"My tree for Chemnitz" - tree donations and tree sponsorships: Chemnitz.de

Tree donations

Baubürgermeister Michael Stötzer und Akteure der Bürgerinitiative Kaßbergbäume besichtigen neu gepflanzte Bäume auf der Henriettenstraße.

Picture: Kristin Schmidt

Although Chemnitz is an extremely green city, there are a large number of empty tree discs along the streets of Chemnitz that are waiting to be replanted.

Planting a tree in the street currently costs around 2,500 euros. In addition to the planting, this also includes the maintenance costs.

You can contribute to these costs with a financial donation of 20 euros or more.
If you would like to donate for a specific tree, a sign with details of the donor can also be placed near the tree for donations of 250 euros or more, if desired.

This is how you can donate:

If you are interested, please transfer the desired amount , stating the planting plan and desired tree number or with the note"general tree donation" to the following bank account:

City of Chemnitz, Cash and Tax Office
Chemnitz Savings Bank
IBAN DE87 8705 0000 3501 0092 82
BIC CHEKDE81XXX

under the reason for payment: personal account 30124729, first name and surname of the donor, name of planting plan if applicable, tree number or the note "general tree donation"

and please contact the Parks Department by email at
gruenflaechenamt(at)stadt-chemnitz.de with the Parks Department for further coordination.

Tree sponsorships

Official tree sponsorships were launched in 2019 under the motto "My tree for Chemnitz".

In the particularly dry year of 2019, a number of committed city dwellers volunteered to make sure that "their" tree in front of their house is doing better. The tree discs are regularly maintained and younger trees are watered if necessary, the soil around them is loosened or even planted with flowers.

More initiatives like this should take place, which is why the city of Chemnitz is promoting the idea of "tree sponsorships".

The adoption of a tree sponsorship is documented with a certificate and describes the activities of a tree sponsor, such as watering young trees, loosening the soil, planting the tree discs and, in particular, observing the trees to see whether damage or impairment occurs.

Tree pruning and fertilisation are still carried out by the Parks Department.