Tropical lowland rainforest - house

Tropical lowland rainforests are the epitome of "green hell": hot, humid and stuffy. Due to the rapid growth, nowhere else is the struggle of plants for space, light and nutrients so impressively visible.

A walkable Shorea tree allows a glimpse into the canopy of our plants. Known and unknown tropical crops compete for space.

At 16 metres high, it is the tallest of the three houses. The humidity is around 90 percent and the temperature is about 26 degrees Celsius in summer and winter.

René Gerber (gardener):
"Again and again our cocoa plants bear fruit - we have already been able to make chocolate from them!"