TREES AND WOODLAND PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2018 THE MAIN PROTECTED SPECIES SCIENTIFIC NAME MALTESE NAME ENGLISH NAME Bean Trefoil Tree; 1. Anagyris foetida § Il-Fula tal-Klieb § Mediterranean Stinkwood § Strawberry Tree; Cane Apple; 2. Arbutus unedo L-Imbragla Western Arbutus 3. Celtis australis § Il-Buglar; iċ-Ċeltis § Southern Nettle Tree § 4. Ceratonia siliqua Il-Ħarruba Carob Is-Siġra ta’ Ġuda; il-Ħarrub ta’ Judas Tree; Mediterranean 5. Cercis siliquastrum Ġuda; l-Għarusa tal-Makkja Redbud 6. Chamaerops humilis Il-Ġummara Dwarf Fan Palm 7. Crataegus azarolus L-Għanżalor Azarole; Crete Hawthorn 8. Crataegus monogyna Iż-Żagħrun Whithorn; Common Hawthorn 9. Crataegus x ruscinonensis L-Għanżalor Selvaġġ Hybrid Hawthorn 10. Cupressus sempervirens Iċ-Ċipressa Italian Cypress 11. Cydonia oblonga L-Isfarġel; Il-Kwins Quince 12. Ephedra fragilis § L-Efedra § Shrubby Horsetail; Joint Pine § 13. Fraxinus angustifolia § Il-Fraxxnu; is-Siġar tal-Paċenzja § Narrow-Leaved Ash § Juniperus macrocarpa 14. [= Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. Il-Ġnibru x-Xewwieki Large Fruited Juniper macrocarpa] Prickly Juniper; Cade Juniper; 15. Juniperus oxycedrus Il-Ġnibru x-Xewwieki Prickly Cedar; Sharp Cedar Il-Ġnibru tal-Punent; Il-Ġnibru 16. Juniperus phoenicea Phoenician Juniper tal-Feniċi 17. Juniperus turbinata Il-Ġnibru; Il-Ġniepru; L-Għargħar Phoenician Juniper 18. Laurus nobilis Ir-Randa; il-Lawru Bay Laurel; Sweet Bay Red Medlar; Himalayan Goji; L-Għawseġ tax-Xarq; Il-Goxi 19. Lycium barbarum § Barbary Matrimony Vine; Ghost s-Selvaġġ § Thorn § Chinese Boxthorn; Chinese 20. Lycium chinense s.l. § L-Għawseġ tal-Ikel; Il-Goxi § Wolfberry; Chinese Goji § European Tea-Tree; 21. Lycium europaeum § L-Għawseġ § European Boxthorn § Mediterranean Tea-Tree; 22. Lycium intricatum § L-Għawseġ Selvaġġ § Southern Boxthorn § Southern Tea-Tree; Southern 23. Lycium schweinfurthii § L-Għawseġ Selvaġġ § Boxthorn § Malus pumila s.l.* Is-Siġar tat-Tuffieħ; Il-Pumiċella; 24. [= Malus domestica s.l.; Pyrus Apple Tree* It-Tuffieħa tal-Billudja* malus s.l.] European Crab Apple; Wild 25. Malus sylvestris* It-Tuffieħ Selvaġġ* Apple* Fomm il-Lipp; Omm il-Epp; Medlar; Mediterranean Medlar 26. Mespilus germanica § In-Naspli t-Tedeski § § 27. Morus alba* Is-Siġar taċ-Ċawsli* White Mulberry* 28. Morus nigra* Is-Siġar tat-Tut* Black Mulberry* 29. Myrtus communis Ir-Riħan Myrtle Id-Difla; Siġret il-Ġarab; Siġret 30. Nerium oleander x il-Bass; Is-Siġar tal-Wirdien; Oleander x l-Oleandru x 31. Olea europaea s.l.* Iż-Żebbuġa; Iż-Żejtuna* Olive* Olea oleaster s.l., including Olea 32. Iż-Żebbuġ Selvaġġ Wild Olive; Oleaster europaea var. sylvestris Ix-Xewk tal-Kuruna; Ix-Xewk ta’ 33. Paliurus spina-christi § Christ’s Thorn Tree § Kristu § 34. Phillyrea latifolia § L-Olivastru; il-Fillirja § Mock Privet; Jasmine Box § 35. Phillyrea media § L-Olivastru; il-Fillirja § Mock Privet; Jasmine Box § Il-Palm tat-Tamar; In-Naħla; 36. Phoenix dactylifera Date Palm Is-Siġar tat-Tamar Iż-Żnuber il-Ħamra; Iż-Żnuber Brutia Pine; Calabrian Pine; 37. Pinus brutia tal-Lvant Turkish Pine Iż-Żnuber il-Kbira; Iż-Żnuber 38. Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine tal-Kanarji Iż-Żnuber; Is-Siġar tal-Prinjol; 39. Pinus halepensis Is-Siġar tal-Arżnu; l-Arżnu Aleppo Pine; Jerusalem Pine s-Selvaġġ 40. Pinus nigra Iż-Żnuber tal-Muntanji Black Pine; Austrian Pine Iż-Żnuber tal-Baħar; Iż-Żnuber 41. Pinus pinaster Maritime Pine; Cluster Pine tax-Xatt; Il-Prinjol tal-Ġewnaħ Iż-Żnuber tal-Ikel; Iż-Żnuber Stone Pine; Umbrella Pine; 42. Pinus pinea tal-Umbrella; Is-Siġra tal-Prinjol Parasol Pine 43. Pistacia lentiscus Id-Deru; Id-Deluwa Lentisk; Mastic Tree Il-Botna; L-Iskornabekk; Is-Siġar 44. Pistacia terebinthus § tat-Turpentina; It-Trementina; Terebinth; Turpentine Tree § Is-Siġar tal-Fosdoq; it-Terebintu § 45. Pistacia x saportae § Id-Deru l-Bagħal § Hybrid Mastic Tree § Il-Luqa; Is-Siġar taċ-Ċopp; 46. Populus alba White Poplar Is-Siġra tal-Luq Prunus armeniaca* 47. [= Armeniaca vulgaris; Is-Siġra tal-Berquq; Il-Lixandrina* Apricot; Armenian Plum* Amygdalus armeniaca] Prunus avium* Wild Cherry; Sweet Cherry; 48. [= Cerasus avium; Prunus Iċ-Ċirasa; l-Amarena* Gean* cerasus var. avium] Prunus cerasifera s.l.*, Iċ-Ċuplamm; l-Għanbaqar 49. Cherry Plum; Myrobalan Plum* including Prunus myrobalana* il-Kbir* Prunus cerasus* Dwarf Cherry; Sour Cherry; Tart 50. Iċ-Ċirasa s-Selvaġġa* [= Cerasus vulgaris] Cherry* Prunus domestica s.l.*, Plum Tree; Prune Tree; Bullace; including Prunus institia* Il-Prajn; l-Għanbaqar; Il-Prajjen; 51. Damascene; Damson; [= Druparia prunus; Druparia Il-Pruna; Is-Sużina * Greengage* institia; Prunus communis s.l.] Prunus dulcis s.l.* 52. Is-Siġra tal-Lewż* Common Almond Tree* [= Amygdalus communis] Prunus mahaleb Iċ-Ċirasa Bagħlija; Iċ-Ċirasa Mahaleb Cherry; St Lucie 53. [= Cerasus mahaleb; Druparia s-Selvaġġa § Cherry § mahaleb] § Prunus persica s.l.* 54. [= Persica vulgaris s.l.; Il-Ħawħa* Peach Tree* Amygdalus persica s.l.] Prunus persica var. nucipersica* In-Nuċiprisk; l-Anċiprisk; 55. Nectarine Tree* [= Persica nucipersica] Iċ-Ċiprisk* 56. Prunus spinosa § Il-Prajn tax-Xewk § Sloe; Blackthorn § 57. Prunus x dasycarpa § Iż-Żabrikott § Black Apricot § Is-Siġar tar-Rummien; Is-Siġar 58. Punica granatum* Pomegranate* tal-Bullar* 59. Pyrus amygdaliformis § Il-Lanġas Selvaġġ § Almond-Leaved Pear § Il-Lanġasa; Il-Bergamotta; Pyrus communis s.l.* Il-Butira; Il-Maskarella; 60. European Pear Tree* [= Pyrus domestica] Il-Bambinella; l-Anġilka; l-Ottobrina* Il-Lanġas Bagħal; il-Lanġas 61. Pyrus pyraster § Wild Pear § Selvaġġ § 62. Pyrus syriaca § Il-Lanġas Selvaġġ § Syrian Pear § Palestine Oak; Eastern Kermes 63. Quercus calliprinos Il-Balluta x-Xewwikija tal-Lvant Oak 64. Quercus coccifera Il-Balluta x-Xewwikija Kermes Oak Holm Oak; Evergreen Oak; Holly 65. Quercus ilex § Il-Balluta; Is-Siġar tal-Ġandar § Oak § Is-Siġar tas-Sufra; Il-Balluta 66. Quercus suber Cork Oak tas-Sufra 67. Rhamnus alaternus L-Alaternu Mediterranean Buckthorn Lesser Buckthorn; Olive-Leaved 68. Rhamnus oleoides § Iż-Żiju § Buckthorn § 69. Rhus coriaria § Ix-Xumakk tal-Konz § Common Sumach § Iż-Żafżafa; Iż-Żafżafa l-Kbira; 70. Salix alba s.l. § White Willow § Iż-Żafżafa l-Bajda § 71. Salix pedicellata § Iż-Żafżafa ż-Żgħira § Mediterranean Willow § 72. Sambucus ebulus In-Nittiena; Is-Sebuqa s-Selvaġġa Dwarf Elder Is-Sambuka; Is-Sebuqa; 73. Sambucus nigra Common Elder Is-Sebuqa l-Kbira 74. Sorbus aucuparia § Iż-Żorba s-Selvaġġa § Rowan; Mountain Ash § 75. Sorbus domestica § Iż-Żorba § Service Tree § 76. Spartium junceum § Il-Ġenista s-Safra § Spanish Broom § Il-Bruka; Il-Bruka l-Maltija; African Tamarisk; African Salt 77. Tamarix africana It-Tarfa Cedar Athel Tamarisk; Athel Tree; 78. Tamarix aphylla Il-Bruka tal-Lvant Athel Pine; Athel Salt Cedar Il-Bruka l-Franċiża; Il-Bruka French Tamarisk; Common 79. Tamarix gallica r-Roża; Il-Farka Tamarisk Il-Bruka tal-Kaxgar; Il-Bruka 80. Tamarix hispida Kashgar Tamarisk tal-Asja 81. Tamarix parviflora Il-Bruka r-Roża; Il-Farka Small-Flowered Tamarisk Arar tree; Sandarac Gum Tree; 82. Tetraclinis articulata § L-Għargħar § Mediterranean Alerce; Barbary Arbor-Vitae; Barbary Thuya § 83. Ulmus americana § L-Ulmu tal-Amerka § American Elm § Ulmus canescens § In-Nemmiesa; Is-Siġar Hoary Elm; Grey Elm; 84. [=Ulmus minor subsp. tan-Nemus; l-Ulmu; l-Ulmu ta’ Grey-Leaved Elm § canescens] Malta § Wych Elm; Scotch Elm; Scot’s 85. Ulmus glabra § L-Ulmu § Elm § European White Elm; Fluttering 86. Ulmus laevis § L-Ulmu § Elm; Spreading Elm; Stately Elm; Russian Elm § Narrow-Leaved Elm; Field Elm; 87. Ulmus minor s.str. § L-Ulmu l-Komuni § Smooth-Leaved Elm; East Anglian Elm § Atinian Elm; Common Elm; 88. Ulmus procera § L-Ulmu tal-Ingliżi § English Elm; Silver Elm § Laurustinus; Laurestine; 89. Viburnum tinus Il-Meruna; Il-Viburnu Laurestine Viburnum L-Għadiba; Il-Virga; Il-Bżar 90. Vitex agnus-castus § tal-Patrijiet; L-Għadbiera; Is-Siġar Chaste Tree; Virgin Bush § tal-Virgi § Ziziphus jujuba [=Paliurus mairei, Jujube; Red Date; Indian Date; 91. Rhamnus jujuba, Ziziphus Iż-Żinżel; Is-Siġra taż-Żinżel Eastern Jujube; sativa, Ziziphus vulgaris, Ziziphus zizyphus] Note: The species marked with the section mark (§) are strictly protected in all locations in Malta; the species marked with an x symbol (x) are not protected if horticulturally grown, whilst the species marked with an asterisk (*) are not protected if planted for agricultural purposes for fruit or oil production in a field registered for agricultural use with the Agriculture Directorate and used by a registered farmer. All the other species are protected within protected areas (including any area which is legally protected, scheduled or legally designated for conservation in view of its ecological, scientific or landscape-related value, in terms of the Environment Protection Act – Cap. 549 or the Development Planning Act – Cap. 552), in areas outside the development zone (ODZ), in green areas, and natural or rural/green enclaves in urban areas (development zone), or in urban public open spaces. TREES AND WOODLAND PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2018 SPECIES ONLY PROTECTED IN URBAN PUBLIC PLACES The following trees are protected in urban public open spaces. ISEM XJENTIFIKU ISEM BIL-MALTI ISEM BL-INGLIŻ Eucalyptus camaldulensis L-Ewkaliptus; Is-Siġra 1. Red Gum; Red River Gum [= Eucalyptus rostrata] tal-Gamiem L-Ewkaliptus; Is-Siġra 2. Eucalyptus gomphocephala Tuart tal-Gamiem Indian Ficus Tree; Indian Fig; Ficus microcarpa s.l., including 3. Is-Siġra tal-Fikus Malayan Banyan; Indian Laurel; Ficus retusa and Ficus nitida Curtain Fig It is noted that the eucalyptus