Moscow Plants 12K Trees in 2025, Plans 10K More in 2026
In Moscow, 12,000 large trees were planted in 2025, and approximately 10,000 new plants are scheduled to be added in 2026, according to the capital's mayor, Sergey Sobyanin.
Consensus
- In 2025, approximately 12,000 large mature trees were planted in Moscow.
- In 2026, about 10,000 new trees are planned for planting in Moscow.
- Trees were planted on major avenues, including Volgograd Prospekt and Marxistskaya Street.
- Trees were planted on the Profsoyuznaya Street and 60th Anniversary of October Prospekt.
- Trees were planted on Shchelkovskoye Shosse and adjacent streets: Bolshaya Cherkyozovskaya, Krasnopruzhnaya, Rusakovskaya, and Preobrazhenskaya.
- Trees were planted on Leninsky Prospekt and Abel'manovskaya Street.
- Trees were planted in the 3rd KruTitsky Lane.
- 200 mature trees were planted on Nagatinskaya, Novodanilovskaya, and Paveletskaya embankments.
- The trees planted on the embankments are linden and sharp-leaved maple.
- Mature trees used for major roads are 10–25 years old and 4–8 meters tall.
- Linden, elm, and maple are the most commonly planted tree species in urban areas.
- Coniferous trees and ornamental apple trees are planted on adjacent streets and areas around social facilities.
Points of divergence
- Work on planting trees will continue in late autumn, with plans to plant about 10,000 trees. — tg_mosrutop
- Sergei Sobyanin stated that 12,000 trees were planted in 2025 and 10,000 in 2026. — ntv
- Sobyanin mentioned that over 1,800 trees were planted at reconstructed polyclinics and schools. — vm
- Over 160 trees were planted in Skolkovo in 2025. — m24
Coverage (5 sources)
- Sergey Sobyanin: We continue comprehensive improvement — Вечерняя Москва
- Moscow is becoming greener. In 2025, about 12 thousand large trees were planted on urban territories. — Город Москва
- In Moscow, about 10 thousand trees are planned to be planted this year — НТВ Москва
- Sobyanin: In Moscow this year about 10 thousand trees will be planted — Вечерняя Москва
- Sobyanin: Moscow will plant about 10 thousand trees this year — Москва 24
Key entities
- Moscow
- Sergey Sobyanin
- Volgogradskogo Prospekta
- Marxist Street
- Max
- Timiryazevsky District
- Profsoyuznaya
- Shchelkovskoye Highway
- Nagatinskaya
- Новоданиловской
- Paveletskaya Embankment
- Марксистской