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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Städteregion Aachen
Simmerath

Flurheckenweg Fingerts Jaas

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Städteregion Aachen
Simmerath

Flurheckenweg Fingerts Jaas

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Flurheckenweg Fingerts Jaas

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    Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    1. Rur Floodplain Trail – Blick auf Einruhr loop from Einruhr

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    2. Rur Floodplain Trail – Tributary of the Brombach loop from Eicherscheid

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    3. Flurheckenweg Fingerts Jaas – House-High Beech Hedge loop from Eicherscheid

    7.84km

    02:06

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    July 14, 2023

    The hedges serve as protection from the strong winds that sweep across the plateau, especially in winter. Beech hedges have been planted in the Monschau region since the 17th century. They need to be trimmed regularly.

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      November 3, 2024

      The Eichenscheid hedge landscape stretches over 100 km and consists of gnarled field hedges with trees that are sometimes over 300 years old. Source: monschauerland.de/a-17-flurheckenweg

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        March 20, 2025

        Hedges require careful care.

        Only with regular maintenance do they stay nice and dense at the bottom. If individual branches grow out, I simply remove them with hedge trimmers.

        To get straight, knot-free branches, the side branches must be regularly trimmed. You have to be very careful not to damage the main trunk, because the tree's vital sap flows close to the bark. If a branch is too shaded, it will stretch out sideways toward the light and become very crooked. That's when my chainsaw comes in; it makes good firewood. It's also important that the crown remains sufficiently large. This allows the leaf canopy to produce enough material for the wood to grow in the summer. In the past, these branches provided valuable wood for craft and furniture.

        Unfortunately, our grazing livestock also like the hedges – the delicious beech leaves are a welcome change from the grasses and herbs in the meadow.

        That's why I protect the beech hedges with additional fences.

        And very important: hedges must be trimmed in winter, when there's no sap in the branches. When it's cold, the risk of disease from the cuts is much lower! << Source: Information board.

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          Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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