After WW2 the Tiergarten, the oldest city park in Berlin stretching between Brandenburg Gate, Potsdamer Platz, the River Spree and the Berlin Zoo, was almost entirely tree-free: out of the 200,000 that grew in the park before 1939, only 700 survived the heavy fighting in 1945 and the mass felling ordered by the Allies to provide heating material to the Berliners for the next winter.
On top of that, the area of the by then barren park was divided into almost 3,000 allotments or gardening plots: the trees were replaced by much more needed potatoes.
The first tree for the new Big Tiergarten park – a “Linde” (a lime tree) was planted on March 17th, 1949 by the Mayor of Berlin, Ernst Reuter.
The 250,000 trees that followed were a donation from the sponsors in West Germany. They arrived in Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, carried by the planes flying…
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AuntyUta 
A very fascinating look back into history Uta.
The air transportation of so many trees for transplanting, is a massive organization and must be commended by the West Germany sponsors.
Regards
Ian
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=tiergarten+berlin&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=643&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=rQJrVJW9DeSOmwW3yYLYCw&
Hi Ian: Please go to the above link. It shows great pictures what the Tiergarten looks like these days.
250 000 trees, this sounds indeed massive. And all this during the airlift. Makes you wonder how this was possible!
Uta
Unbelievable the difference Uta, its a real green and thriving park now, it is hard to compare the same location.
Ian
https://auntyuta.com/2013/01/29/lunch-in-berlin/
It is indeed a green and thriving park, Ian. We lived next to it in Sep/Oct 2012. In Jan 2013 I blogged about it. I remember this park so very well. 🙂
Uta