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Bengerstorf

Ancient Hutebuche of Bretziner Heide

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Ancient Hutebuche of Bretziner Heide

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    1. Bretziner Heide Nature Reserve – Granziner Heidberg loop from Wiebendorf

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    190m

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    June 15, 2025

    A detour from the circular trail to the ancient and mighty Hutebuche is worthwhile.
    Hudewälder (forests), also called Hutewald (forests), are an ancient form of forest management in which livestock were driven into the forest for grazing ("hutting"). The pigs and cattle ate beechnuts, acorns, and herbs, thus preventing natural forest regeneration. Only a few, now very old and mighty trees with spreading crowns remained standing.


    However, another traditional farming forest use, the "Krattwald" (forest), seems to have led to the emergence of this Hutebuche. According to this, it was "cut back to the stump" every 15 to 20 years, resulting in increasingly voluminous new shoots. The harvest had a variety of uses: the bark was used for tanning, the wood as building material and fuel, and the leaves as fodder and bedding for livestock.

    de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutebaum

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      August 15, 2023

      stands at the Möllerbach

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        Location: Bengerstorf, Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

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