Marbella will plant more than 350 trees in the coming months

The City Council of Marbella has received more than 350 trees that will be progressively planted over the coming months at various public road locations in the municipality, mainly in tree pits, both to replace specimens and in newly created spaces, as reported this Tuesday by Diego López, the councilor for Parks and Gardens.

The councilor highlighted that this reception “is part of the municipal green coverage plan and the commitment made at the beginning of the term to achieve the planting of more than 4,000 trees throughout the city”.

López pointed out that “intense work is being done, with several active competitions, to be able to have trees, transfer them to the municipal nursery and from there take them to the areas where they are most needed”.

He explained that it is not a simple process, since “it is not easy to find such a significant number of trees nor to carry out their planting in a city like Marbella”, but he emphasized the effort that is being made to continuously progress.

In this regard, he specified that “these more than 350 trees that we have already received will be planted within an approximate period of 15 to 20 days”. He also indicated that the City Council will continue to receive new specimens over the coming months, which will allow, once summer is over, more than 600 trees and 100 palm trees to be planted in the municipality, thus strengthening the urban tree mass.

Trees Felled by Storms

The councilor recalled that recent incidents caused by storms have resulted in the fall of some trees, which requires acting more quickly in their replacement.

“The fall of trees requires us to be agile and have specimens available to replace those affected by the passage of time or adverse weather phenomena”, he noted.

Planting is carried out throughout the municipal area, after a prior process of removal of deteriorated specimens, stump removal, and ground preparation, allowing a proper implantation of the new trees when conditions permit, as detailed.

The species selected, which include Ligustrum, Cinnamomum camphora, and Spathodea campanulata, as well as Washingtonia robusta and Phoenix dactylifera palm trees, have been chosen for their good adaptation to Marbella's climate, their heat resistance, and their suitability for the urban environment.

“With this action, the City Council improves the environment of the streets, increases shade areas, contributes to the reduction of heat islands and reinforces the CO₂ sinks, consolidating the expansion of green coverage as one of the priority environmental strategies of the municipal management and the sustainable city model promoted by the town”, he added.