The Avenida Rodrigues de Freitas, in the parish of Bonfim, is lined with trees consisting of 11 small-leaved lime trees (Tilia cordata), 2 large-leaved lime trees (Tilia platyphyllos), 34 silver lime trees (Tilia tomentosa) and 15 European lime trees (Tilia europeae).
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 enforce 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” project, which aims to fill the tree pits with mostly native species to combat pests and enhance biodiversity.
