Timetable
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Lectures
The Care of Old and Damaged Trees
Moderation: Thomas Amtage, amtage Landschaftsarchitektur | Sachverständigenbüro, Berlin
09:45Opening and welcome
with greeting from Reiner Erben, Augsburg
10:00The Role and Objectives of the European Arboricultural Council e.V. (EAC)
Michal Zelenák, EAC Bad Honnef
10:15The future of Veteran Trees/Ancient Trees: findings and strategic recommendations for conservation
Michal Zelenák, PROarbor, Bratislava, SVK
11:00Maintenance of natural monuments in the state of Hesse. System-related risks and solutions
Philipp Funck, Funck Baumpflege, Schwalmstadt
11:15Coffee Break
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
12:00Working Together in Europe for Tree Care - an overview
Kamil Witkoś-Gnach, Instytut Drzewa, POL
12:45Case Study Malmö: Resilient Tree Plantings and Implementing the 3:30:300 Rule
Patrick Bellan, Property Management and Streets and Parks Department, Malmö, SWE
13:30Lunch
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Dirk Dujesiefken, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg
14:45Modern tree diagnostics with 3D scanning and AI
Goran Huljenić, Urbani šumari d.o.o, Novo Cice, CRO
15:30Trees and War, Experiences from Ukraine
Dr. Piotr Tyszko-Chmielowiec, Instytut Drzewa, Wroclaw, POL
15:45Coffee Break
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
16:3017:15Topping and Mutilation of Urban and Street Trees - an assessment of the situation, its causes and consequences
Prof. Dr. Andreas Roloff, TU Dresden
Tree Climbing Forum
On the Biology of Trees and Humans
Moderation: Christian ,,Puk" Kruck, ropeworks, Tübingen
09:30Welcome
09:45Changing Tasmania's Giant Tree Culture
Steve Pearce, The Tree Projects, AUS
10:30Understanding the Life of Trees - the anatomy of wood made visible
Prof. Dr. Dirk Dujesiefken, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg
11:15Do You Even Arbor? So many Arborists, where have all the trees gone?
Sam Hardingham, Everydayarbor, AUS
12:00Lunch
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
Moderation: Martina Borowski, freie Journalistin und Fachredakteurin, Braunschweig
13:15Evaluation and Insights from the SVLFG Accident Statistics 2023
Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel; Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, GBR
14:00Work hard and stay healthy in the tree care industry. Finding the balance between exhaustion, performance limits and self-care!
Andreas Glasl, SVLFG, Kassel
14:45Coffee Break
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
15:30A deeper dive into safe use of chainsaws a discussion around ergonomics, mechanics and best practice
Gabriel Dovier, Arbotec Dovier, ITA; Peter Vergote, TreeMagicBeers, Elversele, BEL
16:1517:00The Ripple Effect: How Creative Content Elevates The Tree Care Industry
Joel Spooner, InTree Media, Vancouver, CAN
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Lectures
Fruit tree care - Tree planting
Moderation: Thomas Kowol, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg
08:30Designing Orchards
Michael Grolm, Obstbaumschnittschule, Erfurt
09:15Fruit Tree Care and its Specialities - Examples of the Care of Large-Crowned Fruit Trees
Hans Thomas Bosch, Kompetenzzentrum Obstbau Bodensee, Ravensburg
10:00Coffee Break
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
10:45Where does a tree store its reserves? Theories from the practice and their scientific verification
Kai Bergengruen, Rund um's Obst, Bad Gandersheim; Prof. Dr. Steffen Rust, HAWK, Göttingen
11:30Fruit Trees in the Public Realm: Care and Use with Understanding
Michael Grolm, Obstbaumschnittschule, Erfurt
11:45Pruning: not only relevant in fruit tree care
Kai Bergengruen, Rund um's Obst, Bad Gandersheim
12:00Lunch
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
Moderation: Tanja Büttner, FLL, Bonn
13:30Invisible and yet visible: the importance of soil for the growth of freshly planted trees
Dr Alexander Schütt, University of Hamburg/Baumschule Lorenz von Ehren, Hamburg
14:15Influence of aeration pipes and holes on the soil air balance
Dr. Katharina Weltecke, Baum&Boden, Bad Arolsen; Oliver Löwe, HAWK Göttingen
15:00Coffee Break
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
15:45Efficient urban tree irrigation management: the role of sensor technology
Prof. Dr. Steffen Rust, HAWK Göttingen; Dr. Katharina Weltecke, Baum & Boden, Bad Arolsen
16:3017:15Liability issues in the case of tree roots
Dr. Cedric Vornholt, FPS Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt am Main
Tree Climbing Forum
From Historical to Technical Developments in Tree Care
Moderation: Anja Erni, astwerk Baumpflege, Roggwill, SUI
09:15Working relationships in tree care, an opportunity for (internal and external) cultural change?
Fabian Kaufmann, Arboreal-Baumpflege, Grasellenbach
10:00Are basal anchors safe?
Mike Curwen and Ben Connon, Arbor Ace Tree Care, GBR
10:45Coffee Break
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
11:30From someone who set out to climb trees - A conversation around the campfire with Bernd ‘’Beddes‘’ Strasser
Bernd Strasser, s'Baumkletterteam, Gomadingen; Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, GBR
12:1520 years RR668 HSE Rigging Research, a review of rigging studies in arboriculture and what has become of them
Mark Bridge, Chris Cowell, treemagineers, Rannoch, GBR; Andreas Detter, TreeConsult, Gauting; Paul Howard, Baumpflege Paul Howard, Moosburg
12:00Lunch
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
Moderation: Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, GBR
14:30Storm in a teacup or a genuine problem? A data-based discussion about redundancy in tree care
Anja Erni, Astwerk Baumpflege, Roggwil, SUI, Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel
15:15How far are you willing to go? Safety rules and what we make of them
Bernhard Schütte, Baumpflege Seenland, Rheinsberg
16:00Coffee Break
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
16:4517:30Possibilities and limits of camming devices in (tree care) rescue
Max Soballa, Soballa Baumpflege, Hamburg; Janosch Heimbucher, TreeConsult, Gauting
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Lectures
Tree Diseases and Biodiversity
Moderation: Dr. Markus Streckenbach, Sachverständigenbüro für urbane Vegetation, Bochum
08:30New Tree Pest and diseases - Status and Success in Control
Dr. Thomas Schröder, Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL), Bonn
09:15Strategies for Tree Conservation using the Example of Elm and Horse Chestnut Species
Torsten Melzer, Behörde für Umwelt, Klima, Energie und Agrarwirtschaft (BUKEA), Amt für Naturschutz und Grünplanung, Hamburg
10:00Coffee Break
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
10:45Management of Massaria disease of the Plane - Experience from England
Greg Packman, The Royal Parks, London, GBR
11:30An increasing problem for deciduous trees: Infestation by the Leopard moth and the Carpenter moth
Niclas Geßner, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg
12:15Lunch
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
Moderation: Tanja Büttner, FLL, Bonn
13:30Recognising and Communicating New Fungal Threats: The Case of Anthostoma decipiens
Daniela Antoni, SVB Daniela Antoni, Sachverständigenbüro Daniela Antoni, Stockstadt
13:45Climate Change-induced Effects in the Pest Spectrum of Woody Plants in Berlin and Brandenburg
Martin Schreiner, Pflanzenschutzamt, Berlin
14:00The Involvement of Biscogniauxia mediterranea in the Dieback of Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)
Christian Cichos, Grün und Gruga, Essen
14:15Coffee Break
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
15:00The Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) - Hitchhiking through the EU?
Dr. Björn Hoppe, JKI Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Braunschweig
15:1516:00Urban Tree Habitat - Insect Diversity in the Crowns of Native and Non-native Tree Species
Dr. Susanne Böll, LWG, Veitshöchheim
Tree Climbing Forum
Mobility in and around the tree
Moderation: Kay Busemann, Baumpflegeteam Busemann, Freiburg
09:00Safe rope climbing technology in tree care: working methods to prevent tree damage
Ruth Morell, arboristin.de, Institut für Arboristik, Rottenburg am Neckar
09:45Limits of the climbing pendulum - solutions through multiple lines
Paul Poynter, Wooden Hand, Matsumoto, JPN; Joe Stockton, goodtree, Drottningholm, SWE
10:30Coffee Break
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
11:15Motorised access equipment in tree care. Curse or blessing?
Gregor Hansch, Hansch Baumpflege, Berlin; Michi Hansch, Hansch Baumtechnik, Sindelfingen
12:00Waste of time or time to win – how we communicate and reduce risks at work
Veronika Ericsson, VeeTreecare, Svenarum, SWE; Janosch Heimbucher, Arbotop Baumpflege, München
12:45Lunch
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
Moderation: Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel
14:00If so, and how many - a guide to the cargo bike jungle
Simon Meyer, Ninja Baumpflege Bridge, Basel, SUI; Uwe Böckmann, SVLFG, Kassel
14:45Coffee Break
Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area
15:3016:15Factors in Falling - it's the sudden stop that smarts
Alex Laver, Tree Logic, GBR