Plane tree (Planetree)
- Sycamore - Plátano de Sombra
The Plane tree has been a favourite since the Romans lived in
Madrid a couple of thousand years ago. It is a beautiful large
deciduous (it loses its leaves every autumn) shade tree, which
grows relatively fast. The Planetree flowers in April and May
and causes allergies for some people.
Read more: Plane tree - Sycamore - Plátano de Sombra - Photos
Pine Tree - Pino
There are plenty of Pine trees everywhere in Madrid and Spain.
You can find them in parks, along the streets, and in town and
city squares. They're easy enough to identify as a group, but
you might get particular species of Pine trees confused with
each other (and perhaps with Fir trees).
Read more: Pine Trees - Pino Photos
Cypress tree - Ciprés
There is a small variety of Cypress trees
decorating parks, cemeteries and hedges in Madrid. You would
be hard pressed to find a park or neighbourhood without one.
Read more Cypress tree - Ciprés -
Photos
Catalpa - Catalpa
 The Catalpa tree is pretty common in Madrid
because of how beautiful it is. This is a fast growing tree,
but it doesn't last longer than 100 years. The Catalpa sometimes
reaches 8-12 metres in Madrid. It flowers in July. It's originally
from the southeast in the USA.
Read more: Calpa
Tree - Photos.
Privet - Aligustre
The
Common Privet tree is greatly appreciated in the best of parks
in Madrid right alongside other very beautiful trees like the
Sycamore, the Cypress (sempervivens) and the Magnolia. It flowers
in early summer or late spring (July).
Read more: Privet
Tree - Photos.
Magnolia
- Magnolio
The Magnolia is one of those ornamental trees
which can always be found in parks in Madrid mostly because
of its enormous flowers and large dark leaves (brown on the
underside). This is an ancient tree which originated in Asia
(China and Japan) and North America (in the south). The Magnolia
can grow to 25 or 30 metres.
Read more: Magnolia - Magnolio - Photos
Elm - Olmo
There are two main elm trees in Madrid: the
field elm tree and the Siberian elm tree. You can find a lot
of beautiful older field elms in parks and along streets, but
in recent years they haven't been planting any new ones. The
main replacement is the terribly ugly Siberian elm which reputedly
holds up far better against disease and pruning.
Read more: Elm tree - photos
Sweetgum -
Liquidambar - Ocozol
The Sweetgum originally comes from the United States of America.
It has similar characteristics to the Planetree so it is also
used to decorate parks and streets. Even though it's not the
most common of trees in Madrid, you can still find some just
the same.
Read more: Sweetgum - Ocozol Photos
As a disclaimer, I will state that I am an English teacher,
NOT a biologist or other tree expert. I primarily intend this
information to be used by English students to learn a little
English and by English teachers and tourists here who want to
get a general overview of trees in Madrid. If you're studying
for a State exam, you're probably better off finding other sources.
These books are available in some bookshops and libraries
in Madrid. They're in Spanish. I've used them as a guide to
put together these reports.
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