Inventorying of fruit species and ornamental arboreal plants in private gardens in the city of Knin

Sa？etak This paper presents results on research of ornamental arboreal plants and fuit species of private gardens in Knin area, in north Dalmatia, on the slopes of "Spas" hill, in the ？ibenik-Knin county, occupying a total area of 355 km2. During floristic research from March to May 2014 in Knin suburbs called "Pejton" (east of Knin military barracks), 90 private gardens of different sizes were analyzed and 58 families from 27 classes were registered. Magnoliophyta dominate in private gardens (47 families; 81,03 %), among which Dicotyledons (47; 77.59 %) are more common than Monocotyledons (2; 3.45 %). The family Rosaceae (15 families; 25.86 %) stands out with the largest number of species. Considering the type of habitat (Erhardt et al., 2002) bushlike forms dominate (29 families; 50 %). They are followed by trees (25 families; 43.10 %), halfbushes (1 familiy; 1.72 %) and climbing plants (3 families; 5.17 %). Deciduous families (30; 51.72) are more represented than evergreen families (28; 48.72 %). Among 18 autochthonous families (31.03 %) cultivated species (13 families; 22,41 %) dominated. Species that are cultivated dominate amnong alochthonous species (32 families; 55.17 %). They are followed by non-domesticated species "casual-cas" (7; 12.07 %) and one invasive family (1.72 %). Analysis of alochthonous dendroflora according to geographical origin shows that the most representative are plants of Asian origin (23; 39.65 %), followed by families from America (9; 15.52%), Europe and Asia (8; 13.79 %). It is necessary to use more of our autochthonous dendrological ornamental and fruit species in landscaping of private gardens, while alochthonous species are mostly grown in gardens because of their decorative and utilitaryian character