Urban environments create unfavourable conditions for tree growth, particularly for street trees, thus, the selection of tree species to severe growth conditions tolerance is of high importance. In our research, the chlorophyll a fluorescence technique was applied to monitor the physiological state of young trees of 8 species and cultivars growing in a street environment in Warsaw. Trees growing 2-3 m away from a road were compared to others growing minimum 8 meters away. Most of the measured parameters concerning photosynthesis, i.e. F0 and FV/FM revealed satisfying values in Acer campestre, Gleditsia triacanthos, Platanus x hispanica cv. Acerifolia and Pyrus calleryana cv. Chanticleer and close proximity to a road had no negative effect on the photosynthetic apparatus. Roadside trees of Ginkgo biloba, Tilia cordata cv. Greenspire and Tilia x europaea cv. Pallida often revealed higher F0 values and lower FV/FM values than the control trees. The results allowed us to distinguish the tolerant species growing under harsh streetside environmental conditions. The chlorophyll a fluorescence technique was found to be a convenient and rapid method for application in in situ experiments.
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