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Augsburg
April 23 to 25, 2024

Save the date: German Tree Care Conference 2025: May 6 to 8

Lectures

The conference with its lectures and discussions establishes an interactive tie between theoretical and practical tree care. During the three-day conference experts of different disciplines of arboriculture come together for an exchange of information.

  • Tree Biology and Climate Change

    Moderation: Prof. Dr. Klaus Richter, TU München

    10:00

    Opening and welcome

    with greeting from Reiner Erben, Augsburg

    10:15

    „Baubotanik“ Insights into the history, the present day and the future of growing architecture with trees worldwide

    Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Ludwig, TU München

    11:00

    Green City of the Future – climate-adapted quarters in growing cities

    Dr. Teresa Zölch, Landeshauptstadt München, Prof. Dr. Simone Linke, HSWT

    11:45

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    12:30

    An interactive guideline to quantify growth, structure and ecosystem services of urban trees

    Prof. Dr. Thomas Rötzer, TU München 

    13:15

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Moderation: Prof. Dr. Rolf Kehr, HAWK, Göttingen

    14:30

    Growth, evapotranspiration and cooling capacity of urban trees under drought stress

    Dr. Mohammad Rahman, Eleonora Franceschi, TU München

    15:15

    The 3:30:300 rule for greener and healthier cities: background, implementation, and future opportunities

    Prof. Dr. Cecil Konijnendijk, Nature Based Solutions Institute, Utrecht, NL

    16:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    16:45

    Orchard Meadows in the Era of Climate Change: A Collaborative Farmer-Science project by TU Munich and University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf

    Niclas Hoegel, TU München

    17:00

    The use on A.I. to predict crown development and new shoots after pruning

    Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Ludwig, TU München

    17:1517:30

    Effect of artificial irrigation on urban tree growth and ecosystem services

    Dr. Astrid Reischl, TU München

  • Tree protection and preservation

    Moderation: Thomas Kowol, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg

    08:30

    The current position of regulations for tree protection on construction sites

    Prof. Dr. Dirk Dujesiefken, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg, Tanja Büttner, FLL, Bonn

    09:15

    The supervision of tree protection on construction sites from planning to execution

    Thomas Amtage, amtage Landschaftsarchitektur | Sachverständigenbüro GmbH, Berlin

    10:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    10:45

    When people argue about trees, it's never just about trees - challenges and potential for mutual understanding

    Beate Voskamp, MEDIATOR GmbH, Berlin

    11:30

    Tree protection on construction sites - the legal basis

    Dr. Cedric Vornholt, FPS Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt am Main

    12:15

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Moderation: Tanja Büttner, FLL, Bonn

    13:45

    Protecting trees on construction sites - determining the actual costs based on practical examples

    Mark Pommnitz, Baum 4 GmbH, Groß-Gerau

    14:30

    The protection of tree and green spaces during events

    Emanuel Trueb, Stadtgärtnerei Basel, Basel, CH

    15:15

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    16:00

    Evapotranspiration of urban trees: Field-versus modeling results

    Laura Tams, TU Berlin

    16:15

    Tree protection and solar farms - everything new thanks to § 2 EEG?

    Dr. Cedric Vornholt, FPS Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt am Main

    16:3017:15

    (Urban) trees in the future: insights from over 20 years of work on and with trees

    Klaus Körber, LWG, Veitshöchheim

  • Tree inspection and tree examination

    Moderation: Dr. Markus Streckenbach, Sachverständigenbüro für urbane Vegetation, Bochum

    08:30

    At what point can a Tree Inspector also call himself a Tree Expert?

    Prof. Dr. Dirk Dujesiefken, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg

    09:15

    How to identify tree roots in excavations

    Kristin Moldestad, Trekontoret AS, Oslo, NOR

    10:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    10:45

    Conflicts at property boundaries - legal claims in the event of nuisance neighbouring trees

    Dr. Jörg-Michael Günther, Ministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Verkehr NRW, Düsseldorf

    11:30

    Mistletoe Management: Combating Hemiparasitic Shrub Attacks on Trees in the Czech

    Dr. Jaroslav Kolařík, Arboristická akademie, Kolin, CZ

    12:15

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Moderation: Prof. Dr. Dirk Dujesiefken, Forum Baumpflege

    13:30

    The new SAG-standards for pulling tests and their basics

    Andreas Detter, SAG Baumstatik e.V., Gauting

    14:00

    Preliminary investigations into the use of pulling-tests to determine the structural stability of standing-dead trees

    Stefan Düsterdiek, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg

    14:15

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    15:00

    Measuring accuracy of Watermark and SMT sensors in two different plant substrates

    Ayla Krekel, HAWK Göttingen / ARBOR revital Halle Wstf.

    15:15

    "White winter road maintenance in the outskirts" - ten years of experience on the island of Rügen

    Dr. Ingo Lehmann, Ministerium für Landwirtschaft und Umwelt MV, Schwerin

    15:30

    Methuselah trees - Just how and why can some trees live to be 1000 years old?

    Prof. Dr. Andreas Roloff, TU Dresden

    16:15

    Have a safe trip back home

    See you next year
    06.-08. May 2025

in German with English translation in English with German translation