Remarkable trees

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The inventory of remarkable trees is the work of the Monuments and Sites service of the Brussels-Capital Region. The list has to serve the protection of the Brussels trees.

Scientific list of trees

The list contains more than 900 trees for the City of Brussels. It includes both trees in public spaces and trees in private parts (gardens, inner courtyards,...). The database provides a wealth of information about each tree:

• type
• address
• status
• dimensions
• rank
• environment
• state of health

A search function allows to search for trees using several criteria:

• municipality
• street
• visibility from the road
• environment (single, group,...)
• type
• status (protected,,...)
• circumference

Trees in Brussels

The City of Brussels has about 27,39 trees per km² and 164 different species. Most species that are present:

• horse chestnut
• beech
• plane tree
• maple tree
• red beech

Report a remarkable tree?

If you have a remarkable tree in your garden and want to have it included in the inventory, you can report the tree by filling the form (in Dutch) or the form (in French) and sending it to:

• Direction Monuments and Sites
  CCN - Rue du Progrès 80
  1035 Brussels

More information: inventory of trees in the City of Brussels