas seen as an essential element for providing a natural environment. in this study, plant materials used in plant design applications which constitute the urban open-green area system determined in erzurum city, the plant material used in the main streets, public institution gardens, park and recreation areas, villa gardens, detached residential gardens and site-public housing gardens, were analyzed. within the survey study conducted and other outdoor plants to the city investigated. with this study, the usage of fruit trees in erzurum city determined and its contribution to the city and its aesthetics discussed. as a result of the analyzes carried out in this scope, 14932 plants counted in 6 different area usage types. 1716 out of 4292 plants used in the main streets, 910 out of 3426 plants in public institution gardens, 615 out of 3289 plants in park and recreation areas, 476 out of 949 plants in villa gardens, 311 out of 445 plants in detached residential gardens, 1114 out of 2531 plants in site- public housing gardens were determined to be fruit trees. in all land use types, it investigated that fruit tree usage rate among broadleaf trees is 48.85%, 43.88% in main streets,50.50% in public gardens, 30.40% in park and recreation areas, 76.77% in villa gardens 4.64% in detached residential gardens and 61.68% in site-public housing gardens. research results show that fruity trees are preferred in independent living spaces regardless of income.