Platan attack in Butzbach: Toyal attack makes Baum sick!

Platan attack in Butzbach: Toyal attack makes Baum sick!

in Butzbach, a picturesque city in the Wetterau, is terrible news the topic of conversation: a majestic plane tree in Nußallee was willfully poisoned. The tree, which has been part of the cityscape for decades, has already lost half of its tree crown and can no longer be saved. This frightening discovery was made during a routine check, such as hessenschau.de reported.

worrying is not just the health damage of the tree; There are also boreholes in the bark that indicate targeted poisoning. Markus Lambrecht from the urban development department in Butzbach suspects that it could be a imitation of images. Until the birds of the birds end in September, the sick tree stops for the time being.

horror reports from the region

The situation in Butzbach is not unique. In Frankfurt and Limburg, several trees have also been victims of targeted poison attacks in recent weeks. According to Bild.de In Frankfurt, even two large plane trees that are over 60 years old were poisoned with glyphosate and had to be felled. Unknowns had injected the poison through boreholes, which stoked the dismay of the residents and environmentalists.

in Limburg was thoroughly damaged again on a playground. Here a heavily damaged hornbeam had to be felled after unknown perpetrators had distributed an alkaline -looking substance on the tree trunks, possibly a cleaning agent. The city of Limburg estimates the costs for laboratory tests, tree felling, new planting and soil exchange at a whopping 2800 euros. So there is no peace in sight in Limburg either, because it was not the first tree damage in this playground.

The punishments threaten

The deeds not only have environmentally political, but also legal consequences. If the perpetrators arrested, up to two years in prison are threatened, especially if soil pollution or environmental criminal traps are found. The Frankfurt Environment Director Tina Zapf-Rodrigeuz has already announced that they plant new trees to compensate for the damage.

What to do so that such hideous deeds don't become a norm? Education and sensitization are required here. According to information from the Federal Environment Ministry , glyphosate is a strongly controversial herbicide, the use of which is often hotly discussed in public. It is time to stop the hustle and bustle and to protect the beauty of our nature.