Certification
The objective of forestry is to only produce straight growing, live trees with fine branching. This has led to a high demand for quality.
The first to define and determine quality standards was the “DKV”, an alliance of tree nurseries and forest owner associations who wanted to increse and secure the quality of forest plants.
Since plants are not only used in forestry a whole line of quality assurance bodies have been developed to determine and maintain the quality standards.
These are the alliances of which we are members:
DKV - Gütegemeinschaft für forstliches Vermehrungsgut e.V.
Mainzer Straße 80
65189 Wiesbaden
Telefon 0611/815 16 41
www.dkv-net.de
The DKV (Gütegemeinschaft für forstliches Vermehrungsgut e. V.) is a private alliance of reputable companies in the forestry business, including forest owners and government bodies.
Its primary objective is to ensure the heritage authenticity of the reproductive material, seeds and seedlings in Germany in accordance with “Agenda 21”, approved by the UNCED conference in Rio, 1992.
The objective stated therein was to ensure continually the stability of the forest through the use of high genetic quality reproductive material.
Bund deutscher Baumschulen (BdB) e.V.
Bismarckstraße 49
25421 Pinneberg
Telefon 04101/205 90
www.bund-deutscher-baumschulen.de
Members of the BdB after they have successfully undergone a quality control process, which they voluntarily subject to, they are entitled to use the certificate “Deutsche Markenbaumschule”.
This regularly reoccurring quality control is undertaken by independent authorized experts.
“Deutsche Markenbaumschule” is thus not only a certification but a quality assurance to the customers that they are buying authentic and healthy planting material.
The certification is limited to members of the BdB who meet certain requirements in both their methodologies and expertise.
A very major part of the testing process is devoted to the production and distribution methods which the business adopts. 
Zertifizierungsring für überprüfbare Forstl. Herkunft Süddeutschland e.V.
Schulstraße 40
89264 Weißenhorn
Telefon 07309/42 52 16
www.zuef.net
The ZüF e. V. was founded in 2002 and has 29 tree nurseries members from all over Germany amongst which are several government operated nurseries.
Its main objective is to provide forest plants with a verifiable origin.
Especially in forestry, which involves long growing periods, owners have to have the certainty that the plants they utilize are of verifiable origin to ensure ecologic stability and the economic success of their forests.
Due to the opening of borders in Europe and around the globe, experts acknowledge the necessity for an organization which oversees the authenticity not only of forest plants.
In 1999, the predecessor of the ZüF was initiated by the Governmental forestry administrations of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg and the “Erzeugergemeinschaft für Qualitätsforstpflanzen Süddeutschland”, an entity devoted to quality standards in German forestry also existed.
Erzeugergemeinschaft zur Erzeugung von standortheimischen
Gehölzen w.V.
c/o Fa Schrader
Köllner Chaussee 136
25337 Kölln-Reisiek
Telefon 04121 450 150
www.standortheimischegehoelze.de
This association is an alliance of six tree nurseries and one seed harvesting company founded in 2007.
Its objective is to ensure the continuity of plants native to a specific area.
By growing and providing plants native to the North German area the association actively engages in nature conservation and the conservation of the natural environment of the area.
