Head linden
Head linden are linden trees that are "beheaded". The crown of the tree is cut back to the trunk. By repeatedly pruning, more or less large swellings are formed on the trunk due to the constantly new overburden of the cut wounds and thus visually form the "head" of the tree (see also pollarded willow ).
The logging business was once part of a widespread multiple land use, often combined with the use as litter meadow , cattle pasture or arable land. In historical forestry, the headwood farm was used for natural regeneration in addition to being used as coppice or snowy trees .
Possible uses of the head linden are the production and extraction of
- Linden flowers for medical and cosmetic use,
- Forage foliage for cattle feeding and
- Fibers - linden bast - for ropes, cords, yarn, mats, fabrics, sacks, sails, shoes, etc. Ships with linden bast ropes and linden bast sails were still used on Russian rivers in the 19th century.
The linden trees also supplied timber for carving everyday objects and art objects such as spoons, toys and musical instruments and charcoal for use as drawing charcoal , filter charcoal ( activated charcoal ).
Examples
In Branderoda there are several linden trees that have been protected as registered natural monuments since 1980. These include the natural monument " 4 winter linden (head linden in a row) " on the Distelberg and the natural monument " 2 winter linden (head linden) " on the Lindenberg. As cultural and historical monuments, they testify to an almost forgotten form of management. With a trunk-to-head ratio of approx. 1: 2, they prove a long cultivation as a head tree . What use in Branderoda led to the formation of the great minds has not been clearly established.
Another example of the historical use and management as head linden is the area natural monument "head linden slope near Tröbsdorf", Burgscheidungen towards Thalwinkel in the Biberbachtal. Mühlenstraße in Warnemünde is an almost completely preserved linden avenue with 66 trees.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, Diana Dünschel: It's not just her age that remains a mystery , November 15, 2011.