The square is noted for being the site of the oldest planted tree in Paris. The Robinia pseudoacacia, a species commonly known as a locust tree, is believed to have been planted by its namesake, Jean Robin (1550–1620), in 1601; if so, it has now been standing on the rive gauche for over four hundred years.
【How-to】What kind of trees line the champs elysees
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