Henrik Sjöman

Henrik´s work is focused on developing knowledge of plant-use for urban environments.

His work is mainly focusing on developing knowledge of site adapted plant use for urban environments. How the capacity of different trees and shrubs will vary in context to its urban environment and in delivering ecosystem services has become the prime driver in my work and as such how to extend the knowledge of diversifying the urban treescape in a future climate.

This involves evaluations on plants in their natural habitats, botanic collections and within the cityscape. This holistic approach to plant selection research helps to develop evidence and guidance on plant use within the urban environment. In addition to numerous academic papers, Henrik has co-authored Träd i Urbana Landskap (Trees in the Urban Landscape [In Swedish]) (Sjöman and Slagstedt, 2015); the professional guidance Tree Selection for Green Infrastructure (Hirons and Sjöman, 2019) and The Essential Tree Selection Guide (Sjöman and Anderson, 2023).