To date, the most prominent place for an oak planting in honor of Joseph Beuys is the Traunreut town hall square. The citizens' wish for more greenery on the square played a role in the choice of location, but also the idea that the action, which has its starting point in the city, should be visible in a central location.
On November 18, in cooperation with the city of Burghausen, an oak tree with a basalt stele was planted in a prominent location in the courtyard of Raithenhaslach Monastery. To set the mood, Johannes Stüttgen, artist, art theorist and companion of Joseph Beuys, embedded the planting of the oak tree in the theme "Redefinition of Art in the Present" in the packed auditorium of the monastery.
A ginkgo as a gift for the 80th birthday of the museum's founder Heiner Friedrich prompted the idea of making it, together with a basalt stele, part of the oak planting in honour of Joseph Beuys. The ginkgo also had a special significance for Beuys due to its extraordinary and myth-forming properties.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Lions International, the Lions Club Chiemsee-Bedaium, with the support of the DASMAXIMUM Foundation, realized an oak planting in honor of Joseph Beuys at the harbor of the mouth of the Alz River in Seebruck. Especially the social aspect of Beuys' planting action at documenta7 in Kassel was the incentive of the Lions Club for the planting.
In a prominent location in the City Hall courtyard, the first municipal oak tree was planted at 3 p.m. on Nov. 24, 2016, with an accompanying basalt stele, in the presence of City Hall and DASMAXIMUM Foundation staff, City Council members, members of the Friends and Supporters of DASMAXIMUM, local residents and other planting partners.
Before the oak planting was carried out at the Youth Settlement on 23.11.2016 in the presence of numerous students and trainees, Johannes Stüttgen, closest collaborator and master student of Joseph Beuys, gave a lecture on tree planting as a sign of a new idea of the future.