Cutting Down a Tree on Your Own Land in Portugal in 2026: A Practical Guide to the Cork Oak and Holm Oak Authorisation, the Olive and Holly Bans, Classified Trees, and the 25-Year Freeze After an Illegal Felling
Portugal has no general felling permit, but four categories override that: cork oak and holm oak, olive, wild holly and classified trees. What needs authorisation, why you must band the trunk in paint first, when silence counts as approval, and why an illegal cut freezes the land for 25 years.
