Thunderstorm & Damage: The Insurance is going to pay anyhow?
The thunderstorm of last week had badly hit our region. So much rain came down in the shortest time that fire workers were busy pumping flooded basements all during the night. And of course, the weather was an extreme stress test for the stability and breaking resistance of trees.
In extreme and scary situations like this garden owners asked themselves if their trees are really safe
The Douglas Tree – Friend or Enemy?
Friends of our family recently joined a tour through the woods nearby guided by the local forester. Our friends told me how well and interesting the forester explained the connections and relations between the spruce monoculture, the climate change, the bark beetle and the devastating situation that we encounter today across huge areas.
Instead of trees all we see is wasteland with
How to help your beloved tree to survive summer
The weather experts have alarming news: the summer of 2020 will be extreme again! Weakened by the enduring heat periods and drought of recent years many trees will not be able to survive – if we do not actively support them.
Especially spruce trees are in danger. But nowadays deciduous trees are affected just as well. My sons and I detect severe signs of disease among deciduous trees
Getting three days of work done in just one day
Buy cheap, buy twice… I am sure that we all have learnt at some time that a
supposedly cheap bargain later turned out to be a rather bad and costly decision.
When we purchase new equipment for Baumdienst Siebengebirge, we look for a true advantage for our customers and the work of our teams: to do the work in less time, to better protect the environment und to optimize cost
Nature returns
Do you also have the impression that the birds sing louder and even more beautiful in these days? The sky is just blue without any vapor trails and instead of roaring traffic on the freeway you hear the sounds nature. Walking though the woods you sense the life of animals and plants much more intensive than before.
Sadly, this also includes the many trees that have not survived the
The trees need our support – also during the Corona crisis
Everybody would have wished the first quarter of 2020 to be different than it developed. First it was the impact of the heavy storms devasting our forests even more. Now it is the Corona virus dominating our daily life and news like no other topic.
This is right and equally important because we know of the danger of an infections with the Corona virus especially for elderly people.
Storm front “Sabine“ hit our area – and left great chaos
We cannot prevent heavy storms and hurricanes from hitting our parks and gardens – but most often the heavy damage could have been prevented. Because there is a proven and very cost saving method to evaluate the stability of a tree: to have the tree being checked by a professional expert – ideally before the storm.
The importance
New short video of our work
A short version of this video is being broadcasted by German television n-tv. I hope you enjoy the video!
Forest status report 2019: Only 1 tree out of 5 is healthy – How you can help your trees to survive
The last blog was about the miserable state German forests are in and the damage caused by enduring periods of summer heat and heavy storms. The secretary of environment of North Rhine Westphalia just released the official forest status report and describes the situation as follows: Compared to the already bad year before the situation has even got worse in 2019. Only 1 tree out of 5 is healthy
Are all forests doomed to die?
I have always loved taking long walks through the woods – to find some relief from stress enjoying the beauty of nature. As a young man I was very lucky to be educated in Sherwood Forest and I probably have worked on some trees which were already there when Robin Hood was still around. Sherwood Forest benefits very much from the fact that this forest has not been exploited by the wood industry