Tree felling - Protected tree species
<p>The Munich Tree Protection Ordinance protects the following trees:</p>
<ul>
 <li>all deciduous and coniferous trees with a trunk circumference of 80 cm or more, measured at a height of 1 m above the ground, as well as multi-stemmed trees if one trunk has a circumference of at least 40 cm and the sum of all trunks is at least 80 cm.</li>
 <li>Fruit trees are exempt from the Tree Protection Ordinance (this does not apply to pear, elder, crab apple, bird cherry, hazel and walnut).</li>
 <li>Replacement trees (also with a smaller trunk circumference) that have been designated and planted.</li>
</ul>
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# Tree felling - Protected tree species

## Summary

In Munich, certain trees are specially protected by the Tree Protection Ordinance. These trees may only be cut down or pruned with authorisation.
## Description

The Munich Tree Protection Ordinance protects the following trees:

* all deciduous and coniferous trees with a trunk circumference of 80 cm or more, measured at a height of 1 m above the ground, as well as multi-stemmed trees if one trunk has a circumference of at least 40 cm and the sum of all trunks is at least 80 cm.
* Fruit trees are exempt from the Tree Protection Ordinance (this does not apply to pear, elder, crab apple, bird cherry, hazel and walnut).
* Replacement trees (also with a smaller trunk circumference) that have been designated and planted.

## Responsible Department

PLAN
## Required Documents

* Individual felling application
* Tree inventory declaration and tree inventory plan as part of a building permit procedure

## Fee Range

25 to 3,500 euros

## Legal Basis

Bavarian Building Code, Tree Protection Ordinance, Nature Conservation Act

## Further Links

* [Application outside the planning permission procedure](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Referat-fuer-Stadtplanung-und-Bauordnung/Lokalbaukommission/pdf/formulare/Antrag_baumfaellung_web.pdf)
* [Tree inventory declaration](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Referat-fuer-Stadtplanung-und-Bauordnung/Lokalbaukommission/pdf/formulare/baumbestandserklaerung.pdf)

## Keywords

* Baumschutz
* Construction
* Felling permit
* Freiflächengestaltung
* Height
* Mental
* Ordinance
* Placement
* Protected
* Protection
* Pruning
* Replacement
* Replacement planting
* Species
* Tree felling
* Tree protection
* Tree protection measures
* Tree protection ordinance
* Trunk circumference
* environmental
* planting
