TreeSense Support

The city of Dortmund is breaking new ground when it comes to digital urban greening. As part of the Smart City strategy, data-based monitoring of urban trees will be launched from 2025 - supported by our TreeSense crown moisture sensors. The aim is to make irrigation more efficient, sustainable and resource-saving. Dortmund is thus relying on digital technologies to actively tackle the challenges of climate change: long [...]

According to the Bund Naturschutz, up to 300,000 urban trees have been felled in Bavaria alone in the last ten years. There are many reasons for this: diseases caused by urban influences such as exhaust fumes, sealed soils, road salt and dog urine, as well as new roads and construction projects. Although cities are planting replacement trees, these cannot provide ecosystem services such as CO₂ storage and cooling [...]

The idea that trees communicate with each other sounds like something out of a fantasy novel. But research has shown that trees are actually in contact with each other. This knowledge is revolutionizing our understanding of forests and ecosystems. In this blog post, we explore the fascinating world of tree communication and how TreeSense uses sensor technology to measure the water balance of trees [...]

For many people, it is a must for a successful Christmas: the Christmas tree. Around 29 million Christmas trees are sold in Germany every year. But where do the trees come from, how are they grown and how are they disposed of? And how sustainable are our Christmas trees? The life of a Christmas tree Around 80 % of Christmas trees sold are Nordmann firs and 15 % [...]