Dresden – The legendary Kaditz lime tree in the churchyard of the Emmauskirche is a natural monument. 20 meters high, older than the more than 800 year old city of Dresden, once planted by pagan Slavs. Now there is concern about one of the oldest trees in Germany.
Heimatverein boss Günther Scheibe (68): “For the first time, the smaller, somewhat remote part of the two-part tribe no longer sprouts. In 2020 it was still green, now it remained bare. ”His hope: the large trunk of the linden tree may survive. He’s like a friend to the boss of the home club.
The 20 meter high linden tree from Svom churchyard
The mighty tree kept the fire of 1818, in which almost the entire village burned out, away from the church. However, more than half of the trunk was burned in the process. Then the linden tree parted. The second part is now dead. And the main trunk does not look good either, dead wood can be found everywhere.
The reasons are in the dark. Disk: “Old age, vandalism and lack of water can play a role. Like every creature of God, the tree has no eternal life. “
According to an old legend that is told in the region, the linden tree has fed for centuries by its roots penetrating the dead who were buried under the churchyard.
Günther Scheibe: “My grandmother Frieda Selma, who died in 1958, was the last Kaditzer woman to be buried under the tree. After that no new dead were allowed here. “
The Kaditz lime tree has been protected as a natural monument since 1975, and the “German Tree Archive” counts it among the most important trees of national importance. Disk: “We can only pray that it will be preserved for us.”
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