Coronavirus or Xylella: The importance of biosecurity, early detection and decisive action Nicola Spence, Chief Plant Health Officer and Deputy Director for plant and bee health, DEFRA. Perhaps it is ironic that during 2020, the International Year of Plant Health, a human pathogen has dominated the global headlines and had such a major impact on so … Read more
The brilliant William Bryant Logan sits down to discuss the importance of soil, trees and their significance for society. "Soil is not a dead substrate for the living. It is the matrix where the mineral and organic worlds meet to create a living body in nature. We might do well to set our sights on … Read more
The brilliant William Bryant Logan sits down to discuss the importance of soil, trees and their significance for society. "Soil is not a dead substrate for the living. It is the matrix where the mineral and organic worlds meet to create a living body in nature. We might do well to set our sights on … Read more
Topic: What is the main way in which tree officers can be properly supported to care for public trees? Panellists: 🎙Sarah Kiss (Tree Officer – External Works at Hampshire County Council) 🎙Howell Davies (Senior Urban Forest Advisor at Auckland Council) 🎙Ruthe Davies (Trees and Woodlands Officer at City of Edinburgh Council) Tree officers and managers … Read more
Topic: What is the main way in which tree officers can be properly supported to care for public trees? Panellists: 🎙Sarah Kiss (Tree Officer – External Works at Hampshire County Council) 🎙Howell Davies (Senior Urban Forest Advisor at Auckland Council) 🎙Ruthe Davies (Trees and Woodlands Officer at City of Edinburgh Council) Tree officers and managers … Read more
Social media expert Luan Wise provides an overview of how you can make the most of Instagram for your arb business.
… youngster is also crafting tic-tac-toe boards (also known as noughts and crosses) after a generous donation of wood from Nuneaton Tree Surgeons.
Tilers and bricklayers have also lost work, though tree surgeons and gardeners are busier than ever. We may not be able to visit the hair dresser for a …
Tilers and bricklayers have also lost work, though tree surgeons and gardeners are busier than ever. We may not be able to visit the hair dresser for a …
With Jill Butler and Kamil Witkos-Gnach A free webinar from the Arboricultural Association featuring two internationally-recognised speakers exploring what people working in arboriculture today can learn from studying ancient trees and forests. Kamil Witkos-Gnach delivers a presentation about the lessons arborists can learn from the Białowieża Forest, often called the last remnants of primeval forest … Read more
With Jill Butler and Kamil Witkos-Gnach A free webinar from the Arboricultural Association featuring two internationally-recognised speakers exploring what people working in arboriculture today can learn from studying ancient trees and forests. Kamil Witkos-Gnach delivers a presentation about the lessons arborists can learn from the Białowieża Forest, often called the last remnants of primeval forest … Read more
Topic: How can our industry best promote the importance of arboriculture as a profession? Panelists: Sharon Durdant-Hollamby, Greg Packman and Cecil Konijnendijk In recent years the importance of trees has risen up the political, public and media agenda. This is great news, but all too often the focus is placed purely on tree planting, with … Read more
Dr Kris Hart explains some of the incredible ongoing research activities at the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment (FACE) experiment. Kris is the BIFoR Operations Manager. About BIFoR: "The dynamic response of forests to environmental change, including climate change, is only partially understood. To increase understanding, we have built a … Read more
John Parker introduces part 4 which focuses on tree pruning. The Speakers: Phillip van Wassenaer (Crown & Canopy Management 2019) Kwok-on Tsang (Crown & Canopy Management 2019) Ed Gilman (Crown & Canopy Management 2019)
Thanks to Alexander Laver who has recording this fascinating insight into his ongoing research on biomechanical motion. Background: In 2018 Fund4Trees, the Arboricultural Association, Tree Fund and Teufelberger announced funding for a project intending to map the body’s movements during tree climbing, utilising and comparing different techniques to analyse the pressure on both joints and … Read more
Thanks to Alexander Laver who has recording this fascinating insight into his ongoing research on biomechanical motion. Background: In 2018 Fund4Trees, the Arboricultural Association, Tree Fund and Teufelberger announced funding for a project intending to map the body’s movements during tree climbing, utilising and comparing different techniques to analyse the pressure on both joints and … Read more
🏆Take the 3 Knot Challenge! How you enter the #3KnotChallenge (Video link in bio): The 2020 ARB Show is virtual but we can still hold the knot tying competition! 🎥 Watch Richard Hughes from Myerscough College & University Centre setting the #3KnotChallenge time for you to beat. 📷 ⏱ Record and time yourself doing the … Read more
🏆Take the 3 Knot Challenge! How you enter the #3KnotChallenge (Video link in bio): The 2020 ARB Show is virtual but we can still hold the knot tying competition! 🎥 Watch Richard Hughes from Myerscough College & University Centre setting the #3KnotChallenge time for you to beat. 📷 ⏱ Record and time yourself doing the … Read more
John Parker introduces part 4 which focuses on tree pruning. The Speakers: Phillip van Wassenaer (Crown & Canopy Management 2019) Kwok-on Tsang (Crown & Canopy Management 2019) Ed Gilman (Crown & Canopy Management 2019)
Professor Marc-André Selosse explains how trees are deeply dependent on microbial life to fulfil most of their functions and why soil especially is a major reservoir of microbial partners impacting the life of trees. He also discusses his fascination with mycorrhizae and his research into mycorrhizal symbioses. In 2012 Marc-Andre was appointed Professor at the … Read more