European beech behind the White Castle

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The red beech behind the White Castle is a natural monument ( ND  66) designated as a single tree in Cossebaude in the west of Dresden . The name of the common beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) refers to its position in Cossebauder Park , a good 250 m to the west behind the former factory owner's villa known as the White Castle , Gnomenstieg 4. With a height of about 35 meters, a crown diameter of about 35 meters and a trunk circumference at 6.55 meters, it is the largest red beech in Dresden and beyond. It is one of the thickest beeches in Germany .

European beech behind the White Castle, 2017

The tree is available in several overlapping protected areas: fauna Habitats (FFH) Linkselbische valleys between Dresden and Meissen , the conservation area (LSG) Elbtal between Dresden and Meissen with left bank valleys and Spaargebirge and European Bird Sanctuary (SPA) Linkselbische stream valleys .

history

The age of the beech is estimated to be 180 to 280 years. In 2006, the environmental agency of the city of Dresden assumed that the tree was already over 200 years old.

The municipality of Cossebaude , which was independent until 1997 , has belonged to the Dresden-Land district since 1952 . The district council decided in August 1961 to place the "huge tree [s] with a trunk diameter of about 2 mtr." Under protection. At that time it was estimated to be around 50 meters high and a crown diameter of around 40 meters. Regarding the importance of the natural monument, it was stated that it was a "rare, beautiful, very branched tree that looks as if several trees have grown together."

The tree had been infested with wood-decomposing fungi for a long time and was considered to be "lost" when, at the end of 2000, the Dresden Heide red beech, the next largest tree of the species, was placed under protection in Dresden. The death of the still vital beech can no longer be prevented, as there are no control measures against the fungi. Crown securing straps or shortening the crown also promise at most a relatively minor effect.

A branch of the hiking trail C2, which is laid out as a circular trail from the Cossebaude train station and is part of the Cossebauder hiking trail network maintained by the Cossebaude home and beautification association , leads to the red beech .

Footnotes

  1. ^ Dresden: White Castle. In: Sachsens-Schlösser.de. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Short documentation of protected areas according to nature conservation law. In: Dresden themed city map. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Book at Cossebaude. In: Baumkunde.de. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Natural monuments in Dresden: planted by our great-grandparents. (PDF; 0.4 MB) Poster. Environment Agency, City of Dresden, 2006, accessed on June 15, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Index sheet for natural monument ND 9/1 , Council of the District of Dresden, August 10, 1961 ( online as PDF ; 0.8 MB).
  6. ↑ Notification of the designation of the “Red Beech - Dresdner Heide” as a natural monument , Green Space Office of the City of Dresden, December 22, 2000 ( online as PDF ; 1.3 MB).
  7. ^ Cossebauder Park. Home and Beautification Association Cossebaude, accessed on June 15, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Map of Cossebaude - Gohlis - Oberwartha - Niederwartha. (PDF; 0.7 MB) Cossebaude Heimat- und Beautification Association, 2012, accessed on June 15, 2020 .

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Coordinates: 51 ° 5 ′ 11.9 ″  N , 13 ° 36 ′ 58.9 ″  E