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Host of the month - Pine

Matt Parratt, Observatree Scientific Coordinator, highlights pines and Dothistroma needle blight.

Matt Parratt  •  29 Aug 2023

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Host of the month - True Cedars

Matt Parratt, Observatree Scientific Coordinator, looks at true cedars (Cedrus species) and Sirococcus blight.

Matt Parratt  •  01 May 2024

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Becoming an Observatree volunteer; learning together and becoming a part of the family.

Dr Kate Lewthwaite, Citizen Science Manager at the Woodland Trust, reflects on the role of the volunteer, the training opportunities and their vital to the Observatree project.

Dr Kate Lewthwaite  •  16 Oct 2023

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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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Managing Sweet Chestnut Blight in the South West

Forestry Commission England’s Tree Health team plays an important role in the protection of England’s trees, woods and forests.

Emily Fensom  •  23 Jun 2017

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‘Palmageddon’ heading our way

Anybody visiting tourist resorts in the Mediterranean today will likely encounter large numbers of dying and dead palms. What is the reason for this ‘palmageddon’ in the Mediterranean?  

Chris Malumphy  •  13 Apr 2018

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Observatree adapts for Covid-19

As a project, the impact of Covid-19 in 2020 prevented the yearly hands-on Observatree training events for our volunteers and a switch to digital communications has helped tremendously.

Rebecca Gosling  •  27 Jul 2021

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The ups and downs of Dutch elm disease

Despite the fact that Dutch elm disease has been known and studied for almost 100 years, myths about this tree disease are not in short supply.

Joan Webber  •  21 Jul 2016