Stadt Frankfurt am Main Umweltamt Trees in Frankfurt am Main ecological demands, urban requirements and efficient management
Contents 2 Trees in Frankfurt am Main - ecological demands, urban requirements and efficient management Frankfurt the green city Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Tree protection today Intelligent green development an investment in the future
3 Frankfurt am Main the green city
Frankfurt am Main - the green city Frankfurt am Main a growing city Population: just under 700,000 Inward commuters: 335,000 daily Population growth: 5,000 a year 490,000 jobs
Frankfurt am Main - the green city Land use in Frankfurt am Main - 2012 5 Total city area: approx 250 km 2 Roughly half the city area is green. 80% of the city s inhabitants have a park with 300 metres of their homes. Über 160.000 Straßenbäume
Frankfurt am Main - the green city Natural areas in Frankfurt 6
Frankfurt am Main - the green city Natural areas in Frankfurt 7
8 Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces
Historical development of Frankfurt s green areas The Anlagenring 9
Historical development of Frankfurt s green areas The Anlagenring 10
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The Anlagenring - Obermainanlage 11
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The Anlagenring - Taunusanlage 12
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The Alleenring a ring of tree-lined thoroughfares 13
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The Alleenring a ring of tree-lined thoroughfares 14
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The Alleenring - Habsburgerallee 15
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The Alleenring - Habsburger Allee 16
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The Alleenring - Nibelungenallee 17
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The GreenBelt 18
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The GreenBelt 19 Municipal forest River Nidda and its meadows Hillside slopes in Bergen
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The GreenBelt - River Nidda 20
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The GreenBelt - Volkspark Niddatal 21
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The GreenBelt - Loorberg 22
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The municipal forest 23
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The municipal forest 24
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Frankfurt s main cemetery 25
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The Palmengarten - Frankfurt s display garden 26
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Parks in Frankfurt am Main 27 Rothschildpark Grüneburgpark Günthersburgpark
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Rothschildpark 28
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Grüneburgpark 29
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Grüneburgpark 30
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Günthersburgpark 31
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Günthersburgpark water play area 32
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Bank of the River Main - Untermainkai in 1999 33
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Bank of the River Main - Untermainkai in 2002 34
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Bank of the River Main - Untermainkai in 2014 35
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Bank of the River Main Ruhrorter Wharf (east port) in 1979 36 Historische Entwicklung der Grünräume in Frankfurt
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Bank of the River Main Ruhrorter Wharf in 2013 37
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces Bank of the River Main - after work 38
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The green area bylaws 39 Sunbathing lawn Areas for dogs Barbecue areas
40 Tree protection today
Tree protection today Tree Protection Charter 41 Tree Protection Charter since 1977 For deciduous trees with a trunk circumference of more than 60 cm (90 cm for coniferous trees) If felling permission is given: new tree planted, If not possible: a settlement fee
Tree protection today Tree Protection Charter 42 1,500 1,700 applications per annum Approval rate: approx 80% 90% of all applications, replacement trees 10% of all applications, settlement fees 2009 2013: more than 300,000 in total
Tree protection today Reasons for felling trees: current building legislation 43
Tree protection today Problem: underground garages on neighbouring land 44
Tree protection today Building damage 45
Tree protection today Capping 46
Tree protection today The gift tree 47 The settlement fees are used for new trees in the GreenBelt
Tree protection today Frankfurt s tree register - Systematic inspection and care 48
Tree protection today Frankfurt s tree register today 49
Tree protection today Frankfurt s tree register content and value added 50
Tree protection today Frankfurt s tree register content and value added 51
Tree protection today Frankfurt s tree register content and value added - health 52
Tree protection today Frankfurt s tree register What s wrong with the Robinia? Of the 3,785 street-side trees of the Robinia genus in the register, 822 needed treatment in 2012: Treatment percentage: 21.72% Robinia To provide a comparison, the Acer, Platanus and Tilia genuses were analysed. 6.97% maple trees 8.98% plane trees 12.11% lime trees
Tree protection today Frankfurt s tree register evolution of expenditure on tree care *Ausgaben 2014= Prognose 2.000.000,00 1.800.000,00 1.600.000,00 1,98 Mio. 1,84 Mio. 1,42 Mio. *1,48 Mio. 1.400.000,00 1.200.000,00 1.000.000,00 800.000,00 600.000,00 400.000,00 200.000,00 0,00 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Tree protection today Frankfurt s tree register content and value added 14. Arbeitskreis Kommunale Baumpflege Rhein Main Tree concept for the city of Frankfurt Tree location selection Tree selection Tree planting Tree stock GFA variant Amt 66 variant Frankfurt s tree register Extension of treatment period New planting Replacement planting Location improvement Pruning Formative pruning Care of young tres Airing Fertilising Mycorrhiza Unsealing Development standards Pruning measures Ausbaustandards Pruning measures GALK Straßenbaumtest Inhouse knowledge Expert knowledge
Tree protection today Frankfurt s tree register now available to everyone on the internet 56 baumkataster.frankfurt.de
Tree protection today Frankfurt s hollow tree project 57
Tree protection today Starting point: Frankfurt nightlife 58 Frankfurt s bats
Tree protection today PR work, field trips 59
Tree protection today Project: Hollow trees in the urban area 60
Tree protection today Hollow tree mapping: Grüneburgpark 61 Type of tree hollow Broken branch Bark hollows Splits Woodpecker hollows Hollow listing Type of tree hollow Exposure Position on the tree Height
Tree protection today Guideline hollow trees in the urban area 62 Contents Legal bases Tree hollows: how they occur, types Animal species that live in tree hollows How to recognise inhabited hollow trees Species protection in tree care and traffic safety (mapping, marking, reports, examples)
Tree protection today Hollow trees in the urban area - decision-making tree 63
Tree protection today Orchard meadows 64
Tree protection today Orchard meadows - Maintaining traditions 65 Fotos: Stefan Cop
Tree protection today Orchard meadows - Maintaining traditions 66 Tradition erhalten Fotos: Stefan Cop
Tree protection today Orchard meadows - Maintaining traditions 67 Tradition erhalten Fotos: Stefan Cop
Tree protection today Orchard meadows - Encouraging the planting of new trees 68
Tree protection today Orchard meadows - Talking to people and motivating them 69
Tree protection today Frankfurt s tree list 70
Tree protection today Frankfurt s tree list 71 Examples of street trees tested: Ostrya carpinifolia Carpinus betulus fastigiata frans fontaine ` Parrotia persica Koelreuteria paniculata Magnolia kobus Liquidambar styraciflua Paarl Ulmus Lobel
Tree protection today Tree-lined route along the Friedberger Landstrasse 72
73 Intelligent green development an investment in the future
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Guiding visitors through the Riederwald nature conservation and traffic safety 74
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Riederwald: dense network of paths 75 Gebiet lfm/ha Riederwald, Frankfurt 240 Frankfurter Stadtwald (ITN 2006b) 112 Stuttgarter Stadtwald (v. Janowsky 2001) 75 Stadtwald Göttingen (Hentschel 1999, Sonntag 1998) 51 Staatswald Kandern (v. Janowsky 1998) 58
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Riederwald: hollow trees 76
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Riederwald: breeding birds 77
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Riederwald - consequences of traffic safety 78
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Solution: remove paths, create undisrupted area 79
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Practical implementation 80
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Riederwald visitors routes Alter Parallelweg
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Riederwald - Bat meadow observation point
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Riederwald - Bat meadow observation point
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Hafenpark - Situation in year 2000 84
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Hafenpark - overview 85
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Hafenpark - planing concept
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Hafenpark - skateboarding area 87
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Hafenpark - skateboarding area 88
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Hafenpark - Sports strip 89
Intelligent green development an investment in the future Hafenpark - meadow strip (comming soon) 90
91 Thank you for listening!
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Antragsteller/Antragstellerin (bzw. Amt): Grünflachenamt 67.25 Jörg Weigang Mörfelder Landstraße 6 60598 Frankfurt am Main Telefon: 069/212-38197 E-Mail: An das joerg.weigang@stadt-frankfurt.de Umweltamt der Stadt Frankfurt am Main Untere Naturschutzbehörde Galvanistraße 28 60486 Frankfurt am Main Einzelantrag Eilbedürftigkeit (Wichtung*): 3 *Wichtungen: Die Abarbeitung muss innerhalb eines bestimmten Zeitraumes erfolgen: Wichtung 1 = Am selben Tag (Gefahr) Wichtung 2 = 2 Wochen Wichtung 3 = 3 Monate Wichtung 4 = 6 Monate Wichtung 5 = Kein zeitlicher Rahmen Endergebnis ist ein Ausgefülltes Word Dokument welches weiter bearbeitet werden kann Auf schriftliche Erteilung eines Ausnahmegenehmigung nach 45 Bundesnaturschutzgesetz (BNatSchG) von den Verboten des 44 BNatSchG zur Beseitigung eines geschützten Lebensraumes Höhlenbaum. Örtlichkeit: A Solmspark Baumhöhlennummer: 1860 Stadtteil: RÖD Unterhaltungsbezirk: 252 Baumnummer: 297 Stammumfang in 1 m Höhe: 471,00cm Gemarkung: Flur: Baumhöhe: 21,00 Meter(m) Flurstück: Art der Maßnahme: Fällung Festgelegt am: 08.06.2015 Grund der Maßnahme (Fällgrund): massive(r) Pilzbefall / Fäule (Unterschrift Antragsteller/in)
Historical development of Frankfurt s green spaces The municipal forest an economic factor, too 95
Tree protection today Building damage 96
Tree protection today Unauthorised felling
Tree protection today Trees and climate change 98
Tree protection today Inner city development concept Example: Frankfurt-Nordend 99
Tree protection today Temperature change through measures 100