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Traditional orchards are part of our landscape and our heritage. They support valuable biodiversity, but they require regular, professional care. The City of Differdange and Sicona offer orchard owners free support for pruning, maintaining, and planting fruit trees.
Traditional orchards are a hallmark of our landscape and serve many functions in our ecosystem. In spring, insects and other animals feed on the blossoms; in late summer, the fruit draws them in. Birds and small mammals, for their part, make use of the trees’ branches, leaves, and cavities.
Preserving orchards as habitats is therefore an important nature conservation priority. To grow properly and live longer, fruit trees need professional pruning. Dead trees are either replaced or left standing when they can serve as wildlife habitat.
Do you own an orchard and need help maintaining it or planting new trees? The Intermunicipal Syndicate for Nature Conservation (Sicona) is here to help, at no cost to you. The City of Differdange and the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity fund this work.
The Intermunicipal Syndicate for Nature Conservation Sicona brings together 44 member municipalities in southwestern and central Luxembourg, including the City of Differdange. Its goal is to preserve local biodiversity, with maintenance work and the restoration of natural habitats at the heart of its mission.
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