Overview
- On the morning of March 13, a truck with a rear-mounted crane caught its boom in the crown of a cherry tree on Moltkestraße in Dortmund’s Kaiserviertel.
- The impact nearly uprooted the Yoshino cherry, which was in full bloom, and it could not be saved.
- Fire crews used an aerial ladder to cut the tree down piece by piece, and the street was closed to traffic for the duration of the work.
- After the removal, the city’s Tiefbauamt assumed responsibility for disposing of the tree remains.
- Moltkestraße is a well-known cherry-blossom photo spot that even inspired a 2025 song, and other Yoshino trees on the street remain.