The tree alignment of Rua de Gondarém is around 1.3 kilometres long and is lined with around a hundred Platanus trees that are three to four decades old, with robust trunks and leafy tops.
The planting of trees along the street contributes to the thermal regulation of the area and the promotion of shade in the urban area, offering a more pleasant space for leisure and walking. In addition, trees help filter air pollutants, contributing to improving 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 materialise and enforce a vision of a more refined and programmatic Municipal Ecological Structure, set in a context of valuing trees and the multiple benefits they provide to citizens, the environment and public space, not forgetting the increase in the city’s resilience and climate adaptation.
The tree pits have also undergone intervention through the ‘Caldeiras Vivas’ project, which aims to occupy the tree pits with mostly native species to combat pests and boost biodiversity.
