Germany is one of the most densely forested countries in Europe with about a third of the land covered by trees. During the early 1980s the term “Waldsterben” was coined in Germany. The mainstream had started to take notice of the damage that forests were taking from acid rains. I remember at the time reading a French analysis about the fact that Germans seemed to be much more disturbed than other nations about this particular ecological disaster. Germans had a much more intimate and earnest relation to trees and woods, the article maintained.
Hence I thought it would be a good idea to start Becky’s July Squares with a very German tree: it is sporting the colours of the German flag: black, red, and gold.
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and still many nations are in denial about the importance of trees and the climate – a thought provoking and beautiful way to commence #TreeSquare
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Thank you.
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On our last trip, it was terrifying to see the extent of the dead trees in our forest.
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Harz? Da wurden über 2-3 Generationen falsche Bäume gepflanzt und Monokulturen angelegt. Mischwälder vertragen die Klimaerwärmung viel besser.
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Nein, Thüringer Wald, Thüringer Schiefergebirge, Frankebnwald, letztes jahr an der Saar… Eigentlich überall. Meistens Fichten.
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Eben. Fichten gehören da eigentlich nicht hin (hab einen Bericht gelesen), das wurde als “cash crop” gepflanzt, war früher alles Mischwald, aber die Leute, die damit großgeworden sind, denken, dass das “Natur” sei und die Fichten dahingehören.
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A lovely image to celebrate trees
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