High-Pruning Walnut Trees
Now is the best time of year to prune walnut trees. Enjoy a short video of me at work, high-pruning some young black walnut.Continue Reading
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Now is the best time of year to prune walnut trees. Enjoy a short video of me at work, high-pruning some young black walnut.Continue Reading
I received an interesting query from a reader recently. Where could they find information about the natural lifespan of trees? In other words, how long do trees live under natural conditions?Continue Reading
Acute Oak Decline (AOD) is a serious threat facing native oak trees in Britain. If you own or manage trees, please support an important research project: Future OakContinue Reading
It is ten years since I started following the life of an ash coppice stool. A return visit finds the tree still alive but much of its regrowth dead from ash dieback.Continue Reading
To mark the inauguration of the 46th American President Joe Biden I thought it fitting to celebrate the amazing diversity of the USA’s forests.Continue Reading
Recently I returned to a stand of walnut hybrid trees that I planted some years ago. I was impressed with the quality of the trees. This tree in particular exhibits all the features you want if you’re interested in growing walnut trees for their timber.Continue Reading
Which tree is out in leaf first near you – the ash or the oak? Don’t let Covid-19 get in the way of some good citizen science.Continue Reading
Trees of the Planet launches on 14th October. Find out how to support the project, and choose which copy of this beautiful book you would like to receive.Continue Reading
Oak Processionary Moth or OPM has been discovered in Hampshire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire. The Plant Health Service have announced an urgent review of import controls on large oak trees. Continue Reading
An update to my long-term photomonitoring project of two trees at Piles Copse on Dartmoor, first noted in a publication in 1922.Continue Reading
Nestling among the barren wilderness of Dartmoor is one of three rare wild woods. Piles Copse is a woodland mainly comprising pedunculate oak Quercus robur. The trees, festooned with mosses and lichens, are rich in biodiversity. It is an English rainforest, and a relic of woodland which once covered much of the hilly region.Continue Reading
If we look at the utility of trees in a new light, and through a new lens, we may be surprised by what we can see and what we can value. Among all trees, the oak is perhaps best placed to gift us a renewed sight. Continue Reading
Did you know that Canadians have more trees to enjoy per person than Russians, or that Brazilians have half as many trees per person than Australians? I hope you enjoy my interactive global map below which shows the number of trees per person per country, right around the world. But first, here are a few headlines.Continue Reading
Despite what many people believe, there remain hundreds of mature elm trees across Britain. If you find one and would like to report it to researchers and conservationists, or are looking to see some yourself, check out this great online resource about healthy elms.Continue Reading
As the spread of ash dieback across Britain becomes noticeable, there is a peak in interest about the consequences of ash dieback, with landowners and conservationists seeking good advice about what tree species is best to plant to help nature recover. Here’s a simply summary for landowners, based of peer-reviewed research.Continue Reading
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