View from the nursery Once you start noticing distortions in urban trees' crowns, you'll never stop
Too many people seem to believe a tree planted straight from the nursery can simply be left to its own devices.
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Keith has over twenty years’ experience in local government as an Arboriculture & Urban Forest Director.
Keith has over twenty years’ experience in local government as an Arboriculture & Urban Forest Director.
Too many people seem to believe a tree planted straight from the nursery can simply be left to its own devices.
essentialARB takes a closer look at the advantages and disadvantages of the practice.
While they may look similar, not all trees wrapped in hessian and bound by wire mesh are rootballs.
A greater understanding of nursery production is required across the treecare sector if the trees we plant are to have a better chance of success.
Copious amounts of research has been undertaken on tree-planting best practice, but it is plain to see this is not reaching the boots on the ground.
How can we ensure ‘the right tree for the right place’ if we always limit ourselves to the same 10 species?
The success of nature-based green cities is only possible with a better knowledge of plants.
Efforts to increase tree planting are admirable, but as climatic conditions intensify, where is the post-planting care?
Keith Sacre of Barcham Trees considers the range of tree species currently deployed throughout the urban environment across the UK – and its limitations.
It is natural, perhaps, to suggest that dramatic increases in canopy cover are to be achieved by planting by numbers.
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