The common spruce is an evergreen conifer and the most common tree species in our forests.
Percentage of the German forest area: appr. 25%
Percentage of the municipal forest Bad Wildbad: appr. 34%
Plant height: 50 meters, under extraordinary circumstances up to 70 meters
Age: up to 600 years, this tree here is roughly 140 years old
Cones: hanging on the branch
Wood of the spruce is used as building material and as a resource for manufacturing of paper.
The Silver Fir
The name of the silver fir stems from the silvery-white hue of its bark
Percentage of the German forest area: appr. 2%
Percentage of the municipal forest Bad Wildbad: appr. 21%
Plant height: up to 50 meters
Age: 500 to 600 years, this tree is roughly 160 years old
Cones: upright on the branch
Wood of the silver fir is mainly used as building material for the exterior since it is very weatherproof
The Common Beech
The common beech has green leaves during the summer
Percentage of the German forest area: 15%
Percentage of the municipal forest Bad Wildbad: appr. 13%
Plant height: 30 to 45 meters
Age: Up to 300 years old, this tree is roughly 180 years old
Seed head: spiky cupules containing two nuts, the beech-nuts (slightly poisonous if eaten raw!)
The beech was, along with the fir, the main tree species in the Black Forest. Due to the exploitation of the Black Forest it disappeared almost entirely nearing the 19th century.
The Pine
The pine is a fast growing, evergreen conifer and the second most common tree in Germany.
Percentage of the German forest area: appr. 23%
Percentage of the municipal forest Bad Wildbad: appr. 18%
Plant height: Up to 48 meters
Age: Up to 600 years, this tree is roughly 220 years old
Cones: Upright on the branch
This tree is a so called “Enztal pine”, a local variant form of the species. Its name stems from the river Enz.
