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| - | La Bourse/De Beurs at Boulevard Anspach laan in the centre of Brussels; you can reach this place by tram 3 or 4. | + | Café De Markten |
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| ===== A little introduction ===== | ===== A little introduction ===== | ||
| + | During this walk you will meet some of the arboreal persona that survive in the centre of this European, Belgian and Flemish capital. We use the word ' | ||
| + | We propose you to meet these rare co-citizens and help them out of their anonimity, by becoming friends with them and adopting them as part of your social network, speak about them as you speak about your friends and family, share their stories. | ||
| - | During this walk you will meet some of the arboreal persona that survive | + | Ownership and management |
| - | more humans than trees | + | The trees you will meet today are being taken care of by the Department of Green Zones of the City of Brussels. This means that they were probably only randomly taken care of before the completion of the inventory system that started in 2011. Newly planted trees have been registered since 2008. |
| - | regional roads | + | |
| - | city roads, different boroughs | + | |
| - | different criteria to plant trees | + | |
| + | Because anything can be created and managed with language and stories. The legal system that rules our worlds is created with those tools. We manage our individual and legal identities every single day. So why would we not be able to create new identities, legally and socially, such an arboral identity for something as lively as a tree? By sharing their stories we make these trees visible as co-citizens, | ||
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| + | Trees are our ancestors. Without trees we would never have existed. Trees are the former leaders of this planet and by now, every single human with or without power, knows that we will have to grant them their leadership again, at least partly, if we want to enjoy this planet for some more generations. | ||
| + | People moan about it, are afraid of the consequences it will have on their own lifes. But in fact, granting trees their authority again is not difficult at all. Just learn to reconnect to the energy of the tree, listen to the tree, and you will discover inside your soul all the knowledge, experience, ideas and values that are necessary to melt anxiousness, | ||
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| + | So put in your earplugs, breathe deeply, and slowly put one foot in front of the other. At La Bourse you will meet Prutske, our most legendary co-citizen. | ||
| - | ===== Enjoy the walk ! ===== | ||
| - | Walk on the square in front of the hotel. Near the road you'll find a stand with the most famous arboreal persona of Brussels. | ||
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| Fig tree, vijgenboom, figuier, Ficus | Fig tree, vijgenboom, figuier, Ficus | ||
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| + | Please meet Prutske, the only tree we found with a real name! | ||
| + | And what a name. | ||
| + | Prutske is the Flemish Brussels word for 'a tiny little thing of no value' | ||
| + | If anyone knows the story of how this name was given, please contact bxl@fo.am! | ||
| + | Prutske has been registered since 2002, but we don't know his exact age. | ||
| + | The database of Remarkable Trees in Brussels has no legal value yet. The trees listed in here can be added by anyone, if only some criteria are respected. | ||
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| + | The best way to greet Prutske is to take away some of the garbage that his roots seem to collect easily. Prutske is said to be in weak condition. So any love you can give in any form will be highly appreciated. | ||
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| + | So what makes Prutske a remarkable tree? | ||
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| + | First of all, Prutske is a rare migrant. His origins lie near the Mediterranean. A fig tree can only survive in a sunny area and when it is protected from the wind. The presence of this fig tree in the middle of the city centre can be called highly unsuspected and surprising. Secondly, following the database, it is the 3rd biggest fig tree of its species in the Brussels Region. And finally, you can observe fruits – sometimes dry – all year long. Prutske must be a cultivated fig tree, because in order to produce fruits, a fig tree needs the help of the fig wasp, a tiny wasp that cannot survive in our regions. | ||
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| + | The symbiotical story of the wasp and the fig tree is beautifully portrayed in The Queen of Trees, Deeble & Stone, 2005. [[Watch on youtube|https:// | ||
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| + | While you walk to the next tree, try to think of the kind of relationships and networks trees maintain in the city. It is very different to the networks of trees in the forest. But after all, just like human beings, trees are at the same time needed and needy. | ||
| ==== * Elms ==== | ==== * Elms ==== | ||
| the twins | the twins | ||
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| ==== *Wild chestnut ==== | ==== *Wild chestnut ==== | ||
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| Leopold | Leopold | ||
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| ==== *Imaginary tree Dansart ==== | ==== *Imaginary tree Dansart ==== | ||
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| ==== *Platanus the Court of justice ==== | ==== *Platanus the Court of justice ==== | ||
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