ith this year being International Year of Plant Health, the government have declared 21 – 27 September Plant Health Week. To mark this important celebration, here are 6 ways that we can all help protect plants.
Forest Research has announced that a pioneering new project to investigate the health of our British oak trees has been given the go-ahead thanks to almost £2 million investment from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Natural Environment Research Council, Defra and Scottish Government.
An update on the pest affecting the UK’s treasured oak trees Harriet Rix, Science & Research Project Manager, June 2020 Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) is one of the pests and diseases that has been introduced to the UK in the past twenty years, and the TC Science and Research team are working with DEFRA on…
Ash dieback disease is likely to infect up to 80% of UK ash trees 18.06.20 New guidance published by The Tree Council, Defra and the Forestry Commission will help homeowners and land managers deal with the impact of ash dieback disease on trees on their land. The tree disease causes infected trees to decline, and…
Science & Research Projects Manager Harriet Rix shares some of the latest research on diseases affecting UK oak trees Acute Oak Decline (AOD) and Chronic Oak Dieback (sometimes called Chronic Oak Decline (COD)) are two concerning diseases affecting the UK’s iconic oak trees. Both seriously affect the health of oak trees, and both can eventually…
An update for Tree Wardens from Jon Stokes, Director of Trees, Science & Research UK tree health continues to be a rapidly evolving space. On 25 October, the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee called for a ‘citizens’ army’ to tackle the growing threat from invasive species, estimated to cost Britain’s economy £1.8 billion a year.The Committee called for…
An update from Director of Trees, Science & Research, Jon Stokes In this update we will share some of the latest news, at the start of this new decade, a vital one for our treescape, as we deal with Ash Dieback and its aftermath. International Year of Plant Health To start the decade, the United…
The national steering group for hedgerows, Hedgelink, had their first 2020 meeting last week. The Tree Council’s Trees Science and Research Project Manager, Harriet Rix, shares the topline messages and why it’s essential to consider hedgerows in the year to come. 2019 may seem a long time ago already but we tree people are still…
The Tree Council has developed a four-point plan to help local authorities fight ash dieback, the most significant tree disease to hit the UK since Dutch Elm disease emerged in the 1970s. The plan, to be circulated as an easy-to-use “toolkit”, will: Raise awareness of the disease Help councils create local action plans Identify best practice for managing…