Tag Archives: Tree Disease

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

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Tackling Tree Disease in the UK

It isn’t simply Ash Dieback that’s threatening the forests and woodlands of the UK. A plethora of pests and pathogens are on the horizon, with the numbers of diseases afflicting our trees having increased markedly over the past twenty years. … Continue reading

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Tree Disease Biosecurity

The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), together with the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, is organising a seminar in Parliament on 28th November to consider the highly topical issue of ‘tree disease biosecurity’. Entrance is free and open to … Continue reading

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