Trees in Reinickendorf suffer: citizens should actively help!

Trees in Reinickendorf suffer: citizens should actively help!

Reinickendorf, Deutschland - On June 30, 2025, the continued drought in Berlin is an urgent topic, especially in the densely lively districts of Reinickendorf. The damage to the city trees is significant because these trees suffer from the extreme conditions of the urban environment, which are shaped by soil compression and air and soil pollutants. According to information from district councilor Julia Schrod-Thiel (CDU), the city trees play a crucial role in the climate, air quality and well-being of the residents. In Reinickendorf there are around 95,000 trees in the public street space that needs to be protected.

The district councilor calls on the citizens to actively participate in the irrigation of the city trees. The “Gieß den Kiez” platform offers support for this initiative, which plays an important role in this commitment. This initiative launched by CityLab Berlin in May 2020 enables citizens to find out about the care and irrigation of trees in the city and to actively participate.

Community tree care

The "Gieß den Kiez" platform provides an interactive online card that visualizes almost all road and plant trees in Berlin. This card not only offers information about tree species, age and water requirements, but also takes into account current weather data and the locations of public pumps. In this way, the participants can document when they last poured a tree and even subscribe to trees that they want to look after regularly.

The commitment of citizens is becoming increasingly important because the city green seriously suffers from the effects of climate change. Yellow parks and withered tree tops are already visible. Climate change has worsened the location conditions for city trees, which poses many proven species with challenges. Around 885,825 Berlin street and plant trees are recorded on the platform, and increasingly younger trees need water in their first years of life to establish themselves.

important information and opportunities for participation

The interactive platform also offers practical tips for the correct watering and an exchange via a slack channel, as well as various filter and amenities such as the possibility of creating tree profiles and logging the ancillary. Information about the functionality of the water swing gel pumps in Berlin are also provided to enable citizens to be able to specifically overcome the dry spells of their trees.

The challenges of climate change are not just an urban, but a task for society as a whole. The coordination of the irrigation measures is facilitated by visual aids such as donut diagrams and color coding to ensure that no tree is neglected. The brochure "City and street trees in climate change" also offers further insights and strategies for choice of tree species that are adapted to the changed climate conditions.

For more information and how you can actively participate in tree care, please visit the following links:
pour the neighborhood , Environmental Authority .