The Great Sycamore of Parc d'Egmont 120-190 years
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus). Nobody plants a sycamore on purpose any more.
Ancient Trees in the Parc d'Egmont
Brussels started its official inventory of remarkable trees in this park, with a squat evergreen oak that most people walk past.
The Parc d'Egmont is small, hidden behind the shops of the Avenue Louise, and holds six of the trees we map within a couple of minutes of each other, which makes it one of the densest pockets on the site. Among them is a ginkgo that is the seventh thickest recorded anywhere in the region and is being slowly damaged by the people who like it, and a tulip tree formally adopted by an art institute a few streets away.
All 6 stand in Brussels, which maps 16 remarkable trees in total.
The Cedar of Lebanon of Parc d'Egmont 120-160 years
Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani). This cedar has spent its life pretending to be a broadleaf.
The Turner's Oak of Parc d'Egmont around 125 years
Turner's Oak (Quercus x turneri). Every register starts somewhere, and Brussels started here.
The Ginkgo of Parc d'Egmont around 120 years
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba). This ginkgo is being slowly harmed by people who like it.
The Tulip Tree of Parc d'Egmont around 120 years
Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera). In autumn 2018 a Brussels art institute adopted this tree.
The Red Oak of Parc d'Egmont around 120 years
Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra). Brussels Environment's own walking route through this park gives up on describing this tree and simply says that in autumn you will notice it before you read the sign.
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