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Public urged to report OPM sightings during summer months
THE public is being urged to report sightings of the tree pest Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) caterpillars. Oak Processionary Moth was first identified in London in 2006 and has since spread to some surrounding counties. The caterpillars and their
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Scientists find genes to save ash trees from deadly beetle
AN international team of scientists have identified candidate resistance genes that could protect ash trees from the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a deadly pest that is expected to kill billions of trees worldwide. In the new study, published in Nature
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This isn’t working
I know I am always moaning about our lousy PR, but last week threw up yet another example. Our major national paper included a half page on the appointment of a forestry supremo, who, it seems, is going to sort out how the new government policy of
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Subaru Forester: Forester by name
Eamonn Wall gets behind the wheel of the Subaru Forester. THIRTY years ago, Subaru estate cars were the vehicles of choice for many foresters, as they were tough, spacious and four-wheel drive, with slightly better ground clearance than normal
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Tree planting: not a question of numbers
Keith Sacre of Barcham Trees offers a step-by-step guide to successful tree planting. SOME 20 or more years ago, Barcham Trees was in its infancy. The impressive figure of 120,000 containerised trees currently to be found on the nursery was then
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Tree of the month: Tea and olives on the terrace in Truro
Climate change has the capacity to dramatically change the British landscape over the next century, potentially making British-grown tea and olives quite common, as Dr Terry Mabbett reports. TWO dimensions to the perceived effect of climate change