There are several pest and diseases threatening tree populations. Most of the time eradication is not possible due to the large extent of infection or infestation. However, integrated pest and disease management (IPM) can offer opportunities...

9.00am Registration and tea / coffee refreshments 9.30am – 9.35am Welcome to the day and ‘My Tree Rocks Challenge’ – Pete Stringer 9.35am – 10.00am City of Trees a new movement for Greater Manchester – Pete Stringer 10.00am...

There is nothing more important than soil to the success of plantings in urban landscapes. Urban sites, and thus urban soil, make up a large part of the work of landscape architects – yet the...

The urban environment constrains tree growth and survival: drought, poor soil quality, soil compaction, light heterogeneity, transplant shock, pollutants, salinity, pathogens and conflicts with human activity often cause premature plant death, thus reducing the net...