Město Bohumín

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24.11.
2013

Regeneration of the park

Revitalization of the park began in 2007 and fully burst out in 2010, when the city managed to gain a EU grant. Regeneration of the park sought over 2 million CZK and covered almost all the trees in the park. Based on the special horticultural expertise on the stability of  trees in the park, new trees were planted, nevertheless some old ones must have been tumbled down. About 198 old trees were tumbled down, however 138 new ones were planted instead, 40 oaks including. Solitaires and oak trees form the main basis of the entire park, mostly summer oak (Quercus robur), but other important species is also lime tree (Tilia L.) and ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior). According to the scale that determines the value of trees, there are most species evaluated by ​​the average grade 3. Above average with a grade 4 there are 80 trees and exhibit trees with a grade 5 there are less than 10 in the park.

New planting is based on the original foundation of the park and mainly long-lived species are planted including primarily oaks, so that within plantings just seven sorts of them were added i.e. mud, white, red, summer, scarlet, blue moon or winter oaks. Conifers are planted minimally. Among deciduous trees except oaks were planted narrow-leaved ash, sycamore, maple, rowan wild service tree, rowan berry, red buckeye, alder gray or ornamental cherry called Japanese cherry tree. Some of trees, especially limes, were given within the regeneration  elastic tethers that ensure their crowns not to break. Health and safety cuttings of trees were assured too.

At several places, the ivy was coined to cover the bare soil and augment the flowering herbs layer. In 2012, gardeners planted to perennial grasslands, such as corydalis, nettle, lily of the valley, ungulates, lesser, sedge, lungwort, anemones and common bugle. One of important elements of the park is grassland, where the maintenance mode has been changed since 2007. To avoid damaging the roots of trees, grass is mowed only twice per a season. First mowing of grass in the park in carried in June after the end of spring flowers blossom.

In 2012, the establishment of two species of flowering meadows on four sunny places  also began. The first type is called a wildflower meadow, which contains 24 kinds of wildflowers and nine kinds of meadow grasses. From flowers there appear mainly crown vetch, pink dianthus, red clover, daisy and white daisy tansy, Sanguisorba minor, meyweed, silene red and bloated, clary, birdsfoot trefoil, St. John's wort or Anthyllis vulneraria. From grasses there are mainly  red fescue, sheep fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, tufted tufted or buckwheat.

The second type is so called Czech flowerbeds, which includes 59 kinds of wildflowers and 10 kinds of meadow grasses. From flowers there are betony, Helianthemum, oregano, cream scabious, pink dianthus, maiden pink, cornflower meadow, tap meadow, white daisy, Sanguisorba minor, flax, pulicaria, cowslip, agrimony, Silene red, Silene bloated, clary, centaury umbel or three kinds of bell flowers. From grasses there are included red fescue, sheep fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, tufted tufted, holy grass, yellowish or golden oat grass. Due to the fact that these types of plants do not compete with each other, the stability of the whole community herbs and suitable conditions for a variety of organisms will be created. Moreover, meadows due to their diversity and natural harmony can cope very well with ever-increasing weather changes. Their care and mowing can be reduced to one, maximally two cuts per year. The overall regeneration of the park will continue in coming years as well.


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