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Blog
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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Blog
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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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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Observatree is a Constant in 2020
We could say that this year has been unusual, and we had to adapt to new ways. However, nothing has stopped Observatree volunteers keeping their eyes open and reporting pests and diseases to the Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service (THDAS).
Ana Perez-Sierra • 11 Feb 2021
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Blog
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
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Blog
A new collaboration as part of the UK Garden Sentinel Network
As Observatree continues to establish collaborative networks, we recently teamed up with the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) and PlantNetwork to help raise awareness of tree health in wider audiences and promote surveillance and reporting by more people.
Peter Crow • 26 Apr 2024