Webinar: Arboriculture in Latin America

Catch up on this fascinating insight into arboriculture in Latin America, the challenges faced and some of the fantastic collaborative efforts going on between nations. Including some of the people involved in the creation of the Latin American Arboricultural Institute: José Eduardo Medina (USA/Mexico), Edgar Ojeda Sotelo (Mexico), Vanesa Tilán Fernández (Spain), Carlos Llanos Rojas … Read more

Observatree Network Groups

Observatree Network Groups Charles Lane Observatree it is a part of a network of tree health early warning systems in the UK and beyond. The project is built on a tripod of surveillance activities-firstly, checking for a list of 21 priority tree pests and diseases, secondly, establishment and checking of sentinel tree plots and finally … Read more

Observatree Network Groups

Observatree Network Groups Charles Lane Observatree it is a part of a network of tree health early warning systems in the UK and beyond. The project is built on a tripod of surveillance activities-firstly, checking for a list of 21 priority tree pests and diseases, secondly, establishment and checking of sentinel tree plots and finally … Read more

Arborists’ Question Time (Episode 5) Tree Establishment

Our Panel: • Deborah Hilbert (Biologist and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida’’s Urban Tree and Landscape Management Lab) • Rupert Bentley Walls (Senior Arboricultural Officer, London Borough of Hackney) • Keith Sacre (Sales Director, Barcham Trees) Tree planting has been high on the public and political agenda for some time and is often … Read more

Talking Trees and Biochar with Bjorn Embren

Björn Embren has been a Tree Officer in Stockholm since 2001 and a driving force in the city’s development of plant beds for trees in paved areas. The Stockholm Biochar Project converts plant waste into biochar, which is used to encourage plant growth. The process sequesters carbon from the atmosphere (equivalent to emissions from 3500 … Read more

Webinar: Small Trees and big ideas (With Rob Northrop & Amelia Williams)

*Speaker book recommendations in description below A live webinar hosted by the Arboricultural Association featuring… Amelia Williams (United Kingdom) Amelia speaks about her love of bonsai and tells us what lessons arborists can learn from this ancient art form. Rob Northrop (United States) Rob presents a talk on ‘Urban forestry – an ecological approach’, exploring … Read more

Talking Trees with Wendy Batenburg

Wendy Batenburg is an arboricultural consultant and involved in research & development at Terra Nostra. She worked as a senior research scientist at an academic institution for years and published many scientific papers in international journals. In 2015 she started working in arboriculture at Terra Nostra. Terra Nostra is an innovative arboricultural consultancy in the … Read more

Webinar: Trees to make you happy, trees to make you healthy

With Henry Kuppen and Matilda Van den Bosch In the ongoing global health crisis the importance of trees and open spaces for our physical health and mental wellbeing has become more obvious than ever. In this webinar we heard from two international experts offering their own perspectives on this issue. Henry delivered a presentation based … Read more