Articles
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New arboriculture courses online
New arboriculture related courses on Udemy. Part of the series to learn about different aspects of arboriculture
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Short Documentary on Arboriculture in India
A short documentary about our work and our collaborators, TreeCare. The state of arboriculture in India.
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Tree Transplanting: A Basic Guide
This guide outlines the essential steps and considerations for successful tree transplanting, small or large.
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From Concrete to Canopy: Urban Forestry for Greener Cities, Bengaluru
Continuing to improve understanding and integration of green infrastructure, specifically trees and their management, into the urban fabric, I will be presenting at this one day event…
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Neem Dieback, Neem Treatment and other perspectives
Neem dieback: Yes, neem trees lose their leaves every year, sometimes multiple times but, if a tree ends up with dead leaves up in the canopy then…
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Arboriculture Health and Safety in India
Arboriculture Health and Safety in India Article in the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) magazine Arborist News
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First International Seminar on Arboriculture, India
This seminar occurred on the 17th of February 2019 in Pune, India. It brought arboriculture to the table of planning and infrastructure in Indian cities. Tree…
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South Indian House and Roadside Tree Properties Survey
This is a survey that will hopefully gather the information needed to improve the selection of roadside trees and trees near houses in South East India. One…
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Selecting Tree Seedlings from a Nursery
Insisting on good quality tree seedlings from nurseries can ensure that your trees will thrive for considerably longer than plants already riddled with defects. This is an…
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Digging near trees and why you should know what you are doing then
A brief article to inform people of how to go about digging near trees and why it matters. Digging occurs for many reasons but the most important…
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Transplanting a Tree in India, Delonix Regia var. flavida
The transplant of this tree occurred to place it in a more appropriate place (more space). It was completed in collaboration with Tree Care India for a…
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Understanding tree forks a bit more
Today I attended an Arboricultural Association workshop presented by Dr. Duncan Slater entitled Assessment of Tree Forks. I thought I should share my take on it as…
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Trees that surfed on a landslide by the river
A large area of soil, approximately 50 meters by 60 meters has slid down a bank towards a river during the heavy rainfall in late 2015 that…
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A bit of work in a garden reveals a few interesting things
An ancient ash tree, Fraxinus excelsior, topped 18 years ago due to the presence of excessive decay which was compromising its safety. It has since been pollarded…
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A few pics showing how much defect can be present in a tree before it fails. The first picture is of a larch on a woodland edge…
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Chalara conference and visit to Staveton
On Thursday, I went down to the Woodland Trust’s Pound Farm in Suffolk to attend an informative day on Chalara fraxinea, or ash dieback, courtesy of MTOA.…
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Blog
Today I attended a council meeting in Sheffield which included a debate regarding a petition that received over 10000 signatures. It was concerning the policies and framework…