Urban forests have great ecological value as facilities for maintaining a favorable environment for the life of citizens. The develop- ment of industrial production, increased traffic flows lead to air pollution of cities, which contributes to a decrease in the productivity of stands, an increase in the decline, a decrease in growth. The aim of the work is to analyze the growth and productivity of larch stands under different anthropogenic influences and develop recommendations for increasing their stability and durability. The materials for the study were data from the repeated measurements of permanent inventory plots at the Experimental Forest District of the Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy and forest areas of the Moscow Region. The growth of stands of mean height in the permanent inventory plots doesn’t correspond to the scale of site class determination: first, the forest site index is upgraded, and then it is declined. The results of the analysis of growth and productivity of larch stands have shown that these trees can be recommended for use in urban landscaping, as they demonstrate high resistance to adverse effects. Mixed pine-larch stands are the most promising for urban landscaping.

Keywords: Larch stands, urbanized environment, growth, productivity