Biodegradable urn with a houseplant

Biodegradable urn with a houseplant

A biodegradable urn with a plant for the home. These biodegradable urns allow you to plant trees indoors in your own pot. They are 100% biodegradable, and ultimately a large tree grows from them. But how exactly does it work? The lid of the urn first contains a little soil from the ground where it will later be buried, as well as a seedling of the chosen tree. Granules are added to support growth, with straw at the very bottom. Once the urn is in the earth and moisture enters, all three components mix and the tree seedling begins to grow. Because a tree's roots always seek the easiest route and the deceased person's ashes offer the easiest option, the ashes become completely penetrated by roots. The minerals in the cremated remains are absorbed, which in turn helps the tree grow quickly. The urns are available with many different tree species, including unusual plants. Abroad, the urn is often buried at home or on private property. This type of funeral is not yet available in Germany, where burial in a Ruheforst or ordinary cemetery would be the most obvious option. If someone expressly wanted to use such an urn, the cemetery administration would need to be asked whether it could be accepted. Alternatively, we exclusively offer "Tree of Life funerals": at a nursery, a tree is planted in a mixture of soil and the deceased person's ashes, and this tree can then be planted on private property in the usual way.