revealing their space-defining effect earliest after 30 years. For gardens to achieve their finished appearance, it may even be necessary for 50 or 100 years to pass. Climate Number 80% of trees in Sanssouci [...] saplings to oaks that are 350 years old. When compared with this lifespan, a human life passes by quickly. Let’s take a look at the stages in the life of a tree: after years of growing, the tree has an extensive [...] planted around 1912 for the silver jubilee of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Age: 112 years. Circumference: 310 cm. Diameter: 99 cm. The year 1912 began with an extremely cold winter, a much too dry spring, followed