Avenida dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra, in the parish of Bonfim, is lined with trees along its entire length. This row of trees is located in the middle of the avenue, separating the lanes, and consists of 120 classified trees: 118 Platanus trees (69 Planatus orientalis and 49 Platanus acerifolia) and 2 tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera).
The planting of trees along the street contributes to the thermal regulation of the area and provides shade in the urban fabric, offering a more pleasant space for leisure and walking. In addition, the trees help to filter air pollutants, contributing to the improvement of air quality and the urban environment, and support local biodiversity.
This alignment is part of the Plano de Arborização do Município do Porto, which aims to realise and implement a more refined and programmatic vision of the Municipal Ecological Structure, within a context of valuing trees and the multiple benefits they provide to citizens, the environment and public spaces, without neglecting the city’s increased resilience and climate adaptation.
The tree pits have also undergone intervention through the “Caldeiras Vivas” (Living Pits) project, which aims to fill the tree pits with mostly native species to combat pests and enhance biodiversity.
