New trees will continue to be planted in the urban area in 2024. Now that the work in Weiskirchen has been completed, the rear construction section in the street Am Forschheimer See is currently being prepared for the new trees. The old planting has been removed and the existing soil has been mixed with activated biochar, clay granulate and fertiliser. This upgrading and sustainable treatment of the soil is intended to make it easier for the trees and the underplanting to grow and at the same time strengthen their vitality. The use of biochar and the reduced transport routes will save CO2. The trees will then be planted at the end of February / beginning of March. Work is also continuing in Dudenhofen and Jügesheim. In Bonner Weg, a tree disc will be moved slightly and replanted due to its proximity to a distribution box and the associated risk to the cables from the tree roots. In Wilhelm-Busch-Straße, the first tree discs are being reinforced. In the past, some of the trees there have grown poorly and died. The city of Rodgau is therefore breaking new ground here and applying the so-called Stockholm construction method. For this purpose, the car parks between the tree discs will also be excavated and filled with planting substrate. The larger planting pit is intended to give the roots more space to develop and thus strengthen the vitality of the trees. The rebuilt tree pits are made of drainable (air- and water-permeable) rectangular paving. This means that the area is permanently unsealed and the tree pits are better ventilated. In addition, aeration and ventilation will be installed to ensure the necessary gas exchange in the long term. Once the work has been completed, the area can be used as a car park again. To complete the tree planting, Rilkestraße in Hainhausen will then be unsealed. Due to the many supply and disposal lines, it was difficult to find suitable tree locations here. Initially, there will be four larger planting areas with trees and it is currently being examined whether further unsealing is possible without planting trees in this area.
