Urban afforestation contributes and is capable of providing several benefits when well planned.
However, in most cities, planning is not carried out, a situation that is very evident in Araguaína,
which also does not have a plan for afforestation and the planting of many plants is carried out
in inappropriate places, causing several problems. Thus, the work aimed to carry out the
diagnosis of urban afforestation in the region of the Northwest sector in Araguaína -TO, through
a qualitative-quantitative survey of tree species, arbors and palm trees. In this work, 524
individuals were inventoried, corresponding to 72 species distributed in 49 genera of 21
botanical families. The arboreal individuals predominated with 69% of the representation,
followed by palm trees 18% and arboreal trees with 13%. Of the total number of registered
individuals, 98% had good plant health, 0.95% had regular plant health, 0.76% poor and 0.38%
dead. It was found that 32% of individuals are native to Brazil and 68% are exotic. The most
representative families were Arecaceae (8 species), Fabaceae (7) and Myrtaceae (6). Of the
species with the highest number of individuals, Tabebuia rosea with 87 individuals, Moquilea
tomentosa with 65 individuals and Murraya paniculata with 54 individuals stood out. The
species M. tomentosa caused the most interference with the electrical network 22.2%, followed
by Syagrus oleracea, with 10.37%, T. rosea, 7.40% and Syzygium malaccense 6.6%. The
species that most caused interference with the house were M. paniculata (30%), S. malaccense
(30%) and M. tomentosa (16.6%). The species that most caused cracks in the sidewalks were
M. tomentosa. 26.5%, Ficus benjamina 9.35%, S. malaccense 10.39% and Azadirachta indica
(6.25%). The analysis also showed that 204 of the individuals needed pruning. The species M.
tomentosa was the species that caused the most interference, thus it was highlighted in damage
caused to the electrical network, contact with buildings, housing, cracks in sidewalks, and need
for pruning
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