Brussels Park
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Brussels Park is the largest urban public park in central Brussels, Belgium. Formerly known and still sometimes colloquially referred to as the Royal Park.
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Remarkable trees
The park's central path is mainly lined with plane trees. As for the two paths leading to Place Royale and Place du Trône, they are respectively planted with chestnut trees and a varied mixture of high-stemmed trees (e.g. maples, beeches, plane trees, chestnut trees, etc.). The two transverse paths are adorned with elms and beeches. All around the park, there is also a double row of trellised lime trees which reinforces the elaborate appearance of this green ensemble.
Below are some of the park's remarkable trees listed by the Monuments and Sites Commission:
| English name | Latin name | cir. in cm |
|---|---|---|
| London plane | Platanus x hispanica | 345 |
| Horse-chestnut | Aesculus hippocastanum | 325 |
| Sycamore | Acer pseudoplatanus | 304 |
| Oriental plane | Platanus orientalis | 290 |
| European beech | Fagus sylvatica | 283 |
| European ash | Fraxinus excelsior | 222 |
| Norway maple | Acer platanoides | 202 |
| Common hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | 126 |
| Japanese zelkova | Zelkova serrata | 106 |
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See also
- Paleizenplein
- List of parks and gardens in Brussels
- History of Brussels
- Belgium in "the long nineteenth century"
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