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What needs to be done to make home-grown tree stock more viable?

Reducing year-to-year variability in the commercial demand for trees from UK nurseries would help lower the risk of importing exotic pests and diseases, according to newly published paper by researchers from Rothamsted Research and the University of Cambridge.

What does the revised NPPF mean for ancient trees and woodlands?

New changes made last week to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which underpins local planning decisions, means this now gives ancient trees and woods the highest possible protection from development.

Should tree managers be worried about 'summer branch drop'?

The prolonged warm dry weather over most of the UK this summer increases the likelihood of "summer branch drop" (SBD) from mature trees, a leading arboricultural consultant has warned.

Latest Arboriculture News

Khan promises 40,000 trees for London's green spaces

17 August 2018 , By Gavin McEwan

Research prompts rethink on source and UK arrival time of ash dieback

16 August 2018 , By Gavin McEwan

Scottish forestry nursery gears up for devolved future

14 August 2018

Tree surgeons ordered to pay over £20,000 for felling protected trees

10 August 2018 , By Gavin McEwan

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Principal Arboriculture Officer
Oxfordshire County Council County Hall, Oxford
Deputy Head of Grounds Maintenance
University of Reading Reading, Berkshire
Zoo Horticulturalist
ZSL London Zoo London (Central), London (Greater)
Director Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Hampshire County Council Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey
Experienced Organic Gardener – Live Out
Private Estate - South Warkwickshire Warwickshire

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Trees and Shrubs - Planting benefits

The message that health, the environment and business all benefit from trees is finally getting through, but are nurseries seeing an upturn? Sally Drury reports.

Trees and Shrubs - Planting products

Young trees face a tough challenge to get established. Sally Drury looks at some of the best products available to help ensure successful planting projects.