Dades bàsiques

Duració:

30 min

Punt de partida:

Entrance to Jardins del Real (C/ Sant Pio V)

Punt de finalització:

Museum of Natural Sciences



The presence of Monumental and Singular Trees in the city of Valencia reflects the spirit of people, many anonymous, who opted to preserve and protect one of the longest living beings on the planet, and whose ability to grow throughout their lives allows us today to surprise ourselves with their dimensions or by characteristics that have nothing to do with the measurements but with their rarities, their peculiar shape, the historical facts associated with them or because they are unique species.

All of them silently contribute to the fight against climate change. They are our allies and will play an important role inside cities.

All of them make our lives more pleasant. They are the living witnesses of our history, the travelers of time and space, they are the heirs of the model of sustainable city that we build now.

They have been able to engineer them to be great travellers, with the help of wind or animals; but also by the hand of botanists, naturalists, adventurers or scientists. They have traveled enormous distances from distant corners of the world, to get here. Going around the world in one morning, in the Jardins del Real (Vivers), is possible thanks to these trees.


The Peris Senior Gardeners’ Walk is the longest of the Royal Gardens. This part of the route also takes us through the ruins of the Royal Palace and contains a California palm (Washingtonia filifera), a fan palm (Chamaerops humilis) or an Indian laurel (Ficus microcarpa), among many other species.



In this first section of the route we can find two of the most outstanding trees of the route: the Australian fig tree and the date palm. The first is the widest tree we will see on the walk, while the second is the tallest on the route.



In this final part of the route that connects Paseo Antonio Machado with the Museum of Natural Sciences there are specimens of Palo borratxo (Ceibaspeciosa), an Australian oak (Grevillea robusta) or a podocarp (Podocarpus macrophyllus).