Scientific heritage of the outstanding dendrologist and landscape architect, the Doctor of Biological Sciences Leonid Ivanovich Rubtsov (1902–1980) was studied. Scientific interests of the Doctor of Biological Sciences Professor L.I. Rubtsov covered a wide range of issues, most of his works were dedicated to dendrology and landscape architecture. L.I. Rubtsov was among the first who developed and began to implement biological foundations into landscape construction. The scientist successfully used these theoretical developments in practice. Based on scientific grounds for the formation of dendrological collections developed by L.I. Rubtsov the unique gene pool of woody plants was collected in the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Scientific works of L.I. Rubtsov, especially monographs, textbooks and reference books are still essential manuals for many professionals in the field of landscape architecture and decorative horticulture.

1. (1971). Derevya i kustarniki. Golosemennyie: Spravochnik [Trees and shrubs. Gymnosperms: Directory] / Otv. red. L.I. Rubtsov. K.: Nauk. Dumka, 156 p. [in Russian].
2. (1974). Derevya i kustarniki. Pokryitosemennyie: Spravochnik [Trees and shrubs. Angiosperms: Directory] / Otv. red. L.I. Rubtsov. – K.: Nauk. dumka, 590 p. [in Russian].
3. Ilienko O.O., Medvediev V.A. (2012). Trostianetskyi park yak obiekt doslidzhen u naukovykh pratsiakh L.I. Rubtsova [Trostyanets Park as an object of research in the scientific works of L.I. Rubtsov]. Mezhdunarodnyie chteniya, posvyaschennyie 110-letiyu so dnya rozhdeniya doktora biologicheskih nauk, professora Leonida Ivanovicha Rubtsova: materialyi nauchnoy konferentsii, 15–18 maya 2012 goda [International readings dedicated to the 110th birthday of the Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Leonid Ivanovich Rubtsov: proceedings of a scientific conference, May 15–18, 2012]. K.: Molyar S.V., P. 43–47. [in Russian]
4. Kosenko I.S., Hrabovyi V.M. (2012). Rol Leonida Ivanovycha Rubtsova u vidnovlenni ta pokrashchenni parkovykh kompozytsii «Sofiivky» [The role of Leonid Ivanovich Rubtsov in the restoration and improvement of park compositions «Sofiyivka»]. Mezhdunarodnyie chteniya, posvyaschennyie 110-letiyu so dnya rozhdeniya doktora biologicheskih nauk, professora Leonida Ivanovicha Rubtsova: materialyi nauchnoy konferentsii, 15–18 maya 2012 goda [International readings dedicated to the 110th birthday of the Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Leonid Ivanovich Rubtsov: proceedings of a scientific conference, May 15–18, 2012]. K.: Molyar S.V., P. 9–11. [in Russian]
5. Kuznetsov S.I., Klymenko Yu.O. (2002. № 2). Bioekolohichni osnovy stvorennia sadovo-parkovoho landshaftu (u svitli pohliadiv L.I. Rubtsova) [Bioecological bases of creation of a garden and park landscape (in the light of LI Rubtsov's views)]. Introduktsiia roslyn [Plant introduction]. S. 104–107.
6. Meshkova V.I. (2012). O tvorcheskom vklade L.I. Rubtsova v nauku i praktiku sadovogo iskusstva. [On the creative contribution of L.I. Rubtsov in the science and practice of garden art]. Mezhdunarodnyie chteniya, posvyaschennyie 110-letiyu so dnya rozhdeniya doktora biologicheskih nauk, professora Leonida Ivanovicha Rubtsova: materialyi nauchnoy konferentsii, 15–18 maya 2012 goda [International readings dedicated to the 110th birthday of the Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Leonid Ivanovich Rubtsov: proceedings of a scientific conference, May 15–18, 2012]. K.: Molyar S.V., P. 23–31. [in Russian]
7. Reyting arhitektorov Rossiyskoy imperii, SSSR, «russkogo zarubezhya», Rossiyskoy federatsii i respublik byivshego Sovetskogo Soyuza [Rating of architects of the Russian Empire, the USSR, the «Russian abroad», the Russian Federation and the republics of the former Soviet Unio]. http://rating.artunion.ru (data zvernennya 5.09.2019). [in Russian]
8. Rubtsov A.F., Havrylenko N.A. (2012). Landshaftnыe razrabotky L.Y. Rubtsova – osnova proekta novoi chasty dendrolohycheskoho parka «Askanyia-Nova» [Landscape development LI Rubtsova - the basis of the project of a new part of the dendrological park «Askania-Nova»]. Mezhdunarodnyie chteniya, posvyaschennyie 110-letiyu so dnya rozhdeniya doktora biologicheskih nauk, professora Leonida Ivanovicha Rubtsova: materialyi nauchnoy konferentsii, 15–18 maya 2012 goda [International readings dedicated to the 110th birthday of the Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor Leonid Ivanovich Rubtsov: proceedings of a scientific conference, May 15–18, 2012]. K.: Molyar S.V., P. 211–214. [in Russian]
9. Rubtsov L.I. (1965). Dereva ta kuschi v landshaftniy arhitekturi [Trees and shrubs in landscape architecture]. K.: BudIvelnik, 120 p. [in Ukrainian].
10. Rubtsov L.I. Biologicheskie osnovyi sozdaniya sadovo-parkovogo landshafta: avtoref. dis…. dok-ra. biol. nauk [Biological basis for the creation of landscape gardening: thesis abstract of the Doctor of Biological Sciences]/ Rubtsov Leonid Ivanovich, AN USSR. Botan. in-t im. V.L. Komarova. – Leningrad, 1954. 27 p. [in Russian].
11. Rubtsov L.I (1977). Derevya i kustarniki v landshaftnoy arhitekture: Spravochnik [Trees and Shrubs in Landscape Architecture: Directory]. K.: Naukova dumka, 272 p. [in Russian].
12. Rubtsov L.I. (1953). Dolgovechnost dekorativnyih derevev i kustarnikov [Longevity of ornamental trees and shrubs]. Red. A.M. Grodzinskiy. K.: Izd-vo AN USSR, 51 p. [in Russian].
13. Rubtsov L.I. (1952). Krasivotsvetuschie kustarniki dlya zelyonogo stroitelstva USSR [Beautifully flowering shrubs for green building of the Ukrainian SSR]. Otv. red. N.N. Grishko. K.: Izd-vo AN USSR, 72 p. [in Russian].
14. Rubtsov L.I. (1964). Proektirovanie sadov i parkov: Ucheb. posobie dlya uchaschihsya tehnikumov [Design of gardens and parks: Textbook manual for students of technical schools]. M.: Izd-vo. literaturyi po stroitelstvu, 235 p. [in Russian].
15. Rubtsov L.I. (1973). Proektirovanie sadov i parkov: Ucheb. posobie dlya tehnikumov. – 2-e izd., pererab [Design of gardens and parks: Textbook manual for students of technical schools. 2nd edition, revised]. M.: Stroyizdat, 193 p. [in Russian].
16. Rubtsov L.I. (1979). Proektirovanie sadov i parkov: Ucheb. posobie dlya tehnikumov. – 3-e izd., dop. i pererab [Design of gardens and parks: Textbook manual for students of technical schools. 3nd edition, revised]. M.: Stroyizdat, 184 p. [in Russian].
17. Rubtsov L.I. (1956). Sadovo-parkovyiy landshaft [Landscape gardening] / Otv. red. A.I. Barbarich; AN USSR, K.: Izd-vo AN USSR, 212 p. [in Russian].
18. Rubtsov L.I. (1936. № 7). Subtropicheskie parki. V poryadke obsuzhdeniya [Subtropical parks. In order of discussion]. Sovetskie subtropiki [Soviet subtropics]. P. 51–57. [in Russian].
19. Rubtsov L.I, Laptev A.A. (1968). Spravochnik po zelyonomu stroitelstvu [Green Landscape Building Handbook]. K.: BudIvelnik, 280 p. [in Russian].
20. Rubtsov L.I., Laptev A.A. (1971). Spravochnik po zelyonomu stroitelstvu. 2-e izd., pererab. i dop. [Green Landscape Building Handbook. 2nd edition, revised] K.: BudIvelnik, 312 p. [in Russian].
21. Rubtsov L.I., Mihaylov N.L., Zhogoleva V.G. (1980). Vidy i sorta sireni, kultiviruemyie v SSSR: Katalog-spravochnik [Lilac species and cultivars in cultivation in U.S.S.R.: directory]. K.: Nauk. dumka, 128 p. [in Russian].
22. Rubtsova E.L., Chuvikina N.V., Klimenko A.V. (2017). Ispolzovanie pamyatnikov kultovoy arhitekturyi v landshaftah Natsionalnogo botanicheskogo sada imeni N.N. Grishko NAN Ukrainyi [Use of monuments of religions archutecture in the landscapes of M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine]. «Landshaftnaya arhitektura v botanicheskih sadah i dendroparkah»: materialyi IХ Mezhdunarodnoy nauchnoy konferentsii 4–6 sentyabrya 2017 g. [Landscape architecture in botanical gardens and arboretums: materials of the IX International Scientific Conference. September 4–6, 2017] Solovki. P. 103–106. [in Russian].
23. Rubtsova O.L., Klimenko Yu.O. (2019). Polyani – vazhliviy element v landshaftnyh kompozitsiyah doktora biologichnyh nauk, profesora L.I. Rubtsova [Glades are an important element in landscape compositions of the doctor of biological sciences, professor L.I. Rubtsov]. K.:, 36 p. [in Ukrainian].
24. Soltani G.A. (2014). Istoriya sozdaniya dendroparka «Yuzhny`e kul`tury`" (persony` i soby`tiya. [History of the arboretum «Yuzhnye Cultury» (persons and events)] Hortus Botanicus, Т.9. P. 22–34. [in Russian].
25. Mark L. DeBard, MD, Registrar & International Lilac Society. Last updated: January 1, 2020. s. 62, 357, 487. https://www.internationallilacsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/International-Register-updated-January-1-2020.pdf (data zvernennya 31.03.2020)
26. Rubtsov, L. I., N. L. Mikhailov, and V. G. Zhogoleva. (1982). Lilac species and cultivars in cultivation in U.S.S.R. Lilacs. 11(2): 1–38.