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The Observatree training roadshows 2019
Our annual training roadshow was a big success in 2019! Suzy talks about what happened on this year's training days.
Suzanne Sancisi-Frey • 12 Nov 2019
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A round-up of 2023
2023 in review and looking to the year ahead for Observatree.
Peter Crow • 30 Jan 2024
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Pests and diseases
Phytophthora austrocedri
First found in the UK in 2011, Phytophthora austrocedri is a fungus-like plant pathogen that can infect and kill juniper.
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Tree Health issues in Britain from the experts
Plant Health Week, in the International Year of Plant Health, provides an opportunity to reflect upon the current and potential future challenges facing Britain’s trees and what we can all do to help protect them.
Nicola Spence, Gerry Saddler & Martin Williams • 08 Sep 2020
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The exceptional summer of 2022: extreme heat and drought and impacts on trees.
Matt Parratt, Observatree Scientific Coordinator, and colleagues at Forest Research, look at the effects of extreme heat and drought on trees.
Matt Parratt • 18 Jul 2023
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Observatree: Where it all began
Jane Barbrook, Plant Health & Seeds Inspectorate (Animal & Plant Health Agency), looks back at the start of the Observatree project and considers its ongoing success.
Jane Barbrook • 05 Oct 2023
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Reflections on a February tree health conference
On two sunny spring days at Kew Gardens a conference with a rather sober topic took place: tree health early warning systems.
Kate Lewthwaite • 09 Mar 2016
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Citizen science and tree health in the UK
Our Lead Volunteer for the West Midlands, Andy Gordon, covers how citizen scientists have contributed to tree health in the UK.
Andy Gordon • 13 Feb 2019
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Pests and diseases
Bronze Birch Borer
Native to North America, this wood boring bupestrid beetle is a serious pest to birch trees.
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Observatree Volunteers successes with Zoom
The first national lockdown in 2020 prevented the annual face to face training events for Observatree volunteers from taking place. As an alternative, a valuable series of technical webinars on pests and diseases, delivered by staff from across the Observatree partnership, were held instead.
Richard Churchman & Paul Gill • 02 Mar 2021