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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2021, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (11): 37-48.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20211104

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Influence of Crown Color Characteristics on the Ornamental Effect of Autumn-Color Trees

Na Jia1,Wei Yan1,*,Jiuxi Shi2, Geriletu2,Xiaoyu Che3   

  1. 1. Forestry College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot 010019
    2. Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, CAF Hangzhou 311400
    3. College of Landscape Architecture and Tourism, Hebei Agricultural University Baoding 071000
  • Received:2019-10-11 Online:2021-11-25 Published:2022-01-12
  • Contact: Wei Yan

Abstract:

Objective: The crown of autumn-color trees was investigated to construct and identify the key indices affecting scenic beauty estimation (SBE) based on HSV color space, and to reveal the quantitative relationships between color indices and SBE, in order to provide a basis for deepening studies on forest color and improving indicators system for assessing ornamental effect. Method: 190 photos of individual trees of 38 autumn-color species common in northern China during five coloration periods were investigated by color classification (dominant color, complementary color and intersperse color) of the photos using Photoshop and ColorImpact software, the values and area proportions of HSV (hue, saturation and value of color) color were extracted by category, synthesize dominant, assistant and whole indexes, and the three elements synthesized index, chromatic aberration indexes (interior of chromatic aberration, and external of chromatic aberration), the deviation indexes, and basic quantity indexes were calculated. Then psychophysical method were employed to acquire the SBE value of the pictures. Software SPSS and DPS were taken to analyze the correlation between the color indexes and SBE statistically. A multiple regression model was established based on the result, and the key indexes affecting SBE were identified. Result: The Pearson correlation analysis showed that the 5 special indexes affecting SBE(|r|>0.500, P < 0.01), saturation of assistant color (r=0.539, P < 0.01), saturation of whole colur (r=0.533, P < 0.01), biased exponent of dominant color and assistant color (r=-0.515, P < 0.01), relative area of dominant color (r=-0.521, P < 0.01), and relative area of whole color (r=-0.519, P < 0.01). 6 color indexes such as value, the chromatic aberration of hue, the interior chromatic aberration euclidean, the external chromatic aberration euclidean, the deviation, and the counting index, of which 12 indexes had an extremely significant correlation (|r|>0.300) with SBE). The correlaton between indexes mainly regards the between different indexes in the same index group. Among the three elements of color, both saturation and value have had a good positive linear relationship with SBE, while hue had no linear relationship with SBE. Among the chromatic aberration indexes, the chromatic aberratin of hue had a significantly negative linear relationship with SBE. The external chromatic aberration euclidean, biased exponent, and other external of chromatic aberration of single primary color possess a negative linear relationship with SBE. In contrast, the Interior chromatic aberration had a positive linear relationship or quadratic curve (level first and then rise) relationship with SBE. Among the deviation indexes and basic number indexes, the deviation of hue, the deviation of value, the relative area of color, and the maximum number of colors were optimally in a quadratic curve relation with SBE. The SBE model is a quadratic polynomial(R2=0.807). As illustrated in the model, a high SBE value is given to the colorscape of trees with a high ratio of hanging leaves, with hues closer to yellow-green, with a pure bright whole color, with distinct gradations of values. Among the two factors of saturation of whole color, the color landscape with strong value of dominant color and assistant color and value of contrast and harmonious saturation of dominant color and assistant color has good viewing effect. Conclusion: The sample color was allocated into different categories and then re-synthesized by categories, thereby realizing quantitative calculation of color indexes. Chromatic aberration and the deviation have explicit physical meanings and are effective indexes for quantifying the dimensionality reduction of the color index and improving evaluation efficiency. Containing 6 key indexes such as the chromatic aberration of dominant color hue and assistant color hue, saturation of whole saturation, biased exponent of dominant and assistant, the external chromatic aberration euclidean of dominant color and assistant color saturation, the deviation of whole color value, and relative area of whole color, the SBE model, can be used as an index system for comprehensive evaluation of SBE.

Key words: color of the tree, color attribute, ornamental effect of color

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