An oak tree has stood on a plot of land on Maisacher Strasse in Fürstenfeldbruck for over 100 years.
Now it has to give way to an apartment building.
But the developer doesn't just want to fell the venerable tree.
Therefore, it is implemented with its roots.
A complex undertaking.
Fürstenfeldbruck - The oak stands idyllically at the rear of the property, where Brucker once rattled and rattled in the gallery.
The house on Maisacher Strasse has now almost fallen into disrepair and will be torn down over the next few weeks.
Meister Wohnbau GmbH & Co.KG is building two multi-family houses with 21 apartments and a garage in the KfW 40+ standard with its own power generation and storage facility - a larger building at the back, a smaller one facing the street.
But the oak stands in the way of this plan.
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The tree stands on the site of the former so-called gallery.
It was a popular meeting place for the Bruckers.
Now the empty building is to be demolished.
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Since there is no tree protection ordinance in Fürstenfeldbruck, you should just use a saw. “But the tree is a piece of Bruck history that we didn't just want to cut,” says Anita Meister from the property developer. They are all big tree fans in their private lives. "Trees are always worth preserving," says Meister. Especially with a view to the CO2 balance. Your calculation: If the oak were in the forest, you would have to plant 100 trees ten meters high to make up for the loss.
So the tree can move and live on.
In spring, a specialist company for large tree transplantation prepared a root certificate.
For this purpose, the oak was excavated in a rectangular shape - that is, all around it was dug into the earth.
The bottom line: the tree is healthy and the roots don't go too deep.
Because if the tree finds a nutritious layer in the earth, it does not root any deeper, explains Meister.
A so-called root curtain was placed around the excavated area and the trench was filled with mulch.
“It's like a big flower pot.” Since the roots are separated at the edges, the oak has to be watered - with 8000 liters of water per week.
The public utilities donate that.
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New building stands in the way.
To see if the tree is healthy, a ditch was dug around it.
The result: nothing stands in the way of the move.
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Preparations will continue in the next few weeks.
Another big six meter wide hole is dug.
Stone slabs come in.
These are pushed under the oak so that they and their roots can later be lifted out of the pit.
In December, a large excavator moves in to move the tree to its new location.
In order for the oak to develop, a chestnut is also moved a little to the side with a round spade excavator - but that is almost a minor thing compared to oak.
"It will be a nice look ahead," believes Anita Meister.
She is confident that the oak will survive her move well - with the right care.
Because for the next two to three years it has to be watered until the roots have grown deep enough.
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