The fruit tree program adopted with the climate plan initially ran as a concentrated campaign this autumn: The Office for the Environment and Urban Greenery awarded these free of charge to garden owners* and tenants* in Bonn. Interested parties could apply for a maximum of two trees. In total, the city provided up to 1,000 apple and cherry trees from the region for the campaign.
Goal achieved - 1,000 new fruit tree locations found for Bonn!
The response to the Bonn fruit tree campaign far exceeded expectations. The evaluation of the applications received shows that all 1,000 trees had already been allocated by the morning of October 1 - the day the application period began. Decisions were made according to the time the applications were received. The lucky winners were able to pick up their new trees in the Rheinaue at the end of November.
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Transporting the fruit trees
The 2 to 2.20 meter high cherry and apple trees grow in pots and weigh just a few kilograms. They can therefore be transported in a climate-friendly way, for example by bike or on buses and trains. When planted, the fruit tree varieties provided can grow up to five meters tall. November is a particularly good time to plant fruit trees: in the fall, the trees have already lost most of their leaves and put their energy into root formation.
Fruit tree campaign is part of the 2035 climate plan
The fruit tree campaign goes back to a target resolution on Bonn's Climate Plan 2035, which the city council adopted in spring 2023. The climate plan serves as a roadmap to a climate-neutral and liveable city. As a strategy, it defines clear goals and development paths for the next 13 years and contains a concrete "climate protection work program" for the city administration until 2025 with almost 70 activities.