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Augsburg
May 05 to 07, 2026

Lectures Tree Climbing Forum Exhibition Area
  • Lectures

    Technical Standards  – Tree Planting            

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

    09:45

    Opening and welcome

    10:00

    The Role and Objectives of the Forschungsgesellschaft Landschaftsentwicklung Landschaftsbau e.V. (FLL)

    Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kias, FLL, Bonn

    10:15

    The development, integration and legal scope of German and international standards

    Prof. Martin Thieme-Hack, Hochschule Osnabrück

    10:45

    The new ZTV-Pflanzarbeiten (ATTC-Planting Work) – tips and advice on application

    Tom Kirsten, Sachverständigenbüro Kirsten, Pirna

    11:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    11:45

    The new system of recommendations for tree planting

    Dr. Markus Streckenbach, Sachverständigenbüro für urbane Vegetation, Bochum

    12:00

    Tree Pit Substrate vs. Root Chamber System – comparative field trials

    Prof. Martin Thieme-Hack, Hochschule Osnabrück

    12:30

    Sponge City 2.0: Water-conscious urban development – tips on tree locations with rainwater management

    Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Dickhaut, HCU, Hamburg

    13:15

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    Moderation:  Dr. Markus Streckenbach, Sachverständigenbüro für urbane Vegetation, Bochum

    14:30

    Avenue and street tree trials, new findings on:

    • Planting
    • Irrigation
    • Tree Protection

    Diana Ganzert, Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Gartenbau Sachsen-Anhalt (LLG), Quedlinburg

    15:15

    Use of Biochar – advantages and disadvantages in application

    Dr. Robert Wagner, AnyChar & Partner, Berlin

    15:45

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    16:30

    Tree planting in accordance to the Stockholm Model: experiences and new developments

    Esther Östin und Britt-Marie Alvem, Stockholm, SWE

    17:0017:30

    Abschlussdiskussion

    Tree Climbing Forum

    From past to present

    Moderation: Kay Busemann, Baumpflegeschule Breisgau, Freiburg

    09:45

    Welcome

    10:00

    25 Years of Rope Climbing Techniques (SKT) in SVLFG regulations

    • A review, together with tree climbers from the very beginning
    • An examination of the current situation in light of the applicable regulations and accident statistics
    • An outlook on possible future developments, together with guests and participants

    Uwe Böckmann, SVLFG, Kassel

    11:30

    Rethinking SRT

    Viktor von Magnus, München, Robin Mayr, Baumpflege Mayr, Bielefeld

    12:15

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    Moderation: Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, GBR

    13:30

    How best do you learn? The science and practice of building skill, overcoming obstacles and how we improve as climbing arborists

    Vicky Tough, Sylvana Alta Tree Climbing School, GBR

    14:15

    We could be part of the solution!

    Bea Linnert, Baumbüro Linnert, Bremen

    15:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    15:45

    Injured and "rescued" – but what now?! First Aid for emergencies in tree care

    Philip Ganzhorn, Ganzhorn Baumpflege, Ravensburg

    16:3017:15

    Conscious Reverence, A Dramatisation

    Brick Reilly, Springfield, USA, Desmond Edwards, Buddlake, USA

  • Lectures

    Street Tree Management

    Moderation: Reinhold Dellmann, Verkehrsminister a.D.,  Förderverein Baukultur Brandenburg e.V., Potsdam

    08:30

    E BaS: Recommendations for Street Trees from FLL and FGSV – current status

    Tanja Büttner, FLL, Bonn

    08:45

    Is the mechanical laying of root barriers a blessing or a curse?

    Dr. Andreas Plietzsch, Sachverständigenbüro für Baum-, Arten- und Umweltschutz, Königs Wusterhausen

    09:00

    Concepts for controlling deciduous mistletoe

    Kai Bergengruen, Rund um's Obst, Bad Gandersheim

    09:15

    Using digital landscape modelling to plan tree planting along roads

    Dr. Sven Reiter, Landesamt für Straßenbau und Verkehr Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rostock

    10:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    10:45

    From the tree nursery into the landscape – recognising tree quality & tips for pruning

    Christoph Dirksen, Baumschule Ley, Meckenheim

    11:30

    The care of young trees in accordance with ZTV-Baumpflege (ATTC-Tree Care) – based on the Hamburg, Lübeck, Wolbeck or Dutch model?

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

    12:15

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    Moderation: Thomas Kowol, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg

    13:45

    The Evolution of Retrenchment Pruning

    Reg Harris, Urban Forestry, Ingham, GBR

    14:30

    Current challenges in the maintenance and monitoring of tree stands in road maintenance services

    Michael Hilkenbach, Straßen NRW, Gelsenkirchen

    15:15

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    16:15

    Current status of training and further education in arboriculture

    Matthias Lösch, Bundesverband Garten-, Landschafts- und Sportplatzbau e.V., Bad Honnef

    16:30

    Tree damage caused by the installation of fibre optic cables: the legal situation and practical recommendations for protecting trees

    Dr. Cedric Vornholt, FPS-Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt am Main und Thomas Amtage, amtage LA | SV GmbH, Berlin

    17:1517:30

    Abschlussdiskussion

    Tree Climbing Forum

    Safety and the preservation of old trees

    Moderation: Christian Kruck, ropeworks, Tübingen

    08:30

    Rebelling in the economy! On the move in a living organism and organised as such

    Fabian Kaufmann, Arboreal Baumpflege, Grasellenbach

    09:15

    SVLFG (Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forests and Horticulture) accident statistics

    Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel

    10:00

    Surviving an thriving for a sustainable future: The importance of Self-Care

    Wenda Li, Toronto, CAN

    10:45

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    11:30

    Hanging loads during rigging vs. crane felling. Overlaps, differences and solutions.

    Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, GBR

    12:15

    KNOW-HOW with textile PPE in tree care

    Florian Hellberg, Edelrid Academy, Isny im Allgäu

    13:00

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    Moderation: Fabian Kaufmann, Arboreal Baumpflege, Grasellenbach

    14:30

    Fighting the good fight. Standing up for a historic tree population during times of climate change

    John Coles, Senior Tree Officer for the Royal Court of Norway, Røyse, NOR

    15:15

    Aluminium corrosion – how manufacturing and maintenance affects the service life of our PPE

    Christian Kruck, ropeworks, Tübingen, Stuart Sissens, DMM Wales, Llanberis, GBR

    16:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    16:45

    A plea for crown anchors – managing forces more effectively

    Dirk Lingens, KLETTERdienste GmbH, Stockelsdorf

    17:3017:45

    Abschlussdiskussion

  • Lectures

    Traffic Safety – Tree Assessment

    Moderation: Tanja Büttner, FLL e.V., Bonn

    08:30

    Landmark rulings on tree law

    Armin Braun, FPS-Rechtsanwälte, Düsseldorf

    09:15

    The Duty of Care and the temporary closure of green spaces

    Dr. Cedric Vornholt, FPS-Rechtsanwälte, Frankfurt am Main

    09:45

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    10:30

    The commissioning of tree inspections by public contracting authorities

    David Sassmann, amtage LA | SV GmbH, Berlin

    11:15

    Personal injury caused by trees – requirements for experts in criminal proceedings

    Prof. Andreas Detter, TreeConsult, Gauting

    12:00

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    Moderation: Dr. Thomas Schröder, BMEL - Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft, Bonn

    13:15

    Assessing physiological condition in mature trees – can we distinguish between ageing and stress?

    Tom Joye, Natuurinvest, Brüssel, BEL

    14:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    14:45

    Identification of fungal fruiting bodies using AI – limitations and possibilities in tree inspection

    Niclas Geßner, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg

    15:30

    The wonderful world beneath our feet: soil life made visible

    Claus-Peter Lieckfeld, Windach

    Tree Climbing Forum

    Technical and Human Resources

    Moderation: Ruth Morell, Institut für Arboristik, Rottenburg am Neckar

    09:00

    The Splice – a connection for life. A reflection on the origins, strengths and weaknesses of the most beautiful rope connection

    Detlef Koch, thinkbox treeslikeus, Überlingen, Friedrich Drayer, Drayer GmbH, Glottertal

    09:15

    Rigging slings under the microscope. What happens at the rigging anchor point

    Manuel Schuster, MS Baumpflege, Dülmen

    10:30

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    11:15

    The Stucture of Perception. The body as a tool for understanding the physical environment.

    Hiske Buddingh, Winslow, GBR

    12:00

    Just do it! – how words become movement

    Janosch Heimbucher, TreeConsult, Gauting, Christoph Arndt, Baumsyndikat, Berlin

    12:45

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    Moderation: Dr. Lena Zühlke, Arbor Analyst, Hamburg

    14:00

    Energy and stamina at height: nutritional tips for arborists

    Pauline Sallin, Anima-TE Nutrition, Chamby, SUI

    14:45

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area. New: Hall 3 – Education and Research

    15:3016:15

    Two practical inputs à 20’


    Connectors do's and don’ts

    Ben Connon, DMM Wales, Milford, GBR

    Friction – Friend or Foe? Managing friction arborist work
    Monta Lesce, Ninja Baumpflege, Basel, SUI

in German with English translation in English with German translation