Tag Archives: Chalara
Defra updates Chalara policies
Defra updates Chalara policies With spring finally approaching, the threat of Chalara to ash across the UK is greater than ever. As mentioned in a previous post, the fungus that causes the disease lies dormant over winter, and sporulates in the … Continue reading
Posted in Defra, Forestry Commission, Forests, Habitat Loss, Parliament
Tagged ash, ash dieback, Chalara, Chalara management plan, Defra, interim control plan
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Assessing the impacts of ash dieback
Spring is almost upon us, and early signs of budburst mean that trees will soon be in leaf. Warmer temperatures and leafing trees will both have implications for ash dieback, the disease found last year in ash trees in the … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity, Defra, Ecology, Economics, Forestry Commission, Forests, UK
Tagged ash dieback, Chalara, Confor, Defra, Dothistroma, Dutch elm disease, Forestry Commission, Tree Disease
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