Röthlinde lime tree in Munich to be named a National Heritage Tree of Germany

The Röthlinde, a lime tree beside Gut Nederling in Munich, was scheduled to be recognised as a National Heritage Tree of Germany at a ceremony on 14 October at 2pm. The site is at the eastern end of Nederlinger Straße, south-west of the Westfriedhof cemetery.

According to the official notice, the award was to be presented by Prof. Dr. Andreas Roloff, initiator and chair of the board of trustees of the German Dendrological Society (Deutsche Dendrologische Gesellschaft e.V.).

Three city representatives were due to accept it together: Mayor Mona Fuchs, the head of the city's building department, Dr.-Ing. Jeanne-Marie Ehbauer, and Boris Schwartz, deputy head of the department for climate and environmental protection.

The city told newsrooms that the event was suitable for photographers.