Plátano de Portalegre

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The tree with the plaque
Under the treetop

The Plátano de Portalegre (also Plátano do Rossio ) is a tree in the Portuguese city of Portalegre .

The plane tree ( Platanus orientalis , oriental plane tree ) was planted in 1838 by the botanist and doctor José Maria Grande (1799-1857) born in Portalegre .

It is 26.50 meters high, has a circumference of 6.85 meters and its treetop measures 33.50 meters. This makes it the largest treetop on the Iberian Peninsula .

The plane tree is in a small park that was redesigned in the 1960s by the landscape architect Albano Castelo Branco . The tree, which was already under protection in 1939 , and the park are now listed as a unit.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.arqnet.pt , accessed on July 28, 2013
  2. ↑ www.verportugal.pt , accessed on July 28, 2013
  3. ↑ www.arvoresdeportugal.net ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 28, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.arvoresdeportugal.net
  4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on July 28, 2013

Coordinates: 39 ° 17 '53.2 "  N , 7 ° 25' 46"  W.