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DocKalle Climate protection, Climate trees

6.4.2024: Growing more climate trees

Lots of whirling in the “climate protection garden”. Trees are grown from seeds here. Buying acorns internationally. Special oaks, acorns and other seeds for collectors and plant enthusiasts. Many species resistant to global warming. Many climate trees. E.g. seeds of plane trees, pines, cypresses and more..https://quercus.guru/.

It is currently mid-season and sales will not start again until the fall. Today, for example, Castanea Sativa (sweet chestnut), cork oaks (Quercus suber) and sessile oaks are planted. It’s a lot of fun, and the species will survive even 1.5 degrees.

Acorns City climate suitable

DocKalle Quercus palustris

8.2.2024: Quercus palustris (swamp oak)

Quercus palustris (swamp oak) is a deciduous tree. In rare cases, it can grow up to 35 meters high. It is relatively short-lived and “only” lives to around 200 years (maximum).

It is originally native to eastern North America. As the name suggests, it can easily withstand several weeks of flooding. Its wood is often used for railroad tracks. Outside North America, the wood is rarely processed industrially due to its limited availability and very low distribution in the forestry industry. In Europe it is sometimes found in parks.

Store: https://quercus.guru/produkt/quercus-palustris/

City climate suitable Climate Warming Resistant Other trees (except oaks)

DocKalle Cedrus Libani

3.2.2024: Cedrus libani (Cedar of Lebanon)

Cedrus Libani (Lebanon cedar) is highly resistant to global warming. It can grow to be over 1000 years old and up to 50 meters high.

The Lebanon cedar grows along the Mediterranean coast, in Lebanon and in parts of Anatolia. In Europe, the tree is predicted to have a golden future due to global warming.

Store: https://quercus.guru/produkt/cedrus-libani/

Acorns City climate suitable Climate Warming Resistant Unkategorisiert

DocKalle Downy oak, Quercus pubescens

Quercus pubescens (downy oak)

Quercus pubescens (downy oak) occurs from southern Europe through southern central and western Europe to western and central Asia Minor. It can grow up to 25 meters high. Their maximum age is 500 years. It is considered to be very resistant to global warming and tolerates moderate night frosts.

More info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaumeiche

Store: https://quercus.guru/produkt/quercus-pubescens/

City climate suitable Climate Warming Resistant Other trees (except oaks) Unkategorisiert

DocKalle Castanea sativa, Sweet chestnut, Sweet chestnut

Castanea sativa (sweet chestnut, sweet chestnut)

Castanea sativa is a classic winner of the climate crisis. A positive future is predicted for the sweet chestnut. It is the only European representative of the chestnut genus.

It is cultivated in southern and western Europe in particular for its edible fruit and wood. The fruits are also known as chestnuts. They have a high proportion of carbohydrates and starch. The protein content is higher than in cereals but lower than in potatoes.

Castanea sativa grows up to 35 meters high. The trunk circumference can be up to 4 meters. In Western Europe, sweet chestnuts can live for up to 1000 years.

The sweet chestnut is classically found in western France, southern Italy and Spain, but also in Ireland and Great Britain.

Store: https://quercus.guru/produkt/castanea-sativa/

More information on Wikipeda

City climate suitable Climate Warming Resistant

DocKalle Aleppo pine, Pinus halepensis

Pinus halepensis (Aleppo pine)

Pinus halepensis (Aleppo pine) originates from the Mediterranean region. Growth heights are up to 25 meters.
The tree forms tap roots that penetrate up to 3 meters deep. The wood is very rich in resin and is used extensively as construction timber, particularly in North Africa.

More info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo-Kiefer

Store: https://quercus.guru/produkt/pinus-halepensis/

City climate suitable Climate Warming Resistant Other trees (except oaks) Unkategorisiert

DocKalle Italian stone pine, Mediterranean pine, Pinus Pinea

Pinus Pinea (Mediterranean pine, Italian stone pine)

Pinus Pinea (Mediterranean pine, Italian stone pine) grows to heights of up to 30 meters and a diameter of up to 2 meters at the breast. The root depth of the Mediterranean pine is often relatively shallow. The natural distribution area of the pine is in the northern Mediterranean region.

Pine nuts are widely used in the food industry. A single tree produces up to 60 kilograms of seeds.

More info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinie

Store: https://quercus.guru/produkt/pinus-pinea/

City climate suitable Climate Warming Resistant Other trees (except oaks)

DocKalle Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica

Cedrus atlantica (Atlas cedar)

Cedrus atlantica (Atlas cedar) is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 40 meters high. Atlas cedars can live up to 900 years.

The Atlas cedar is found particularly in North Africa. Populations are also known from France and Italy as well as from some areas of Central Europe.

More info: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas-Zeder

Store: https://quercus.guru/produkt/cedrus-atlantica/

Acorns City climate suitable Climate Warming Resistant

DocKalle Mountain Tabor Oak, Quercus ithaburensis

Quercus ithaburensis

November collection, freshly delivered from the Greek island of Kea.

Quercus ithaburensis (mountain tabor oak). The leaf is 6 to 12 cm long and has several large pointed teeth on the leaf edge. The acorns are strikingly large at up to 5 cm. This oak is found in southern Europe, as well as in Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. The tree is very robust and does not tolerate paving, but is otherwise well suited as an urban tree. The species is frost-tolerant.

The ripe acorns are edible.

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_ithaburensis

The acorns are in stock in the store: https://quercus.guru/produkt/quercus-ithaburensis/

Acorns City climate suitable Climate Warming Resistant Unkategorisiert

DocKalle

Quercus muehlenbergii (yellow oak)

The species is considered incredibly tough and adaptable. It can grow up to 45 meters high and has a very spreading crown. The foliage is somewhat reminiscent of chestnut leaves, which is why it is also called “Chestnut Oak”.

The distribution area extends from Ontario in Canada across the east and center of the USA to northern and southern Mexico.
The species grows at an altitude of 0 to 2300 meters in species-rich forests on nutrient-rich, moderately dry to fresh, slightly acidic to alkaline soils in sunny to light-shaded locations. The species is thermophilic and mostly frost-hardy. It avoids sandy and clayey soils but is often found in cities.

More information: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelbe_Eiche

Store: https://quercus.guru/produkt/quercus-muehlenbergii/

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