The Plane of the Fontana dei Dodici Mesi over 200 years, by the regional register's age band
London Plane (Platanus x acerifolia). Forty metres, and nothing in Turin is taller.
Ancient Trees in the Parco del Valentino
Turin's oldest tree and Turin's tallest tree both stand in this park, a few hundred metres apart along the Po.
The oldest is an oak behind the Castello del Valentino, past two hundred years by the regional register and the exception in a city where every other tree that old is a plane. The tallest is a plane by the Fontana dei Dodici Mesi at forty metres, and nothing in Turin beats it. A third plane, six metres round, is the widest trunk in the park, and a hackberry stands alone on open grass, which is why its crown is so even.
All 5 stand in Turin, which maps 8 remarkable trees in total.
The Oak behind the Castello del Valentino over 200 years, by the regional register's age band
Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur). Every other tree in Turin that the register dates past two hundred years is a plane.
The Plane by the Eridano over 200 years, by the regional register's age band
London Plane (Platanus x acerifolia). Six metres round, and it is the widest trunk in the park.
The Hackberry of the Valentino 100 to 200 years, by the regional register's age band
Mediterranean Hackberry (Celtis australis). This one stands by itself on open grass, which is why it looks the way it does.
The Plane at the Borgo Medievale 100 to 200 years, by the regional register's age band
London Plane (Platanus x acerifolia). The medieval village beside this tree was built in 1884 and there is nothing dishonest about it.
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