Right next to the treehouses lies our 5,000 m² orchard meadow, which has been planted with regional fruit trees (still very young; planted in 2025) such as plums, apples, cherries and pears.
Snacking is expressly allowed
Our still-young orchard is already bearing its first fruit. Depending on the season, you’ll find apples, plums, damsons, cherries or pears there.
And there’s plenty growing in the rest of the nature reserve too, just waiting to be discovered as you wander around: older fruit trees, blackberries, sloes and other wild edible fruits.
If something is ripe and you can clearly see that it is edible, you’re welcome to help yourself and have a snack right there on the spot.
For many of our guests, this is precisely one of the little surprises we offer: picking an apple from a tree whilst out for a walk, spotting a few blackberries or tasting a ripe plum straight from the branch.
Anything that is ripe and clearly edible is fine to pick. If you’re unsure about any plants or fruits, please leave them be.
Our orchard meadow creates a natural transition zone between the treehouses and the surrounding countryside. Our guests can explore the meadow whilst out for a walk or simply enjoy the special atmosphere created by the interplay of nature and sustainable design.
The different varieties of fruit are not only a highlight during the flowering and harvest seasons, but also contribute to the preservation of regional biodiversity, as they provide a valuable habitat for native plant and animal species. The orchard meadow thus also symbolises our commitment to harmonising nature conservation with recreation. Below is a list of the fruit trees planted:
- 1 apple tree, Malus ‘Altländer Pfannkuchenapfel’
- 2 apple trees, Malus 'Boskoop'
- 3–5 apple trees (Malus ‘Berlepsch’)
- 5–10 Apple Malus ‘Jakob Lebel’
- 11–13 Walnut
- 14 Plum Prunus domestica ‘Hauszwetsche’
- 15 Plum Prunus domestica ‘Wangenheimer Frühzwetsche’
- 16 Cherry Prunus avium ‘Büttner’s Red Knorpelkirsche’
- 17 Cherry Prunus avium ‘Hedelfinger Riesenkirsche’
- 18 Cherry Prunus avium 'Schneider’s Late Knorpelkirsche'
- 19 Pear Pyrus communis 'Clapps Liebling'
- 20 Pear (Pyrus communis) ‘Conference Pear’