About Ancient Trees
The story of Ancient Trees actually started in Lisbon. I travelled there a lot for work, and when you travel for work you have some time to kill. Strolling through the many beautiful parks, I was fascinated by the old jacarandas and fig trees (not that I knew the species then). They seemed ages old, definitely planted by someone no longer living, for us to marvel at. When I later travelled to Palermo and accidentally parked in front of a huge old ficus, I was blown away, and I realised how much I enjoyed these encounters with ancient trees on my trips.
I'm not a tree expert, but I am a big fan. I hope to share this passion with others and make it easier for people to experience trees like these and simply enjoy them, the way I do.
The site isn't perfect, and it needs your help to get better. You can add trees you like, improve the current trees we have or add stories about trees to make it even more interesting to visit.
If you really want to help, you can become a city-ambassador and help guide others to see the most remarkable trees in your city.
The photo is me at a huge Japanese cedar I found recently, on our trip while testing the app. I work on the app every day to make it better. For questions, feedback or anything else, mail me at info@ancienttrees.app.
Thanks,
Hidde
Where the trees come from
Most trees come from official registers of protected and monumental trees, the rest from tree societies, local newspapers and readers. The stories are written with AI and corrected by people who know the trees. All sources are on the sources page.