Citizen science and tree health in the UK – Andy Gordon

Citizen science and tree health in the UK, Andy Gordon, Observatree Volunteer The first use of volunteers for monitoring tree health in the UK occurred in 1993, when a project was established to track the condition of amenity trees at several sites across five regions in England alone. Before that time no formal monitoring of … Read more

ARB Show 2018

ARB Show 2018 – A celebration of the science of trees. The ARB Show is the biggest pure arb trade fair in the UK. Celebrating the world of arboriculture. Arborists and visitors from around the globe will attend ARB Show 2019 over Friday 17th and Saturday 18th May.

‘Volunteers to help survey historic trees’, Christopher Weddell, English Heritage

English Heritage are delighted to collaborate with Observatree, to allow Tree Health Surveyors access to English Heritage sites in support of the early warning system for tree health issues in England. We are acutely aware of the risk of significant tree pests and diseases affecting the UK and Europe therefore this collaboration can boost the … Read more

Talking Trees with Dr Paula Shrewsbury

Dr Paula Shrewsbury, an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Entomology at the University of Maryland, answers our questions on what inspired him to work with trees, whether we’re overreacting to the threat of pests and diseases, what we can do to protect urban trees and more…

‘Can you help us to understand the distribution of Gypsy Moth in Britain?’, Dr Max Blake, Forest Research

In the early 1900’s, the large, rather conspicuous gypsy moth was lost from the British list of breeding insects. A specialist feeding on bog-myrtle and creeping willow, it became extinct when the fens of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk were drained. However, 90 years later the gypsy moth was back when the European race was found breeding … Read more

‘A world without males: How the elm zigzag sawfly is benefiting from their absence’, Dr Max Blake, Forest Research

After zigzagging its way across most of Europe for 15 years, elm zigzag sawfly (Aproceros leucopoda) has now been confirmed (read the official press release) in Britain following a discovery of the distinctive feeding traces in Surrey in 2017. Soon after the press release documenting the finding, and the significant media interest that followed, records of … Read more

Bo Hammarstrand – Women in Arboriculture

Women in Arboriculture Core Committee member Bo Hammarstrand gives her thoughts on being a female arborist. A Swedish arborist working in the UK and Sweden, Bo has an impressive career in arboriculture. She is a self-employed contractor (Boel Hammarstrand’s Trädvård (Sweden) and Swallows Tree Surgery (UK)), an NPTC trainer and assessor, a regular international climbing … Read more

Talking Trees with Dr David Lonsdale

Renowned arboriculturist Dr David Lonsdale answers our questions on what inspired him to work with trees, whether we’re overreacting to the threat of pests and diseases, what we can do to protect urban trees and more… www.trees.org.uk