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Host of the month - Cedar
This month Matt Parratt takes a look at Cedars and Sirococcus blight.
Matt Parratt • 17 Apr 2025
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Host of the month - Oak
Matt Parratt discusses Oak (Quercus species) and Acute oak decline.
Matt Parratt • 20 Mar 2025
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Observatree volunteer’s role in helping to develop the new TreeAlert Report Dashboard
TreeAlert's system manager Lucy Turner explains the helpful role that our Observatree volunteer's play in developing the TreeAlert system, most recently with the new Report Dashboard.
Lucy Turner • 27 Feb 2025
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Host of the month - Birch
This month Matt Parratt takes a look at Birch trees (Betula species) and their associated bronze birch borer.
Matt Parratt • 20 Feb 2025
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TreeAlert Demystified: What happens when you submit a report?
A question that the Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service team are often asked is, ‘What happens when I send in a TreeAlert enquiry, how does it all work?’ Here, Chris Berman, entomology diagnostician at Forest Research, pulls back the curtain on what goes on behind the scenes!
Chris Berman • 23 Jan 2025
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Host of the month - Lawson cypress
This month Matt looks at at Lawson cypress (Cupressus lawsoniana) and its associated pathogen, Phytophthora lateralis.
Matt Parratt • 22 Jan 2025
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Defining Tree Health
Matt Parratt offers an explanation of how to define tree health in the context of Observatree.
Matt Parratt • 21 Nov 2024
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The Alder Leaf Beetle - Agelastica alni
In this blog article John Pitcairn, who has been volunteering with Observatree for 6 years, shares with us his observations of the Alder Leaf Beetle.
John Pitcairn • 05 Sep 2024
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From Lens to Lab: The Power of Photography in Tree Disease Identification
David McKellar discusses the importance of photography in our diagnostic process and offers some guidelines for using our TreeAlert system to report suspected tree pests and diseases.
David McKellar • 22 Aug 2024
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Emerging pests and diseases and their suitability for citizen science surveillance
A review of new and emerging pests and diseases.
Charles Lane • 01 May 2024