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Researching how to establish trees for the long-term – Shared Outcomes Fund

News, Science, Tree WardensBy Holly Chetan-WelshFebruary 19, 2021

Gemma Woodfall, Trees Outside Woodlands Project Lead at The Tree Council, updates us on the development of innovative trials testing some of the biggest issues facing the successful establishment of trees outside woodlands.

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Rail side hedgerow trials at Hadley Wood Station – an update

ScienceBy Holly Chetan-WelshNovember 24, 2020

Harriet Rix, Science & Research Project Manager, provides on update on some innovative hedgerow trials we’re carrying out along the rail side in north London in partnership with Network Rail and community partners

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UK’s first Plant Health Week: six ways to protect trees and plants

ScienceBy Holly Chetan-WelshAugust 25, 2020

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 wins funding for collaborative research into oak tree health

News, Policy, ScienceBy Holly Chetan-WelshJuly 10, 2020

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.

Oak Processionary Moth – an update

Science, Tree WardensBy Harriet RixJune 18, 2020

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…

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UK homeowners have role to play in tackling disease killing millions of trees, new guidance says

News, ScienceBy Holly Chetan-WelshJune 18, 2020

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…

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Are high nitrogen levels leaving our precious oak trees vulnerable to disease?

ScienceBy Harriet RixMarch 6, 2020

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…

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Tree health news and biosecurity action from across the sector

Science, Tree WardensBy Jon StokesFebruary 26, 2020

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…

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Tree health news – January 2020

Science, Tree WardensBy Holly Chetan-WelshFebruary 17, 2020

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…

2020 is Year of the Tree – but let’s make sure hedgerows don’t get left behind

Policy, ScienceBy Justin HaywardJanuary 28, 2020

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…

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