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May 06 to 08, 2025

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  • Lectures

    The Care of Old and Damaged Trees

    Moderation: Thomas Amtage, amtage Landschaftsarchitektur | Sachverständigenbüro, Berlin 

    09:45

    Opening and welcome

    with greeting from Reiner Erben, Augsburg

    10:00

    The Role and Objectives of the European Arboricultural Council e.V. (EAC)

    Michal Zelenák, EAC Bad Honnef

    10:15

    The future of Veteran Trees/Ancient Trees: findings and strategic recommendations for conservation

    Michal Zelenák, PROarbor, Bratislava, SVK

    11:00

    Maintenance of natural monuments in the state of Hesse. System-related risks and solutions

    Philipp Funck, Funck Baumpflege, Schwalmstadt  

    11:15

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    12:00

    Working Together in Europe for Tree Care - an overview

    Kamil Witkoś-Gnach, Instytut Drzewa, POL

    12:45

    Case Study Malmö: Resilient Tree Plantings and Implementing the 3:30:300 Rule

    Patrick Bellan, Property Management and Streets and Parks Department, Malmö, SWE

    13:30

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

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

    14:45

    Modern tree diagnostics with 3D scanning and AI

    Goran Huljenić, Urbani šumari d.o.o, Novo Cice, CRO

    15:30

    Trees and War, Experiences from Ukraine

    Dr. Piotr Tyszko-Chmielowiec, Instytut Drzewa, Wroclaw, POL

    15:45

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    16:3017:15

    Topping 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

    09:30

    Welcome

    09:45

    Changing Tasmania's Giant Tree Culture

    Steve Pearce, The Tree Projects, AUS

    10:30

    Understanding the Life of Trees - the anatomy of wood made visible

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

    11:15

    Do You Even Arbor? So many Arborists, where have all the trees gone?

    Sam Hardingham, Everydayarbor, AUS

    12:00

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Moderation: Martina Borowski, freie Journalistin und Fachredakteurin, Braunschweig

    13:15

    Evaluation and Insights from the SVLFG Accident Statistics 2023

    Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel; Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, GBR

    14:00

    Work hard and stay healthy in the tree care industry. Finding the balance between exhaustion, performance limits and self-care!

    Andreas Glasl, SVLFG, Kassel

    14:45

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    15:30

    A 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

    16:1517:00

    The Ripple Effect: How Creative Content Elevates The Tree Care Industry

    Joel Spooner, InTree Media, Vancouver, CAN

  • Lectures

    Fruit tree care - Tree planting

    Moderation: Thomas Kowol, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg

    08:30

    Designing Orchards

    Michael Grolm, Obstbaumschnittschule, Erfurt

    09:15

    Fruit Tree Care and its Specialities - Examples of the Care of Large-Crowned Fruit Trees

    Hans Thomas Bosch, Kompetenzzentrum Obstbau Bodensee, Ravensburg

    10:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    10:45

    Where 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

    11:30

    Fruit Trees in the Public Realm: Care and Use with Understanding

    Michael Grolm, Obstbaumschnittschule, Erfurt

    11:45

    Pruning: not only relevant in fruit tree care

    Kai Bergengruen, Rund um's Obst, Bad Gandersheim

    12:00

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Moderation:  Tanja Büttner, FLL, Bonn

    13:30

    Invisible 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

    14:15

    Influence of aeration pipes and holes on the soil air balance

    Dr. Katharina Weltecke, Baum&Boden, Bad Arolsen; Oliver Löwe, HAWK Göttingen

    15:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    15:45

    Efficient urban tree irrigation management: the role of sensor technology

    Prof. Dr. Steffen Rust, HAWK Göttingen; Dr. Katharina Weltecke, Baum & Boden, Bad Arolsen

    16:3017:15

    Liability 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

    09:15

    Working relationships in tree care, an opportunity for (internal and external) cultural change?

    Fabian Kaufmann, Arboreal-Baumpflege, Grasellenbach

    10:00

    Are basal anchors safe?

    Mike Curwen and Ben Connon, Arbor Ace Tree Care, GBR

    10:45

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    11:30

    From 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

    12:15

    20 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

    12:00

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Moderation: Mark Bridge, treemagineers, Rannoch, GBR

    14:30

    Storm 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

    15:15

    How far are you willing to go? Safety rules and what we make of them

    Bernhard Schütte, Baumpflege Seenland, Rheinsberg

    16:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    16:4517:30

    Possibilities and limits of camming devices in (tree care) rescue

    Max Soballa, Soballa Baumpflege, Hamburg;  Janosch Heimbucher, TreeConsult, Gauting

  • Lectures

    Tree Diseases and Biodiversity

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

    08:30

    New Tree Pest and diseases - Status and Success in Control

    Dr. Thomas Schröder, Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL), Bonn

    09:15

    Strategies 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

    10:00

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    10:45

    Management of Massaria disease of the Plane - Experience from England

    Greg Packman, The Royal Parks, London, GBR

    11:30

    An increasing problem for deciduous trees: Infestation by the Leopard moth and the Carpenter moth

    Niclas Geßner, Institut für Baumpflege, Hamburg

    12:15

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Moderation:  Tanja Büttner, FLL, Bonn

    13:30

    Recognising and Communicating New Fungal Threats: The Case of Anthostoma decipiens

    Daniela Antoni, SVB Daniela Antoni, Sachverständigenbüro Daniela Antoni, Stockstadt

    13:45

    Climate Change-induced Effects in the Pest Spectrum of Woody Plants in Berlin and Brandenburg

    Martin Schreiner, Pflanzenschutzamt, Berlin

    14:00

    The Involvement of Biscogniauxia mediterranea in the Dieback of Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum)

    Christian Cichos, Grün und Gruga, Essen

    14:15

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    15:00

    The Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) - Hitchhiking through the EU?

    Dr. Björn Hoppe, JKI Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Braunschweig

    15:1516:00

    Urban 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

    09:00

    Safe rope climbing technology in tree care: working methods to prevent tree damage

    Ruth Morell, arboristin.de, Institut für Arboristik, Rottenburg am Neckar

    09:45

    Limits of the climbing pendulum - solutions through multiple lines

    Paul Poynter, Wooden Hand, Matsumoto, JPN; Joe Stockton, goodtree, Drottningholm, SWE

    10:30

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    11:15

    Motorised access equipment in tree care. Curse or blessing?

    Gregor Hansch, Hansch Baumpflege, Berlin; Michi Hansch, Hansch Baumtechnik, Sindelfingen

    12:00

    Waste of time or time to win – how we communicate and reduce risks at work

    Veronika Ericsson, VeeTreecare, Svenarum, SWE; Janosch Heimbucher, Arbotop Baumpflege, München

    12:45

    Lunch

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    Moderation: Carsten Beinhoff, SVLFG, Kassel

    14:00

    If so, and how many - a guide to the cargo bike jungle

    Simon Meyer, Ninja Baumpflege Bridge, Basel, SUI; Uwe Böckmann, SVLFG, Kassel

    14:45

    Coffee Break

    Practical presentations in the trade show hall and outside area

    15:3016:15

    Factors in Falling - it's the sudden stop that smarts

    Alex Laver, Tree Logic, GBR

in German with English translation in English with German translation