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Baum-parthieen

English translation: tree clusters

11:45 Jun 23, 2020
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Botany
German term or phrase: Baum-parthieen
Die Spezies sogar große Gärten und Baum-parthieen in den größten und lebhaftesten Städten bewohnt.
Frances Bryce
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:16
English translation:tree clusters
Explanation:
"...creating tree clusters in urban spaces and pocket parks is an excellent strategy to increase tree canopy for climate mitigation and adaptation".
https://www.greenblue.com/gb/green-infrastructure/urban-tree...

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"The urban forest is defined to comprise all trees in the urban area, inclusive of individual street trees and clusters of park trees,..."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03622-0

"A tree cluster planted on the side slope of a storm water pond helps to..."
https://www.fs.usda.gov/naspf/sites/default/files/urban_wate...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2020-06-23 18:42:26 GMT)
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Another alternative might be "tree stands", although this term may be slightly ambiguous to some...?
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Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:16
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2patches of trees / clumps of trees
Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
4 +2tree clusters
Chris Pr
2 +2groups of trees
Edith Kelly
3group of trees or all parts of a tree
Dogsbodies L (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
groups of trees


Explanation:
Baumpartie am Wasser, ein Mann nach links - Digital Collection
sammlung.staedelmuseum.de › work
Primary. 25G11 groups of trees; 25H2(+1) landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

In which has the text been written? Must be an older text



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Note added at 40 mins (2020-06-23 12:25:45 GMT)
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in which year

When you google Baumpartien, you come up with a number of pictures but not new ones

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 07:16
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Or copses, or thickets.
2 hrs
  -> thanks Phil, copses works also fine, but a thicket is slightly different
agree  David Moore (X): Sounds more natural to me than "tree clusters"; I like copses too, but thicket implies undergrowth.
20 hrs
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
patches of trees / clumps of trees


Explanation:
my suggestion

Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
Germany
Local time: 07:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore (X): "Clumps of trees" sounds better, dunnit...
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, David!
agree  Lancashireman: Clump is the most natural of the synonyms quoted here.
20 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lancashireman!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tree clusters


Explanation:
"...creating tree clusters in urban spaces and pocket parks is an excellent strategy to increase tree canopy for climate mitigation and adaptation".
https://www.greenblue.com/gb/green-infrastructure/urban-tree...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-06-23 14:02:07 GMT)
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"The urban forest is defined to comprise all trees in the urban area, inclusive of individual street trees and clusters of park trees,..."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03622-0

"A tree cluster planted on the side slope of a storm water pond helps to..."
https://www.fs.usda.gov/naspf/sites/default/files/urban_wate...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2020-06-23 18:42:26 GMT)
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Another alternative might be "tree stands", although this term may be slightly ambiguous to some...?

Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
4 hrs
agree  Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X): agree
18 hrs
neutral  David Moore (X): I know you have some referencess quoted, but it doesn'r sound right applied to trees - not to this ENS anyway. Sorry Chris!
19 hrs
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
group of trees or all parts of a tree


Explanation:
Depending on paragraph, may also refer to cluster of trees, copse, thicket, grove - or all parts of a tree from top till root-system.

Dogsbodies L (X)
Netherlands
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
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