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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 - Maple
This month Matt Parratt looks at Maples (Sapindaceae family), Asian longhorn beetle and Citrus longhorn beetle.
Matt Parratt • 19 Sep 2024
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British cedars under attack?
Recently, cedars have been considered as an alternative forestry species, learn about how Sirococcus tsugae threatens this species.
Ana Perez-Sierra • 16 Feb 2016
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Pests and diseases
Phytophthora lateralis
Discovered in the UK in 2010, Phytophthora lateralis is a fungus-like plant pathogen that attacks the roots of Lawson cypress trees.
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Host of the month - Plane
Matt Parratt, Observatree Scientific Coordinator, highlights plane, plane lace bug and plane wilt.
Matt Parratt • 29 Aug 2023
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Host of the month - Plane
Matt Parratt highlights Plane trees (Platanus), Plane lace bugs and Plane wilt.
Matt Parratt • 15 Aug 2024
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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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Observatree Network Groups
Observatree is a national network of volunteers surveying tree health and acting as an early warning systems for tree health in the UK. A key way our volunteers and staff keep in contact is through the network groups in our forum.
Charles Lane • 13 Jul 2020
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Host of the month - Maples
Matt Parratt, Observatree Scientific Coordinator, looks at Asian and Citrus longhorn beetles.
Matt Parratt • 26 Sep 2023
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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