State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 2317 – Plantation of trees and bushes – Plantation of trees and bushes is lawful at any distance from the boundary dividing the adjoining property from the property in which the plantation is made but the owner of the adjoining property may pull out and cut the roots which enter into his property and the branches spreading out over it provided he does not cross the vertical dividing line by cutting the said roots or branches and if the owner of the tree, on request, does not do it within three days.