New trees, new habitats

Protect and preserve life with tree planting!

This weekend, we planted in two different places in Hamburg. At the children's playground in the Altona Volkspark, the Live To Love team planted several beech trees on Saturday.

In Hamburg Hummelsbüttel, these were different varieties such as field maple, birch, ash, fluttering elm and black poplar - all trees that can cope with climate change - donated by Fielmann AG. A single tree actually provides a home for hundreds of thousands of animals. Insects find shelter and food in the bark - beetles lay their eggs on the trunk, the larvae bore into the wood and live there until they fly out. The holes then in turn become habitats for more insects. Squirrels and bats raise their young in trees and find refuge in them in winter. Birds build their nests in the crown, caterpillars find food - moths, flies and bees pollinate flowers and sip the nectar. Deer love to nibble on the young shoots in spring, and hedgehogs find shelter in the leaves in autumn. The autumn leaves provide food for worms, which in turn enrich the soil with humus. Did you know that earthworms are vegetarians? They feed on soil and plant remains. In one night, an earthworm pulls up to 20 leaves into its living tube to consume them during the day.