Wanderbaumallee

The Wanderbaumallee are urban trees in planters placed in changing locations to show the potential for greening urban streets.

 

Location
Project location: Munich; Ludwigsvorstadt; Schwanthalerstraße
street segment: sidewalk
Project dimension: 15 trees, each 0,5m2 in a distance of approx. 1,5 - 4m

Time
Project period: several weeks (location Schwanthalerstraße: 22.06. - 02.08.2022)
Project frequency: recurring (summer months since 1992)

Actors
Initiators: Interest group (Green City e.V.)
Project initiators: Interest group (Green City e.V.)

Type of construction
Space elements: Vegetation
Material: Plastic plant containers, irrigation bag, metal poles in construction fence feet, ropes for fastening, information material (signs, flyers)
Planting: woody plants (high trunk) of different species and planting qualities fastened to building parts or supports

Use
Access: permanent, public
Target group: residents, passers-by
Program: none / event (moving of the trees)

Funding
Planning: Funding (Department for Climate and Environmental Protection) 
Production: Funding (Department for Climate and Environmental Protection), own contribution (volunteers)
Material: Funding (Department for Climate and Environmental Protection) 
Operation: own contribution (volunteers)

Approval format
Special use permit

Planning context
Thematic planning context ★★☆☆
Location-specific planning context ★☆☆☆

Research sources
Authors* own photographs

Authors' profile
Felix Engel, Eva Raischl, Hannah Reiter, Theresa Zierer

Editorial revision
Felix Lüdicke, Gero Engeser, Katharina Dropmann

Publication/Status
06.12.2022