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Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm

January 01, 1970

The Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm (German: Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen) is a German arboretum that has been used as a biological institute for many years. Part of the protected area in the city of Nettetal, it is situated in the "Kaldenkirchen Grenzwald" (forest bordering Germany and the Netherlands). Nettetal lies in the Lower Rhine region of Germany.

Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm
(Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen)
Entrance to the Sequoia Farm
TypeArboretum
LocationNettetal, Germany
Area3.5 hectares
Created1950 (1950)
Operated bySociety Sequoiafarm e.V.
OpenApril to October on Sundays and holidays
WebsiteSequoiafarm
60-year-old stock of Sequoiadendron giganteum in a test site (2010)
58-year-old group of Sequoia sempervirens within the Sequoiafarm (2010)
Sequoiadendron giganteum in the Sequoiafarm
Visiting the dawn redwoods

History and use edit

In 1946, Illa Martin and Ernst J. Martin, both dentists and dendrologists in Kaldenkirchen, founded an arboretum close to the Dutch border. There, and in a nearby laboratory-plantation several acres wide from 1952 on, they cultivated 1,500 giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) seedlings from seeds of US origin from Martin's nephew Albert A. Martin of Santa Barbara, CA.[1] The seeds were collected in Sequoia National Forest at different elevations, wrapped in burlap to preserve them and sent to Germany. They wanted to find out if the giant sequoia, which had existed in Germany before the ice age, could be introduced to German forestry.[2][3] There was on the one hand an area of purely giant sequoia, on the other an experimental arboretum with trees such as Abies grandis, Abies concolor var. lowiana and Coast Douglas-firs. The project was financially supported by the German Research Foundation and met with great interest from dendrological circles, particularly in Great Britain and in the USA.[4] Part of the field exclusively planted with giant sequoia was reserved for obtaining results of productivity by the "Ecology and Forestry Department" of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).[5]

The two dendrologists made further experiments growing seedlings of coast redwood,[6] dawn redwood and numerous kinds of southern beeches[7] and pine trees. More than 13,000 were handed over to forestry officers, to scientists and to plant nurseries. As time went by, the park known as the "Sequoia Farm" became bigger and bigger, developing into a highly respected arboretum. It has more than 400 varieties of trees and interesting ground flora and is part of the "Protected area of Maas-Schwalm-Nette", so-called after the three rivers that run through the area.[8]

After the death of Ernst J. Martin in 1967, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) took over the farm. At first, the teacher-training institute of NRW, later on the University of Cologne, and, between 1987 and 2007, the University of Duisburg-Essen made it a centre of dendrological studies.[9] Since 2013 the arboretum has been in possession of the registered society "Sequoiafarm e.V.".[10] From April to October it is open to the public on Sundays and holidays.

Notable trees (selection) edit

Binomial nomenclature English name Country of Origin
Acer runifere Redvein Maple, Honshū Maple Japan
Abies concolor Sierra Nevada White Fir Western North America
Abies grandis Grand Fir, Giant Fir Western North America
Ailanthus altissima Tree of heaven China, Taiwan
Calocedrus decurrens California incense cedar Western North America
Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura China, Japan
Gunnera manicata Gunnera manicata South Brasilia
Magnolia kobus Kobushi Magnolia Japan
Nothofagus obliqua (the largest specimen in Germany)[11] Roble beech Chile, Argentina
Parrotia persica Persian ironwood Northern Iran
Pinus ayacahuite (the largest specimen in Germany)[12] Mexican White Pine Mexico, Central America
Sequoia sempervirens Coast redwood Western North America
Sequoiadendron giganteum Giant sequoia California
Thuja plicata Western redcedar British Columbia
Tsuga sieboldii Southern Japanese Hemlock Japan
Wollemia nobilis Wollemia Australia
Zanthoxylum simulans Japanese pepper Japan
 
Ernst J. Martin (1900–1967), founder of the farm
 
Illa Martin (1900–1988), co-founder of the farm

References edit

  • Ernst J. Martin: Mammutbäume in der deutschen Forstwirtschaft? In: Die Umschau in Wissenschaft und Technik. Frankfurt 1954, ISSN 0041-6347
  • Ernst J. Martin: Sequoia – eine gehölzkundliche Betrachtung. In: Holz-Zentralblatt No. 83. Stuttgart 1955, ISSN 0018-3792
  • Ernst J. Martin: Die Sequoien und ihre Anzucht. In: Jahrbuch der Deutschen Dendrologischen Gesellschaft. No. 60. 1957/1958
  • Herbert Hubatsch: Von der Sequoiafarm zur Biologischen Station. In: Heimatbuch des Kreises Kempen-Krefeld, Kempen 1973
  • Helge Breloer: Zur Erinnerung an die Sequoia-Farm in Kaldenkirchen. In: Baum-Zeitung. No. 1/1998, ISSN 0341-3624
  • Ado Lappen: Die Sequoiafarm in Nettetal-Kaldenkirchen. In: Beiträge zur Gehölzkunde 2011. Hemmingen 2011, ISBN 978-3-9804283-4-7

Notes edit

  1. ^ Herbert Hubatsch: Ernst Martin. In: Der Niederrhein. Krefeld. No. 3, 1967
  2. ^ Arthur Lange: Wissenschaft als Steckenpferd. Laienforscher – ihre Leistungen und ihre Wissenschaft. Holsten. Hamburg 1967
  3. ^ Ernst J. Martin: Mammutbäume in der deutschen Forstwirtschaft? In: „Die Umschau in Wissenschaft und Technik“. Frankfurt 1954. ISSN 0041-6347
  4. ^ Hans Huth: Sequoias in Germany. In: Journal of Forest History, Vol. 3, July 1976. Durham (USA), ISSN 0094-5080
  5. ^ Illa Martin: Die Wiedereinführung des Mammutbaumes (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in die deutsche Forstwirtschaft. In: Mitteilungen der Deutschen Dendrologischen Gesellschaft. Vol. 75, pp. 57–75. Ulmer. Stuttgart 1984. ISBN 3-8001-8308-0
  6. ^ Illa Martin: Der Küstenmammutbaum (Sequoia sempervirens) und seine Anzucht in Deutschland. In: Mitteilungen der Deutschen Dendrologischen Gesellschaft. Vol. 77, pp. 57–104. Ulmer. Stuttgart 1987. ISBN 3-8001-8310-2
  7. ^ Illa Martin: Anzucht und Anbau von Nothofagus in Deutschland. In: Mitteilungen der Deutschen Dendrologischen Gesellschaft. Vol. 70, pp. 147–166. Ulmer. Stuttgart 1978. ISBN 3-8001-8302-1
  8. ^ Herbert Hubatsch: Von der Sequoiafarm zur Biologischen Station. In: Heimatbuch des Kreises Kempen-Krefeld, Kempen 1973
  9. ^ Manfred Krause: Mammutbaumfarm am Niederrhein wird zum Eldorado für Wissenschaftler der Essener Uni. In: WAZ vom 30. Juli 1988
  10. ^ "Ein einzigartiges Arboretum am Niederrhein. - Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen".
  11. ^ Schirnig, Dr. Heinz. "Deutschland L-Q".
  12. ^ Schirnig, Dr. Heinz. "Deutschland L-Q".

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen.
  • Photographs. History of the Arboretum Sequoiafarm (German)
  • Sequioafarm Kaldenkirchen in "Projekt Mammutbaum" (German)[permanent dead link]
  • Ernst J. Martin in "Projekt Mammutbaum“ (German)
  • List of stocks of the woody plants

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The Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm German Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen is a German arboretum that has been used as a biological institute for many years Part of the protected area in the city of Nettetal it is situated in the Kaldenkirchen Grenzwald forest bordering Germany and the Netherlands Nettetal lies in the Lower Rhine region of Germany Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen Entrance to the Sequoia FarmTypeArboretumLocationNettetal GermanyArea3 5 hectaresCreated1950 1950 Operated bySociety Sequoiafarm e V OpenApril to October on Sundays and holidaysWebsiteSequoiafarm 60 year old stock of Sequoiadendron giganteum in a test site 2010 58 year old group of Sequoia sempervirens within the Sequoiafarm 2010 Sequoiadendron giganteum in the Sequoiafarm Visiting the dawn redwoods Contents 1 History and use 2 Notable trees selection 3 References 4 Notes 5 External linksHistory and use editIn 1946 Illa Martin and Ernst J Martin both dentists and dendrologists in Kaldenkirchen founded an arboretum close to the Dutch border There and in a nearby laboratory plantation several acres wide from 1952 on they cultivated 1 500 giant sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum seedlings from seeds of US origin from Martin s nephew Albert A Martin of Santa Barbara CA 1 The seeds were collected in Sequoia National Forest at different elevations wrapped in burlap to preserve them and sent to Germany They wanted to find out if the giant sequoia which had existed in Germany before the ice age could be introduced to German forestry 2 3 There was on the one hand an area of purely giant sequoia on the other an experimental arboretum with trees such as Abies grandis Abies concolor var lowiana and Coast Douglas firs The project was financially supported by the German Research Foundation and met with great interest from dendrological circles particularly in Great Britain and in the USA 4 Part of the field exclusively planted with giant sequoia was reserved for obtaining results of productivity by the Ecology and Forestry Department of North Rhine Westphalia NRW 5 The two dendrologists made further experiments growing seedlings of coast redwood 6 dawn redwood and numerous kinds of southern beeches 7 and pine trees More than 13 000 were handed over to forestry officers to scientists and to plant nurseries As time went by the park known as the Sequoia Farm became bigger and bigger developing into a highly respected arboretum It has more than 400 varieties of trees and interesting ground flora and is part of the Protected area of Maas Schwalm Nette so called after the three rivers that run through the area 8 After the death of Ernst J Martin in 1967 North Rhine Westphalia NRW took over the farm At first the teacher training institute of NRW later on the University of Cologne and between 1987 and 2007 the University of Duisburg Essen made it a centre of dendrological studies 9 Since 2013 the arboretum has been in possession of the registered society Sequoiafarm e V 10 From April to October it is open to the public on Sundays and holidays Notable trees selection editBinomial nomenclature English name Country of Origin Acer runifere Redvein Maple Honshu Maple Japan Abies concolor Sierra Nevada White Fir Western North America Abies grandis Grand Fir Giant Fir Western North America Ailanthus altissima Tree of heaven China Taiwan Calocedrus decurrens California incense cedar Western North America Cercidiphyllum japonicum Katsura China Japan Gunnera manicata Gunnera manicata South Brasilia Magnolia kobus Kobushi Magnolia Japan Nothofagus obliqua the largest specimen in Germany 11 Roble beech Chile Argentina Parrotia persica Persian ironwood Northern Iran Pinus ayacahuite the largest specimen in Germany 12 Mexican White Pine Mexico Central America Sequoia sempervirens Coast redwood Western North America Sequoiadendron giganteum Giant sequoia California Thuja plicata Western redcedar British Columbia Tsuga sieboldii Southern Japanese Hemlock Japan Wollemia nobilis Wollemia Australia Zanthoxylum simulans Japanese pepper Japan nbsp Ernst J Martin 1900 1967 founder of the farm nbsp Illa Martin 1900 1988 co founder of the farmReferences editErnst J Martin Mammutbaume in der deutschen Forstwirtschaft In Die Umschau in Wissenschaft und Technik Frankfurt 1954 ISSN 0041 6347 Ernst J Martin Sequoia eine geholzkundliche Betrachtung In Holz Zentralblatt No 83 Stuttgart 1955 ISSN 0018 3792 Ernst J Martin Die Sequoien und ihre Anzucht In Jahrbuch der Deutschen Dendrologischen Gesellschaft No 60 1957 1958 Herbert Hubatsch Von der Sequoiafarm zur Biologischen Station In Heimatbuch des Kreises Kempen Krefeld Kempen 1973 Helge Breloer Zur Erinnerung an die Sequoia Farm in Kaldenkirchen In Baum Zeitung No 1 1998 ISSN 0341 3624 Ado Lappen Die Sequoiafarm in Nettetal Kaldenkirchen In Beitrage zur Geholzkunde 2011 Hemmingen 2011 ISBN 978 3 9804283 4 7Notes edit Herbert Hubatsch Ernst Martin In Der Niederrhein Krefeld No 3 1967 Arthur Lange Wissenschaft als Steckenpferd Laienforscher ihre Leistungen und ihre Wissenschaft Holsten Hamburg 1967 Ernst J Martin Mammutbaume in der deutschen Forstwirtschaft In Die Umschau in Wissenschaft und Technik Frankfurt 1954 ISSN 0041 6347 Hans Huth Sequoias in Germany In Journal of Forest History Vol 3 July 1976 Durham USA ISSN 0094 5080 Illa Martin Die Wiedereinfuhrung des Mammutbaumes Sequoiadendron giganteum in die deutsche Forstwirtschaft In Mitteilungen der Deutschen Dendrologischen Gesellschaft Vol 75 pp 57 75 Ulmer Stuttgart 1984 ISBN 3 8001 8308 0 Illa Martin Der Kustenmammutbaum Sequoia sempervirens und seine Anzucht in Deutschland In Mitteilungen der Deutschen Dendrologischen Gesellschaft Vol 77 pp 57 104 Ulmer Stuttgart 1987 ISBN 3 8001 8310 2 Illa Martin Anzucht und Anbau von Nothofagus in Deutschland In Mitteilungen der Deutschen Dendrologischen Gesellschaft Vol 70 pp 147 166 Ulmer Stuttgart 1978 ISBN 3 8001 8302 1 Herbert Hubatsch Von der Sequoiafarm zur Biologischen Station In Heimatbuch des Kreises Kempen Krefeld Kempen 1973 Manfred Krause Mammutbaumfarm am Niederrhein wird zum Eldorado fur Wissenschaftler der Essener Uni In WAZ vom 30 Juli 1988 Ein einzigartiges Arboretum am Niederrhein Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen Schirnig Dr Heinz Deutschland L Q Schirnig Dr Heinz Deutschland L Q External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sequoiafarm Kaldenkirchen Photographs History of the Arboretum Sequoiafarm German Sequioafarm Kaldenkirchen in Projekt Mammutbaum German permanent dead link Ernst J Martin in Projekt Mammutbaum German List of stocks of the woody plants 51 18 32 N 6 10 20 E 51 30889 N 6 17222 E 51 30889 6 17222 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kaldenkirchen Sequoia Farm amp oldid 1085278609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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