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Alders are seldom described as a prominent ornamental tree. Usually they are considered landscape and forest trees, or as valuable nurse-trees for the establishment of other more demanding species.

The Association is reminding arborists, landowners and their advisors that many of the fallen trees and branches resulting from the recent storms can simply be left where they lie, as they will encourage biodiversity

Hundreds of thousands of trees are set to be planted in communities across England as applications for the Local Authority Treescapes Fund and the Urban Tree Challenge Fund reopens.

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 we’re proud to share a few of the many amazing women who have shared their knowledge and passion with us over the past 2 years.

In addition to the popular guides to tree watering and young tree aftercare launched over the past 18 months, the AA has produced two more posters aimed at educating the general public on tree care best practice.

In 2016/17, the Petersfield i-Tree Eco survey was conducted to better understand the number and nature of trees in the Hampshire town and parish.

The Stonehouse Community Arboretum includes all of the trees on public and private land, in the urban and rural parts of Stonehouse.

The Society for the Environment are delighted to officially launch their campaign for World Environment Day 2021.

The bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata) originates from Japan and the Kuril Islands in eastern Russia.

Kenton Rogers and Keith Sacre, Treeconomics It is a widely recognised and an undisputed fact that local authorities across the UK own and are responsible for many of our urban trees. Studies like Trees in Towns 2 and various i-Tree Eco reports have highlighted that the trees owned and managed [...]

The Queen’s Green Canopy has launched which is an initiative to help mark the Queen’s 70th Jubilee

Have your say! It’s time to review the apprenticeship standards launched in 2017 to ensure they are up to date and can meet the needs of our industries. To ensure we have the right workforce for the future, the Trailblazer Group for the Arborist, Forest Operative and Landscape/Horticulture apprenticeships is conducting a review of these [...]

by Helen Davies Passionate about enhancing green infrastructure in our cities, I’ve spent the past three years undertaking a PhD at the University of Southampton looking at how to increase funding for urban trees. There is now a wealth of research showing how the right trees in the right places [...]

National Tree Week #ArbMatters The Arboricultural Association is proud to support National Tree Week again in 2020! Make your voice heard on National Tree Week 28th November – 6th December 2020 To celebrate National Tree Week, we’re highlighting the value of the Arboriculture industry to the UK over the next [...]

Two highly anticipated upcoming fungi publications are now available for you to pre-order. Fungi and Trees: Their complex relationships (Pre-order) by Professor Lynne Boddy MBE £42 Pre-order Pre-order @ £42 £75 Pre-order both Pre-order both @ £75 The fascinating new book from Professor Lynne Boddy, one of the worlds’ leading [...]