Maintaining tree banks and hedgerows and burning branches
Trees that are part of a tree line or tree wall may - regardless of their trunk size - only be cut down after a felling notification to the municipality. These trees are periodically cut down as a form of maintenance, usually every 15 to 25 years, so they rarely reach a trunk size of more than 75 cm. The felling notification will be accepted if measures are taken to ensure the continued existence of the tree line or tree wall. A felling or construction permit is always required for the definitive cutting (uprooting) of a tree line or tree wall.
Environmental permit
An environmental permit is always required in the following cases:
- The general rule is that for cutting down trees with a trunk circumference of more than 75 cm, measured at a height of 1.30 m, an environmental permit must be applied for.
- You must also apply for an environmental permit for the families of ginkgoales, taxaceae and pineales. Almost all conifers, such as the swamp cypress, pine, spruce, larch and cedar, belong to the family of pineales.
Do you want to prune trees, maintain a tree wall, or burn branches?
Please report this to us via the contact form.