Thawed and marched off

After the ice age, the forests of Europe got back. And a new factor played a role in the design of the landscape: man. He created today’s forest.

Text: Peter Laufmann

Hiking trees. And sometimes at a remarkable pace. The birch, for example, brings it to a distance of 2,000 meters – a year! And even an oak creates up to 500 meters. On average, trees come to 100 meters a year. Of course, they don’t take their roots in their hands and march. Trees hike more subtle. And above all, it takes longer than our patience would endure that.

Strictly speaking, it is less a constant hiking of the oaks, birch or spruce, but rather a constant hopping. A tree species jumps from a suitable habitat into a new, so to speak, strikes roots and is preparing to keep the next from this bridgehead. That happens on

Thawed and marched off

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