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Forest condition: Why only every fifth tree is healthy

Compared to the other main tree species, spruce is doing the worst. (picture alliance)
The new forest condition survey for 2023 reveals a poor state of the forest – only every fifth tree is healthy. Here's why climate change is to blame for this situation.
The forest in Germany continues to suffer. Among the most prevalent tree species – spruce, pine, beech, and oak – only one in five trees is healthy. This is the result of the new forest condition survey for 2023 conducted by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). Reasons for this include persistent drought and high temperatures since 2018. The state of the forest has neither significantly improved nor worsened since the previous year. Overall, only 20 percent of the forest area in Germany in 2023 is so healthy that it shows no crown thinning, meaning no visible or measurable needle or leaf loss in the tree canopy. Only in the case of pine was there a slight improvement in crown condition.
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