Overview

• In 2024 Hamburg planted 1,850 street trees and felled 1,565, bringing the urban total to nearly 230,000.
• Since 2024 the city has injected an extra €5.5 million into street-tree management and cut construction-related losses from about 25 percent to 15 percent.
• The Senate has raised its goal for tree crowns to cover 30 percent of the city, up from roughly 26 percent.
• An airborne laser scan in 2026 will precisely map canopy area to track progress toward the new coverage target.
• CDU officials note that since 2015 around 2,500 public and over 17,000 private felled trees remain unreplaced, calling for a sustained replanting push.