On Friday, 10 October 2025 at 11 a.m., the time has come: the friendship tree that we received from Mayor Marie-Line Cirre during the Citizens’ Meeting 2025 in Saint-Florent-sur-Cher will find its new home on the threshing floor in Neu-Anspach. Under the expert guidance of district forester Christian Wählert and under the supervision of Mayor Birger Strutz as well as members and sympathisers of our association and Waldliebe e.V., the planting will be carried out.
We hope that the noble Nordmann fir feels at home in the Taunus, that it takes its role as a friendship tree very seriously and that it grows and flourishes.
More about the family of our friendship tree:
If there is one tree that is perfect for our friendship, then it is the Nordmann fir. Sturdy, patient, weatherproof – and with a penchant for international understanding.
On Friday, 10 October 2025, our friendship tree will find its place in the Taunus. Its siblings are already in our twin towns: one in Saint-Florent-sur-Cher in France and another in Šentjur in Slovenia. Three trees, three countries – and one common idea: friendship that grows.
The Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana) originally comes from the Caucasus. It is therefore naturally accustomed to international relationships. No wonder it feels so at home here. It stands for constancy, for evergreen togetherness – and for the fact that friendship also needs regular care (although hopefully less watering).
Our friendship tree connects Neu-Anspach, Saint-Florent-sur-Cher and Šentjur in a very natural way – literally with roots that grow in the same direction: towards Europe.