Augsburg
April 25 to 27, 2023

Timetable

Lectures Tree Climbing Forum Exhibition Area

  • Timetable Conference

    Timetable Tree Climbing Forum

    Tuesday, 25 April 2023

    Lectures
    Research for Trees

    Chair: Prof. Dr. Dirk Dujesiefken, Forum Baumpflege
    08:00

    Opening of the Check-In-Counter

    Trade show of the German Tree Care Conference starts
    in the trade show hall and outside area

    10:00

    Welcome

    with a welcoming speech by Reiner Erben, Augsburg

    10:15

    Tree Care - The Development of a Complex Task in Urban Green Space - 30 years German Tree Care Conference

    Heiner Baumgarten, ehem. Präsident der Deutschen Gartenamtsleiterkonferenz (GALK)

    11:00

    Data doesn't lie… if it can be read. Why statistics are important for tree care.

    Prof. Dr. Hubert Merkel, HAWK, Göttingen

    11:45

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Coffee break

    12:30

    Does the shape of a fork say anything about its breaking strength?

    Prof. Dr. Steffen Rust, HAWK, Göttingen

    13:15

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Lunch break

    Research for Trees

    Chair: Tanja Büttner, FLL, Bonn
    14:30

    Use of pressurized air lances in the soil – Quantifying the efficacy of treatment with laser scan imaging

    Oliver Löwe, Prof. Dr. Thorsten Gaertig, HAWK, Göttingen

    15:15

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Coffee break

    Short Scientific Lectures

    16:00

    Remediation of Soil Compaction using Plants

    Dr. Katharina Weltecke, Baum & Boden, Bad Arolsen

    16:15

    Identification of disturbances in the soil aeration using a mobile CO2 measuring device

    Prof. Dr. Thorsten Gaertig, HAWK, Göttingen

    16:30

    The efficacy of pneumatic soil remediation on common oaks. Results of a three-year field study

    Felix Funke, HAWK, Göttingen

    16:45

    Do Sonic Tomography and the Pulling-Test produce comparable results?

    Prof. Dr. Steffen Rust, HAWK, Göttingen

    17:00

    Trunk damage on young street trees. Results of a nationwide survey

    Dana Schneider-Blank, HAWK, Göttingen

    17:15

    Closing discussion

    Tree Climbing Forum
    Anchor Points

    Chair: Christian „Puk“ Kruck, ropeworks, Tübingen
    08:00

    Opening of the Check-In-Counter

    Trade show of the German Tree Care Conference starts
    in the trade show hall and outside area

    09:45

    Welcoming the Climbers' Forum

    10:00

    Hocus pocus crash mode!
    Are arborists tired of life?
    Anchor points for tree climbers

    Markus Breithaupt, Kletterspezialisten GmbH & Co. KG,
    Michelstadt

    10:45

    Failure of anchor points.
    Practical and theoretical approaches

    Andreas Detter, TreeConsult, Gauting
    Eva Mauz, Mauz Baumpflege, Baltmannsweiler

    12:30

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Lunch break

    Health Protection and Ergonomics

    Chair: Kay Busemann, Baumpflegeteam Busemann, Freiburg
    13:30

    Accident statistics 2021, evaluation and assessment

    Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel
    Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, Schottland

    14:15

    Handling the chainsaw in the tree and the dynamic balance between safety, ergonomics and efficiency

    Christian Seiberth, baumzone, Bisamberg, A

    15:00

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Coffee break

    16:15

    Naked Arborist, Part 3
    ‘Don't Hurt Another Day ‘

    Alex Laver, Tree Logic, Great Dunham/Norfolk, UK

    16:30

    Closing discussion

    in German with English translation in English with German translation

  • Timetable Conference

    Timetable Tree Climbing Forum

    Wednesday, 26 April 2023

    Lectures
    Sponge City - Trees and Water

    Chair: Thomas Kowol, Institute of Arboriculture, Hamburg
    08:00

    Begin of trade show

    in the trade show hall and outside area

    08:30

    Trees under Water - A critical look on tree sites with infiltration function

    Gerhard Doobe, GALK, Hamburg, Dr. Markus Streckenbach,
    Sachverständigenbüro für urbane Vegetation, Bochum

    09:15

    Urban Soils: achievements and future challenges for urban trees

    Prof. Dr. Annette Eschenbach, Universität Hamburg

    10:00

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Coffee break

    10:45

    Decentralized stormwater management for tree pits - objectives, examples and open questions

    Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Dickhaut, HCU, Hamburg

    11:30

    Decentralized Stormwater Management for tree pits - findings from planning, construction and monitoring in the BlueGreenStreets research project

    Dr. Michael Richter, HCU, Hamburg

    12:15

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Lunch break

    Sponge City - Trees and Water

    Chair: Dr. Markus Streckenbach, Sachverständigenbüro
    für urbane Vegetation, Bochum
    13:45

    Trees and Stormwater Management - 20 years of experience with the Stockholm Model

    Britt-Marie Alvem, Stadt Stockholm, S

    14:30

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Coffee break

    15:15

    Optimization of tree sites in inner-city areas - experiences with the Stockholm Model in Graz

    Tomas Stoisser, Referat für Grün- und Freiraumplanung,
    Stadt Graz, A

    Short Scientific Lecture

    16:00

    From a tree infiltration system to the soil-pipe-system - expansion of the storage space and root space by using the pipe trench

    Christoph Bennerscheidt, EADIPS/FGR, Herten

    16:15

    Closing discussion with all speakers

    Tree Climbing Forum
    Rescue / Conservation of veteran trees

    Chair: Florim Ajda, arbres et partenaires Sàrl, Chexbres, CH
    08:00

    Begin of trade show

    in the trade show hall and outside area

    09:00

    Interfaces with the rescue services, approaches when dealing with an injured person in a tree

    Knut Foppe, Ingenieurbüro SafeRope, Berlin

    09:45

    Rescue? Anybody know how to do it - or do they?
    From basic to complex rescue, techniques examined step by step

    Peter Vergote, TreeMagicBeers, Elversele, B
    Lucas Godts, Arborist Lucas, Leuven, B

    Tree Rescue Manual

    10:45

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Coffee break

    11:30

    Measures for the conservation of a red-leaved beech, a résumé

    Jürgen Unger, Eichhorn Baumpflege, Hörstel

    12:15

    How do I tell my customers...? Good arguments for the preservation of old trees

    Stefanie Weigelmeier, dendrophilia, Göttingen
    Bea Linnert, Baumbüro Linnert, Bremen

    13:00

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Lunch break

    Conservation of veteran trees / Tree care practices

    Chair: Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, Schottland
    14:15

    Case studies of veteran tree management throughout Europe: do’s and don’t’s for arborists

    Tom Joye, Natuurinvest, Brüssel, B

    15:00

    Leadership, philosophy and the seldom discussed underpinnings of being an arborist

    Tony Tresselt, Keystone Training Solutions LLC, Pomeroy, USA

    15:45

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Coffee break

    16:30

    What could be wrong? Situations that climbers can encounter and how to avoid it.

    Dror Lazarovitch and Ran Solomon, Alonim Ltd., Haifa, Isreal

    17:15

    Alternative transport concepts in tree care, cargo bikes and co: possibilities, opportunities and limits

    Tim Schröder, BaumDienst Nortis, Hamburg
    Roland Schindler, Baum & Seil, Dusslingen

    in German with English translation in English with German translation

  • Timetable Conference

    Timetable Tree Climbing Forum

    Thursday, 27 April 2023

    Lectures
    Tree Management

    Chair: Prof. Dr. Klaus Richter, TU München
    08:00

    Begin of trade show

    in the trade show hall and outside area

    08:30

    Zur Effektivität von Baumschutzsatzungen anhand
    von Beispielen aus Bayern und Nordrhein-Westfalen

    Christopher Busch, BUND Bayern
    Prof. Dr. Daniel Mühlleitner, Hochschule Kehl

    09:15

    i-Tree: a powerful tool for creating healthy urban forests with a focus on ecosystem services.

    Mark Rotteveel, Pius Floris, Reeuwijk, NL

    10:00

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Coffee break

    10:45

    Resilience and crown retrenchment in veteran trees: how to interpret the signs?

    Tom Joye, inverde, Brüssel, B

    Short Scientific Lecture

    11:30

    Usability of the "i-Tree Eco" programme in German municipalities

    Hannes Pillsticker, HAWK, Göttingen"

    11:45

    Discussion with all speakers

    12:00

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Lunch break

    Tree Management

    Chair: Thomas Amtage, Forum Baumpflege
    13:15

    Understandable and testable: The requirements for a written tree appraisal report

    Prof. Dr. Dirk Dujesiefken, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg

    14:00

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Coffee break

    14:30

    The "edible city" - suitable fruit tree species for urban areas

    Siegfried Tatschl, Lust auf Obst-Essbare Lebensräume, Engelmannbrunn, AT

    15:15

    Veteran and National Heritage Trees - fascination, specifics, risks and opportunities

    Prof. Dr. Andreas Roloff, TU Dresden

    16:00

    Closing discussion

    16:15

    Have a safe trip back home

    See you next year 23.-25. April 2024

    Tree Climbing Forum
    Rigging and Forces

    Chair: Anja Erni, astwerk baumpflege, Roggwil, CH
    08:00

    Begin of trade show

    in the trade show hall and outside area

    09:00

    To Pull a Tree

    Max Olesko, Baumklettermax, Oberwölbling, A
    Remy Gschwandtner, Baumpartner Arboristik, Steyr, A
    Philip Wenninger, Die Baumpfleger, Winzendorf, A

    09:45

    Speedlines, slide lines and reeving systems – from simple to complex

    Max Soballa, Soballa Baumpflege, Rottweil

    10:30

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Coffee break

    11:15

    Efficiencies of pulley in climbing and rigging systems

    Luis Alberto Diaz, Urban Forestry, Malaga, E

    12:00

    Windows into treecare: The craziness of treework in the South Pacific islands

    Drew Bristow, TreeSolutionsFiji, Fantasy Island, Fiji Islands

    12:45

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Lunch break

    Rope climbing technique - thinking outside the box

    Chair: Martina Borowski
    14:15

    Using the rope climbing technique to search for forest seeds in times of climate change - Europe and North America

    Kay Busemann, Baumpflegeteam Busemann, Freiburg

    15:00

    Woody pathogen detection dogs in tree care, forestry, species and environmental protection: Experiences on possibilities and limits of dog use

    Dana Schneider-Blank, Sachverständigenbüro, Schnega

    15:45

    Closing discussion

    16:00

    Have a safe trip back home

    See you next year 23.-25. April 2024

    in German with English translation in English with German translation