Nature Rotterdam

Plane tree as a city tree

A common tree in cities is the plane tree.

1 min readWestzeedijk 333

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A common tree in cities is the plane tree. The tree standing further along the path is also one. Plane trees seem almost made to grow in the city. The trees can withstand air pollution and the heat in the city, and need little depth to take root.

However, it is not a , which means that Dutch insects do not recognise or utilise the tree well. As a result, there is almost no life to be found on its typical flaking bark. This is in contrast to the bark of an oak tree, for example, which has up to 100 times more insect diversity.

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