Maintenance and development plans in the urban forest
Maintenance and development plans in the urban forest
Trees in residential areas increase the quality of life of the residents and also the value of real estate. Large and old trees are especially valuable in this regard. Every municipality therefore needs to maintain and develop its tree stock. We can support you with our expertise.
Our services include:
- management plans for urban forests in towns, cities, and on housing estates
- CO2 balances
- advice for landscape architects
- recommendations for site preparation and species selection
Green cities are essential!
We are seeing a drastic reduction in the number of tree species in the open countryside as a result of intensive land use. In towns and cities, urban forest – especially if it contains old and veteran trees – offers places of refuge that other endangered species need for survival. That is why tree stock in cities and towns needs to be protected and maintained, without question, for generations to come. Caring for and protecting urban trees is demanding, however: the increase in temperatures, above all in inner-city areas, as well as the influx of new pests, are leading to fresh challenges in the management of green areas. A new combination has to be found of tree species that are suited to the climate. Old trees, for their part, need to be given the best possible care, so that they cope with the stress that climate change is subjecting them to.
Concepts based on concrete data
Large-scale tree development plans intended for long-term use in an urban forest have to be based on substantial data from extensive tree surveys and cadastral inventories. They also have to comply with legal standards and planning regulations. Not only is the short-term advice important but so too are the medium-term and long-term measures and goals, the focus of which is on long-lasting, effective tree greenery.
Recommendations on how to deal with neophytes, and the description of scenarios and treatment procedures in calamitous situations (e.g. large-scale pest infestation) are further aspects which, along with cost-benefit analyses, CO2 balances and tree location balances, are all components of a development plan for urban tree stock.
A maintenance and development plan in which the public participates and cooperates provides all those interested in community greenery, and all the groups involved in it, with a guideline on how to handle urban tree stock in the future.