A centuries-old plane tree in southern Greece has been officially recognised as one of the country’s most significant historic trees, earning a place in the Network of Long-Lived Trees of the Greek Revolution.
In a narrow lane in Koukaki, an old neighborhood in central Athens, a large plane tree rises past the upper floors of surrounding apartment blocks – a rare and striking sight in a city that has lost countless trees ....
But it’s not a pollen allergy which causes this annual “Chelsea Cough”; the culprit is the iconic London plane trees which tower majestically over the streets of London and cities across Britain and the world.