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Should the rest of the UK follow Scotland’s tree planting targets?

06 NEWS A roundup of industry news and a report from the soils seminar at Barcham Trees

FEATURES

AN INTERVIEW WITH Ashley Barnes, Norfolk Trees

OPINION Rob McBride on the European Tree of the Year 2017 contest

HITTING THE DIRT

We ﬁnd out how Worcester City Council plans to cut pollution using trees

24 HIGH SPEED Tree planting along the HS2 route

28 BLOOMING LOVELY A proﬁle on the stunning Corylopsis

30 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN The uses of CAD in arboriculture

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Choosing the right tree for the right place

34 PESTS AND DISEASE

Combating Acute Oak Decline

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WELCOME APRIL 2017 • VOLUME 4 • ISSUE 4

elcome to the April edition of Pro Arb. Thank yo to everyone who has offered us feedback on the new look of the magazine which launched last month. This month, the Pro Arb team paid a visit to Barcham Trees in Cambridgeshire, to listen in on an urban soils seminar led by landscape architect Jim Urban. It was a fascinating day with plenty of useful information shared, and a review of this event can be found on page 11. We’ve also spoken to Steve Fancourt, rural landscapes manager for the HS2 rail project, on a es to find o t ore a o t their lans for tree planting along the route of the train line. There has been much debate about the possible disruption HS2 will cause to the UK countryside, and Steve talks us through how the seven million trees they are going to plant have been chosen to est enefit the areas they will cover.

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SHOULD THE REST OF THE UK FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT HAS SET WITH ITS AMBITIOUS TREE PLANTING TARGETS? STUART GOODALL

Chief executive, Confor

“It’s time governments in the rest of the UK take some responsibility” With an ambition to plant 10,000ha of new woodland annually, Scotland is leading the way on tree planting in the UK. It could hit its target in 2017, through a combination of political will, a readiness to work with the rivate sector, and s eciﬁc, ractical actions. In January, the Scottish government raised its target to 15,000ha per year (by 2024/5). Si niﬁcantly, it linked this to a olicy o ective meeting its climate change targets. England’s target – 11m trees during the 2015-20 parliament – is a rollover from 2010, not linked to any olicy o ectives. ven this pathetic target, only around 1,000ha per year, looks certain to be missed. Wales and Northern Ireland have ambitious aspirations, but little planting. Meanwhile, woodland cover in the UK languishes at 13%, compared to a European average 36%. The EFRA committee report on forestry in England showed a sector in crisis, with no ambition or strong leadership. The Forestry

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Commission needs to be given back power over planting approvals, funding and targets, ending the messy three-agency system. More ambitious targets, stronger leadership and linking tree planting to policy can stimulate a £2bn UK industry supporting k o s, deliver a sta le inco e or ar ers and landowners, reduce the impacts of cli ate chan e and oodin , and enhance biodiversity and recreation. Scotland is rea in the eneﬁts o increased tree planting, while governments in the rest of the UK seek to avoid criticism for fundamental policy failure. It’s time they took some responsibility.

CAROL EVANS

Director, Woodland Trust Scotland

“The Scottish government, commercial and environmental sectors have a common sense of purpose and ambition” In Scottish forestry, the planets seem to be aligning, and what we are calling a ‘treenaissance’ is underway. The Scottish government, commercial and environmental sectors have a common sense of purpose

and ambition. Aside from revised planting targets, the grant budget has been boosted by £4m, with increased funding available for deer fencing and native planting in the Highlands. There are proposals to increase agro-forestry too. The Scottish government recognises that increased tree planting leads to secure ti er s lies, ood alleviation, increased biodiversity and carbon storage to counter climate change. We wholeheartedly applaud the more ambitious targets. We would like to see similar ambition across the rest of the UK. The Woodland Trust has set a target to plant 64m trees by 2025.

JERRY ROSS

Owner, Jerry Ross Arboricultural Consultancy

“Like most things politicians say, I don’t tend to believe it until we see it happen” I always meet these kind of promises with a degree of scepticism. It’s all very good, promising these kinds of numbers, but what really matters is the actual results and the number of trees that end up being planted. Like most things that politicians say, I don’t

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tend to believe it until we see it happen, so we will have to see how it plays out before praising them for the targets. Yes, it would be good if the UK government does increase our tree planting, but of course it does have to be realistic. There is no point in promising targets or numbers if the funding isn’t there or there are other factors that could prevent the targets from being achieved.

SIMON PRYCE

Owner, Simon Pryce Arboriculture

“It is very easy to get bogged down in a numbers game in terms of tree planting” In principle yes, it is certainly something that others should be looking to follow, but in practice there are many other factors that have to be taken into consideration. It completely depends upon what sort of trees you would be planting and where they would go. It is very easy to get bogged down in a numbers game in terms of tree planting, but the number alone is not necessarily the most important thing. A 200-year-old oak tree could be removed and then re laced with ﬁve ore trees, t i

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those ﬁve additional trees are only knee hei ht then it is not really a great substitute. Scotland also has a lot more space to plant trees than any of the other countries within the UK. You could plant millions of trees in some parts of the Highlands and barely anyone would even see them, while the same number of trees in England would completely change the area.

JONATHAN FULCHER

Principal consultant, Alderwood Consulting Ltd

“We have all benefited from the legacy that tree planting in the past has left behind for us” On principle, this is an absolute no-brainer – planting trees is always going to be a good thing. As long as you are planting appropriate trees for the area, whether that is woodlands, forestry, or urban planting, then there is no reason to e o osed. e have all eneﬁted from the legacy that tree planting in the past has left behind for us. We have to continue that legacy so that future generations can continue to enjoy the trees and the world. If you are planting in a city the species and n er o trees will e diﬀerent to lantin in

a woodland, but it is still an obvious decision to increase tree planting where we can.

ANDREW LEDERER

Development director, ICF

“Everyone should be looking to increase their targets for tree planting” Everyone should be looking to increase their targets for tree planting, so it is a step in the right direction. Whether or not it should be a la ded is a different atter, eca se it completely depends on the scale of planting that takes place. What should be recognised is the size of the trees that are being planted, because 100k whips in Scotland is not as impressive as 100k trees being planted in an urban environment. In that sense, it completely depends on context. I wouldn’t want to take away ro that, tho h, eca se it is definitely a good thing to increase the targets. Planting bigger trees obviously requires a lot more space and a larger budget, so it is not always as achievable. The devil is in the detail; a lot o i lication is t on the fi res t there is more to it than that.

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An industrial-scale experiment in a Staffordshire orest will hel fill a s in o r knowled e on climate change. The project has created an o tdoor la oratory y encircling trees with 25m asts shin hi h levels o carbon dioxide. The site is surrounded ya anti cli ence. The scientists behind the e eri ent want to find how forests will respond to the levels o car on dio ide

e ected in the at os here y the iddle o the st cent ry. The role o lants in takin is one o the known nknowns in cli atolo y. is a plant fertiliser and researchers think that as levels increase the trees will ﬁ ore o it into their tr nks, roots and organic matter in the earth. owever, they elieve the ertili in eﬀect will e li ited over ti e y other actors, s ch as lack o n trients, lack o water, and rising temperatures.

The project’s lead scientist, ro essor o acken ie ro Birmingham niversity, said “The impact of chan in should show up in the leaf che istry o e osed trees within days, and in the soil within weeks. ithin three years ste rowth, cano y str ct re,

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JAMES CUP FOR ARTICLE ON SIGNIFICANCE OF REDWOODS AND RED CEDAR An article which concludes that western red cedar and coast redwood might ﬁnd a si niﬁcantly increased’ role in ritish orestry due to predicted climate change has won the oyal orestry Society s Ss prestigious James Cup.

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The article, The edwoods and Red Cedar’, was written y ﬁve leaders in forest science and research: Chartered orester and Chartered S rveyor r Scott c ilson orest esearch ellow r ill ason orest

esearch s r ichard inks avid il oreno, a ood Science and Technolo y h reserach student at Edinburgh a ier niversity, and or er ord niversity acade ic and a thor r eter Savill. It a eared in the cto er iss e o the arterly o rnal o orestry, and is art o an S S ecies roﬁle ro ect, which looks at tree s ecies

that have the otential to e sed ore widely in ritain to enhance forest resilience. The judging panel was made o S e ers. ne judge described the article as very relevant in the st cent ry or alternative coni er s ecies on a wide variety o sites. Not too technical, nice and easy to read. www.rfs.org.uk

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BTS GROUP REACHES FIVE YEARS WITHOUT AN HSE REPORTABLE LOST TIME INJURY Industry-leading safety has seen TS ro work or five years without an HSE reportable lost time injury (LTI). This extraordinary milestone has been passed by working at the things that keep people safe. BTS follows best practice for safety, and insists on good co nication etween staff workin in the field and o ce based teams.

Halley McCallum, managing director at BTS, said: “Safety is at the heart o everythin we do. The responsibility is shared

y everyone, whether o ce ased or o t in the ﬁeld. e are trained to look after each other, oth in and o t o work. veryone should return home, safely, at the end of each day”. With headquarters in Needham Market, BTS carries out work in East Anglia, the East and West Midlands, and Scotland. In 2016, it received a old ward ro the Royal Society for the

revention o ccidents oS or its achieve ents in operational safety. An LTI is an injury sustained in the workplace that results in the individ al havin ti e oﬀ. nder health and safety regulations, LTIs needs to be reported when a worker has been unable to work or ore than seven days, as a result of an injury. www.btsgroupuk.com

LONDON PLANES FROM HOLLAND TO BE PLANTED IN HULL CITY CENTRE

FORESTRY INQUIRY CALLS FOR RADICAL RETHINK POST-BREXIT

Trees being planted across Hull city centre are expected to “bloom beautifully” as spring looms. A mix of London plane and acer trees have een individ ally selected from a nursery in Holland that specialises in rovidin at re trees. Garry Taylor, Hull City Council’s major projects manager, told Pro Arb that the trees will add the ﬁnishin touches to the city’s £25m public realm upgrade. He said: “As we reach spring and the public realm project is completed, the trees will bloom

‘The Forestry in England Inquiry: Seeing the Wood for the Trees’ report supports the forestry sector’s call for a radical rethink on woodland creation and forestry in a post-Brexit era, says the Royal Forestry Society (RFS). It throws down the gauntlet to the overn ent, askin it to ensure that forestry is placed on a par with agriculture and other land uses in rural land management policy as the Brexit discussions progress. The RFS was among witnesses to ive oral evidence to the Inquiry and praises the report by the EFRA Sub Committee. S chie e ec tive Si on Lloyd said: “We welcome this report which shines a light on orestry s o ten overlooked and nderval ed contri tion to

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ea ti lly and rove to e a val a le addition to o r new city centre.” Mr Taylor said the latest consignment of trees will be planted at the north end of King Edward Street, the eastern end of Jameson Street, as the newly-created King Edward Square nears completion. “The inclusion of trees and high quality street furniture into the city centre public realm is incredibly important in creating a place in which people want to spend time and enjoy,” he said. “Some of the trees are already 15 to 25 years old and have een oved and re lanted several ti es to ens re that they have stron ﬁ ro s roots, which will hel them to settle into their new homes successfully.” www.hull.gov.uk

the econo y, environ ent and society. The report’s call to simplify the Countryside Stewardship Scheme is welco e, t is not s cient to accelerate new woodland creation. The in-built barriers to forestry in current land management policies need to e re oved and re it is a one-time opportunity to do so.” The report scrutinised the work the overn ent has undertaken since the publication of the Independent Panel on Forestry (IPF) e ort in and the overall eﬀectiveness o orestry policy, support and strategy in England. www.rfs.org.uk

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PETER NEWMAN TO JOIN PERENNIAL AS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE Peter Newman, currently chief executive of children’s charity Dreams Come True, joins Perennial as chief executive in May 2017, following the retirement of Richard Capewell. He joins the charity, which provides help for horticulturists and arborists in need, following nine years at Dreams Come True, a charity that provides life-enhancing experiences and support for children with terminal illnesses and life-limiting conditions. Like Perennial, Dreams Come True seeks to work with and support families that are acin di c lt ti es.

Before his time at the helm of Dreams Come True, Peter spent 15 years with Business in the Community, one of the Prince of Wales’ charities, which encourages businesses of all kinds to work together to serve the needs of society.

Peter says: “I am absolutely delighted to have been entrusted with the role of leading such an important and successful charity in what is undoubtedly an exciting period of growth and development. I am looking forward to meeting everyone involved in its work over the coming months, and welcome any ideas about how Perennial, as an organisation, can work ore eﬀectively with the horticulture industry and the wider public to better serve those who so desperately need its help.” www.perennial.org.uk

THOUSANDS OF TREES PLANTED TO HELP UNIVERSITY REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT Thousands of trees have been planted at Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst Campus as part of a project to help the university continue to reduce its carbon footprint. A team of volunteers planted 2.5k native trees – including

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English oak, small-leaved lime, ﬁeld a le and silver irch which were donated by The Woodland Trust. The trees will provide a habitat for wildlife and a shelter for the livestock that live on the university’s campus, as well as oﬀerin research opportunities for students, reducing ood risk, and slowin the ow o rain into nearby watercourses. The trees will also be counted and the data

submitted to the Woodland Carbon Code, a voluntary standard which provides UK woodland projects with validation that their projects are reducing carbon dioxide. Nottingham Trent University was o cially reco nised as the most sustainable university in the UK in November 2016, after once again claiming the top spot in the prestigious People and Planet University League. More planting is due to take place on the campus in winter. www.ntu.ac.uk

CHARTER FOR TREES, WOODS AND PEOPLE: TEN PRINCIPLES LAUNCHED The 10 guiding principles for the future of trees, woods and people has been launched, drawn from more than 50k stories submitted by members of the public. The principles reveal the role of trees in our lives, and are agreed by a coalition of more than 70 cross-sector UK organisations, including the Royal Forestry Society, which is taking a lead role in developing ‘Principle 4 – Utility and Livelihoods – A thriving forestry sector that delivers for the UK’. Charter organisations are calling for people across the UK to sign the Tree Charter. A tree will be planted to mark every signature. The principles include nature, planting, planning and the environment, with the full list available online. Beccy Speight, Woodland Trust CEO, said: “Our ambition is for a Tree Charter that puts trees at the heart of our lives, communities and decision making – where they belong. The Tree Charter will provide guidance and inspiration to allow us all to appreciate, preserve and celebrate our trees and woods.” www.treecharter.uk

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THIS MONTH, PRO ARB WENT ALONG TO BARCHAM TREES IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE, WHERE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT JIM URBAN HELD AN ILLUMINATING SEMINAR ON URBAN SOILS ASSESSMENT

im Urban is the author of Up By Roots, published by the International Society of Arboriculture. He has extensive knowledge on urban tree planting, with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) awarding him a national merit award for his work. We began by looking at the critical aspects of soil. The idea was to learn how trees could be planted in an urban environment so that they live long into the future, rather than just a few months. Jim spoke about the critical aspects of soil, such as pH level, texture, structure and density, warning that if only one of them was wrong it would cause damage to the tree, while two being wrong could cause the death of the tree.

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One of the key points made in the seminar was about the diﬀerent ways to identi y the health of soils when taking samples in an urban area. Jim is a ﬁr eliever in sin sense tests, including smelling the soil to identify organic matter. If the soil looks grey this means that it has a poor level of oxygen; a bright red or orange colour shows a healthy oxygen level. We also learned that it is good practice to store soil in a mound, as this prevents it from becoming compacted; according to Jim, compaction is one of the greatest causes of plant and tree decline.

The afternoon saw the group taken outside for a practical demonstration. Half the group were taken to see some trees that had failed to make the cut at the nursery, providing a great opportunity to dig around in some root systems. There was an opportunity to question Barcham experts Keith Sacre and Rupert Bentley Walls on the best practices for planting trees and getting the most out of the roots. The group were shown three root systems – bare root, rootball, and containerised – to show their how they each can e eﬀective in diﬀerent environ ents.

The other group were shown a variety of soil samples taken from around the nursery; Jim encouraged the group to feel and smell the soil to determine its quality. There was also a demonstration given on how to use a Dutch auger, a hand tool used for extracting a small soil sample from deep underground. Barcham Trees runs regular seminars, such as a recent one on improving the stress tolerance of urban trees. Keep an eye open for future seminars on their events page at www.barchampro.co.uk, and ﬁnd o t ore a o t i r an at www.jamesurban.net

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Ashley Barnes ASHLEY BARNES, OWNER OF NORFOLK TREES, TALKS TO PRO ARB ABOUT SETTING UP ON HIS OWN, GAINING AA ACCREDITATION, AND PROBLEMS IN THE INDUSTRY

How did you get into arboriculture? ter I ďŹ nished school I s ent a ew years essin aro nd e ore I went to work or a co ntryside ana e ent co any who did hed e lantin , a ric lt ral work, asic land ana e ent and tree work. It was while workin there that I realised I really en oyed the tasks I was ein iven involvin trees. I decided to o to colle e and learn ore a o t it. What is your role now? Ia ri arily o ce ased, altho h I will et o t and a o t, otin and invoicin . I do the health and sa ety side o thin s, and all the thin s associated with the o ce. What do you enjoy the most? eetin eo le and ettin to o o tside. I love visitin all the interestin work sit ations we co e across, and learnin ore a o t the ro ession. o et to talk to so e really interestin eo le in this o . How is the company structured? t the o ent, we have three ll ti e e loyees. I have one s contractor who co es in and works alon side the e loyees when he is needed.

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Occasionally I have another subcontractor who can come in if we get really busy, but when we do they always work alon side o r ll ti e e loyed staff. What is the next step for you? I’m starting to move on to the consultancy side of things, and we’re now looking at the technology to do a lot more work on that. One of our employees, Tom, who does the surveys, is looking to advance his alifications in that area, so it wo ld e reat to se that to allow s to offer rther services. There is st not enough tree work locally to be able to build the business and continue growing without going down the consultancy route.

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Why would you like to do that? I’m getting to the stage in my career where I will be takin ore o a ack seat over the ne t ﬁve years, as I get towards 50. We’re aiming to build the business up so that we’re at a point where Tom can come in and manage it. That also gives him some incentive, because he is getting older now; the plan is that he can step into my shoes and I will be able to take a pension. More work needs to be done to get the business up to that point. How healthy is the arboriculture industry at present? I would like to see the introduction of a governing body. There is a lot of poor quality tree work going around – a lot of the general public just want it done on the cheap and there are people out there who will do the work or ne t to nothin . That s why I decided to become Arboricultural Association (AA) approved, because now I don’t have to compete with people like that; I can aim for the commercial market or the bigger clients. There needs to be some sort of body, though, to protect us. It’s the same as any other industry and I think there needs to be a lot more control in the market, as it’s a bit of a free for all at the moment.

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Has becoming AA approved helped you to make progress? Yes and no. Here in Norfolk a lot of people have never heard of the association. We are CHAS-approved as well, but again, a lot of people don’t know what that is. It has helped with some of our clients and it’s good to be able to put the logos on the website, because people can see the accreditations we have. The fact

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that we have the backing of an industry association reassures them. I would imagine we get more work via the website than we would if we didn’t have the logos, especially commercially. Can anything be done to make arboriculture a better career choice? I don’t think so, in all honesty. The problem with this industry is that it is a very short-lived profession – we should be paid like footballers, really. You learn to climb very yo n , and there s a ﬁne line etween e erience and age. I’m not sure what more can be done – there is a limited amount of jobs available once you get to the point where you’re not actually climbing anymore, or e a le eco in a tree o cer or headin into consultancy. As far as encouraging new people into the industry, again, I don’t see how much more can be done. If someone wants to make a career in arboriculture then they will. The AA could produce

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more literature to send out to colleges, to let students know what sort of conditions they should be working in – you don’t want to work for an unreliable and unsafe employer, you want to be going down the right road.

Proudest achievement? Achieving AA approved status was a high point. It took a lot of work to get it, and it was great to get that box ticked. In the long term, I think building the business up to its present state is something that I can look back on and be proud of. We have got a really good reputation in Norfolk.

companies have small two- or three-man bands who don’t really need to work as much, as it tends to be the case that their partner has the money, so they can just come and do work when they want to, as more of a hobby. Another challenge is big companies – I won’t name any names – who kill the market by going in and oﬀerin ridic lo sly chea rices or contracts, which akes it very di c lt or everyone else. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? I have young children so I really like spending time with my family. I enjoy getting out and doing a bit of ﬁshin . t in this siness and ind stry, yo don t get all that much spare time! www.norfolk-trees.co.uk

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Tell us about your work history. While I was at college I was also working part time for a local company, which I continued working for once I had ﬁnished with the ed cation. I was doing tree work, hedge planting, tree planting, fencing, those kinds of jobs, but I had decided that I wanted to go down the road of working on just trees and forestry. After around a year I started working for another company, which was primarily forestry-based. I spent around two years doing thinning; everything was ore tree related. hen I ﬁnished there, I went to work for UK Landscapes, and was involved in tree works and landscaping. I supervised one of the sites for a landscape project at Norwich hospital, which we were doing for around two years. It became a little bit monotonous and repetitive, being on the same site for such a long time. I remember we planted an area, and then we had to dig it up to put piping in, and then plant it again. I decided that I had had enough at that point, so left to start up a tree surgery business in partnership with another person. In my opinion, partnerships don’t really work, as there is usually one person who does a lot more than the other – and that person was me. Once I got my mortgage I decided to go it alone, and since then I’ve never looked back.

Biggest challenge? or e, the to hest thin is findin yo n , enthusiastic people who are prepared to come in and do a decent job. That’s what I’ve really struggled with tryin to find e loyees these days is a very di c lt task. There are a lot o eo le who do tree work t don t offer anythin else. lot o the

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ROB MCBRIDE REPORTS BACK FROM THE EUROPEAN TREE OF THE YEAR CONTEST 2017, WHERE A WELSH OAK BECAME THE FIRST EVER BRITISH TREE TO BE PLACED IN THE TOP THREE Channel, was that the Brimmon Oak from Newtown in mid-Wales had, amazingly, come runner-up in the European Tree of the Year 2017 contest. No other UK tree has ever been placed in the top three in the history of the contest. He got the gist of it, but sadly we had to cut the interview short as the line deteriorated.

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n Simon Mayo’s Drivetime programme, some of you may recently have heard a deranged man shouting down a walkie-talkie. “Hi Simon...hid inside a tree... execution...Nazis...WWII.” And so it went on, with Simon repeating what he thought had been said. What I was actually trying to tell Simon, through the signal dropouts caused by me being on a ferry on the middle of the English

Earlier in the week I had driven Brimmon Oak owner Mervyn Lloyd Jones over to the EU parliament in Brussels for the awards ceremony. To say Mervyn and I were happy with the result is a gross

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understatement. It was a ‘treemendous’ outcome for the ancient Welsh oak, whose very existence was recently threatened before local protest led to a planned bypass being diverted around it. The voting for the ETOTY is held each February. It is an intense month of activity and I try to visit as many of the trees in the contest as I can aﬀord to. This year I visited the great Lipka lime tree in the Czech Republic, plane trees in Budapest, Hungary and Zilina, Slovakia, and ﬁnally the winner, Oak Jozef in Wisniowa, Poland. The story behind Oak Jozef is an amazing example of human-tree culture: during the Second World War a Jewish family hid from the Nazis inside the tree, fed by locals despite such an act being execution-worthy. At the organisers’ meeting after the awards it was announced that plans are well on the way for a World Tree of the Year contest,

adding to Asian Tree of the Year contest and of course ETOTY. The results of the ETOTY voting were: • 1st – Poland – Oak Jozef, with 17,597 votes • 2nd – Wales – Brimmon Oak, with 16,203 votes • 3rd – Czech Republic – Lipka Lime, with 14,813 votes All results can be found at www.treeoftheyear.org Thanks to the Woodland Trust (Coed Cadw Wales) for organising the annual Tree of the Year contest for UK trees, and for help with my costs to attend the awards ceremony in Brussels.

ABOUT Rob McBride, ‘The Treehunter’, is a campaigner for ancient trees. www.treehunter.co.uk

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PRO ARB VISITS WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL TO FIND OUT ABOUT PLANS TO USE TREE PLANTING AS A TOOL FOR CUTTING THE CITY’S POLLUTION PROBLEM orcester City has had some trouble recently with the rate of pollution in the area. In October 2016, it was revealed that fumes on Dolday, a road in the city centre, were high enough that people were being exposed to a level of pollution that was well above the legal EU limit. In a bid to counter this problem, the council decided to dedicate £20k towards lantin trees in key locations in an eﬀort to absorb some of the pollutants and thus improve air quality – an initiative driven by the local Green Party. In October 2016, a study conducted by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) concluded that the average amount of particulate matter that becomes trapped in people’s lungs is 7-24% lower in an area near a tree compared to an area without one. The study also found that by the year 2050, pollution could be the cause of up to 6.2m deaths each year worldwide. The planting of urban trees was found to be one of the ost cost e cient ways to ease this dile a. According to an i-Tree survey conducted in the

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capital in 2015, trees in London are estimated to rovide at least worth o enefits every year, including the reduction of pollution. arwick eale is an o cer on the leaner and Greener City’ team at Worcester City Council, and is right at the heart of the council’s initiative to use trees to clean up the city’s pollution troubles. He tells us why the sche e is necessary e are still definin the details of the project, but there is a real commitment from our councillors to tackle it. We have recently had some pretty da in oll tion fi res within o r city centre. Planting more trees not only helps us with our planting targets but it is also a useful way to counter, and hopefully get on top of, what is clearly a growing problem for us.” Funding The £20k budget for the project has been set aside to pay for at least ten trees, although it is hoped that this could lead to deals with other organisations to expand the impact of the scheme. The money comes from taxes, although Worcester does have other means of

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1 raising revenue for its tree planting. One of these is the money they have received through the London-based charity Trees for Cities. “They visited us to have a look at our urban spaces, and really bought into the way that their contribution could help us to build on our vision,” says Warwick, explaining why the council was successful in receiving funding from the charity. “We are very focused on enabling volunteers and community

groups to get involved with our open spaces, so that ade s a nat ral fit or their ndin re ire ents. Within the council, there is an emphasis on building relationships with charities and potential funders. The tea has een s ccess l over the last five years in receiving varying levels of investment to put towards its various projects. Through its relationship with the s fir irst orcester, the co ncil received a . k donation for a two-year planting programme. This nded the lantin o a ran e o different s ecies, including oak, birch, Japanese maple, and elm. irst has een really ood its donations o a lon way towards getting trees planted into the area,” arwick says, on the co ncil s relationshi with irst. “Not only have they put money in, but have also been helping to plant the trees. It’s always great to get local companies and the local community involved with the tree planting, and we really try to encourage that where possible.” The donation ro irst orcester was ade as part of former mayor Roger Knight’s pledge to plant more than 2k trees in the city, in a bid to enhance the green open spaces for future generations. “I think having a mayor who was speaking publicly about trees really helped to get the topic out there and raise awareness,” Warwick tells us, asked how the team put trees on the agenda to raise this additional ndin . avin ore o a reen arty in ence on the co ncil has also ade a difference. It has a co le of members on the council now and it was their

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impact that led to us setting up the £2k fund for trees to counter pollution.”

Challenges Getting trees planted in Worcester hasn’t been the end of the task for the team. Unfortunately, some of the trees have been victims of vandalism, and da a e ro local s orts sides. Is there anythin

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3 that can be done to prevent this from happening? e are care l in selectin what tree to lant and where to lant it, arwick says. or e a le, there is one particular location where we had to put in mature trees, as we were aware that anything smaller wo ld st e sna ed in hal . It is r stratin tho h, because the bigger the tree, the more care it needs, so it forces us to focus our attention there when it could be spent improving tree planting elsewhere. The est thin yo can do, tho h, is to e persistent. When a tree is vandalised we replant it, and if it happens again we replant it with a cage aro nd it. o st have to kee on oin and ﬁnd a solution, otherwise we would never manage to establish any trees.” The mayor’s view ro r ot in to ch with the c rrent ayor o orcester, llr a l enha , to ask hi a o t his thoughts on Worcester’s tree planting scheme. The oll tion control as ect is a relatively recent idea, but we have always been keen on planting trees in our parks, our open spaces, and on our hi hways. In the last ew years o r o cers have had to focus on replacing trees that have been damaged or have picked up diseases. The pollution control aspect is very important – we have three con estion ones with slow ovin tra c, so it is great that we can use trees to improve the air condition within the city.”

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Species and location The trees that will be planted as part of the pollution reduction scheme are set to be situated in carefully selected locations, in order to provide the largest ossi le enefit to the area. Ideally yo need to get trees planted in areas that are near the heavily con ested road ones which we have identified, arwick e lains. t orcester ity o ncil we do have a say on the highways, but ultimately the decision lies with orcestershire o nty o ncil. The whole area here is tar ac, ricks and hi h rise buildings, which the fumes and heat just bounce aro nd off. I we are a le to t so e trees in, it will break up the heat and create some moisture in the atmosphere, which will have a huge impact on the area. We are lucky, especially in Dolday, as there are some public open spaces on the verges, so we can plant trees there that will create shade and nat rally cool the area. lot o o r streets are confined so we have een lookin to ake the most of our open spaces, where we can plant big trees and let them grow to their capacity – unlike on the street, where they need to be heavily managed.” nother reason the environ ental tea in Worcester is keen to increase tree planting is that some of the parks in Worcester are sparse, with lots of grass but not much else. Evidence that trees can make a huge improvement can be found in the King eor e layin field, where a lot o trees in the park had been felled due to disease. Recently an avenue of London planes has been planted, using ndin ro Trees or ities. e ask arwick how this lantin can enefit the city in terms of pollution, and how it improves the area ore enerally. ondon lanes were chosen as they are a fantastic species for absorbing the es created y the con ested tra c. e also thought about biodiversity when planting this avenue. To encourage travel points for insects, birds, and small mammals we have planted these diagonally in a slalom, which promotes biodiversity,” he tells us.

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ince relocating to the National Arboretum, The ARB Show has had over 3,000 visitors and 90 exhibitors each year; now it moves within the Westonbirt gates for the biggest event in its 19-year history. Taking place in the beautiful Cotswold setting on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 May 2017, the longest-established arborists’ show in the UK, sponsored by Stihl, will feature a packed programme for all to enjoy. As one their top perks, ARB members get free entry to The ARB Show, and to Westonbirt during the event. New and improved for 2017 To celebrate the move inside the Arboretum, a host of new highlights have been planned to complement the broad range of e hi itors. or the ﬁrst ti e, an ARB Show app will be launched, at the end of March, so you’ll be able to navigate the show site on your device and get quick access to exhibitor information, timetables, deals, and more. New events this year include a tree climbers’ forum, informative pest and disease walks lead by the Forestry Commission, and a

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The ARB Show 2017 is the ideal chance for professionals to discover the latest tools and kit and pick up some good ideas, with a host of industry suppliers in attendance. Families, meanwhile, can enjoy an educational and entertaining day out. Stihl demonstrations Don’t miss the return of the fantastic demo arena from principal sponsor Stihl. Experts will be demonstrating Stihl’s extensive range of arborists’ chainsaws, with demonstrations including working at height with the top-handled chainsaw and polesaw range, forestry chainsaw showcases, and incredible carving displays. Look out for Stihl’s on-site schedule boards for all arena demonstration times, and visit the Stihl exhibit to talk to the technical team and get advice on new products. Win a Stihl chainsaw Visitors have the chance to a topof-the-range saw worth £800, with Stihl’s most powerful top-handled product, the MS 201 TC-M, up for grabs. Simply register at the entrance to the show, or download the ARB Show app and register your details.

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n 2009, the then-Labour government established High Speed Two Ltd (HS2), aiming to connect London with Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. This follows the High Speed One line, connecting London with the Channel Tunnel. Concerns have been raised over the potential negative vis al eﬀect on the landsca e, and ossi le destruction of ancient woodland; however, HS2 plans to plant over seven million trees, creating 650ha of new woodland between London and Birmingham. In addition to this, a £5m woodland fund has been made available,

which will be used to create new landscape features, replace lost woodland, and create ‘green corridors’ that link isolated wooded areas with new planting. Species selection With millions of trees being planted as part of the project, the selection of these trees will play a huge role in what a large part of the country’s landscape looks like in the future. Steve Fancourt is the rural landscape manager for HS2. What would he like to achieve with the planting? “We’re trying to develop a locally

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PRO ARB TAKES A LOOK AT THE PLANS FOR TREE PLANTING ALONG THE HS2 TRAIN LINE ROUTE. RURAL LANDSCAPE MANAGER, STEVE FANCOURT, TALKS US THROUGH THE SPECIES THAT WILL BE PLANTED AND WHY THEY WERE CHOSEN

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res onsive lantin i . The in or ation or that has co e ro s rveys that we have done with o r cons ltants, and also ro lookin at the national ve etation classification. In the hilterns, or e a le, the soils are thin and chalky, Steve e lains. So in this area, s ecies s ch as oak and eech tend to e the etter o tion. ver s ecies o oth native and non native trees will e rown y rowders rseries, the co any that was awarded the contract to rovide the seven illion trees in estion. e have sti lated in o r s ecifications that o r native trees will e rod ced ro seed that is athered o local rovenance, says Steve. owever, we have also een workin with the orestry o ission on the reality o cli ate chan e in ritain in the t re. ith that in ind we have decided that seed can e athered ro to five de rees so th o that oint in the ro ect, which will ild reater resilience in o r lants. In a sense, we are tryin to i ic the tree i ration rocess that has een oin on since the last ice a e, only on a ch ti hter ti escale.

Rare trees n effort is ein ade y S to lant trees that are rare or in decline in the , s ch as the idland hawthorn and the lack o lar, in order to oost the s ecies o lation and i rove iodiversity. These s ecies are not doin well, so we have asked rowders to so rce seeds es ecially or the . This will ro a ly not e within the first ro nd o lantin , t certainly within the ne t year or two. It s e citin that we can hel halt the decline o certain s ecies, says Steve. ccordin to the orestry o ission, the lack o lar is the ost endan ered native ti er in ritain, and has een in decline or the last years. In y o inion the rare s ecies and advanced lantin are oin to have a really ositive effect across a lar e area. The enefits will e seen strai ht away, with over a illion trees ein lanted in the ne t co le o years. Advanced planting The constr ction o S has een s lit into two sta es. The first sta e will e ro ondon to the

FACTFILE • 7m trees to be planted along the route • 1.1m to be planted within the first two years • 650ha of new woodland • £5m woodland fund available • 13 apprenticeships to be created at Crowders Nurseries as part of planting deal

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the rare species and advanced planting are going to have a really positive effect across a large area

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West Midlands before the second stage completes the route, which is scheduled to open in 2033. The planting schedule has been aligned with the construction contracts, with trees being planted over various phases. An advanced planting plan has been developed, set to begin this winter. Where planting can be done without the risk of having to take it back out to make way for construction, priority areas for development and ha itat creation have een identiﬁed. Just over one million trees are set to be planted during this initial stage of the project. Steve explains why planting a seventh of the trees early is a good thin It ﬁts with one o o r strate ic oals to create an environment with sustainable solutions, and also to be a good neighbour to locals. Early planting is great for communities as they will see trees going in without having to wait for the construction works.” HS2 is a Building Information Modelling (BIM) led project, meaning that each individual tree, from the Euston station viewed from the Euston Road

View of Euston station from the south, adjacent to Euston Road

seed through to its planting and future management, is managed as an asset. This means that HS2 will follow and create an entire life story for certain trees and plantations. All of the new planting will be conducted on land that was purchased as part of the scheme. It is yet to be decided whether the ownership of that land, and therefore responsibility for the maintenance of the trees, will be kept long term. Other options that are being explored include passing ownership back to any local landowners, conservation groups and authorities who may be interested in looking after the land. “Making sure a plan is in place for maintenance and management operation is really important to us, because this is a very long term project,” concludes Steve. “There is a good quote from our chairman, who said recently, ‘Our reputation today will inform our future’. I think that underpins the whole strategy around our thinking about the planting, and the commitment we have got over at least 50 years.”

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ANGELA HALKSWORTH, DIRECTOR OF TENDERCARE NURSERY, DESCRIBES THE CHARMS OF CORYLOPSIS

ntroduced to the UK from Taiwan by Robert Fortune in 1860, Corylopsis is commonly known as winter hazel, but is not commonly recognised. It is part of the Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel) family, which consists of shrubs and small trees. The relatively small height o the tree at at rity akes it er ect or ﬁttin into a small garden, as it will not cover the area with shade. Due to the spread of the tree, it is ideally suited as a feature tree in a lawn, and provides a wonderful winter focal point. One of the greatest assets of the Corylopsis is the owers, which loo in late winter as a rec rsor to the spring foliage. They are primrose yellow, fragrant,

and sha ed like a ho ower, a earin on the bare wood in late February and March. Such is the intricate detail o the owers that ranches can e c t oﬀ and dis layed in a vase as a ho e decoration. Corylopsis is hardy to -15°, and is best sheltered from easterly or northerly winds in order to protect it ro late rost, which can da a e the owers. It thrives in partial shade, especially when planted in an acidic soil where the material is moist but not waterlogged. The tree should be raised, with a bed of gravel beneath to prevent drainage from becoming an issue. The tree will develop a bush form naturally. Pictured is a Corylopsis which has been heavily pruned to produce a network of sculptural stems. Minimal but essential pruning, such as removing any cross branches, should be carried out a ter owerin . ver r nin can ruin the attractive natural form of the tree, although if necessary you can take old branches out from the base. According to the RHS, bacterial plant disease was one of the worst problems experienced by tree and shrub growers last year, partially down to the excessive amount of mild weather, which allowed disease to thrive. With this in mind, it is worth noting that the Corylopsis has s ﬀered very little with tree diseases. www.tendercare.co.uk

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specialist computer software to produce all kinds of design and artwork, much of which isn’t possible with traditional pen and paper methods. In terms of arboriculture, this predominantly means 2D technical drawings and plans, but I see 3D being used an increasing amount and think that it has a lot of potential in our industry.” What would you use it for? “In work I use CAD to produce a range of drawings which accompany our reports, the most basic of these being tree survey plans (TSP) which show tree stem locations and canopy spread, plotted on a variety of base maps. These are most common with our health and safety surveys,” Sam explains. “The bulk of our work involves more detailed plans, in accordance with BS5837:2012,” Sam explains. “This starts with a tree constraints plan which shows tree location, canopy spread and root protection area. These are commonly overlaid on a topographical survey, then arboricultural impact plans to show the impact of the design proposals, followed by tree retention and removal plans and tree protection plans.”

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What is CAD? Sam Hobson is an arboricultural consultant at Wharton Tree and Ecology Consultants. The company oﬀers tree a in and CAD solutions, and provides technical plans to submit with planning applications or to provide details in terms of feasibility. So, what exactly is CAD? “To me, CAD is using

Software There are any diﬀerent so tware and ro ra es available to use in CAD. Each programme tends to be made for a particular use. There are a few available which have been designed with arboricultural planning in mind, and which could make the learning process less daunting. At Wharton, Sam uses a program called KeySCAPE, from Keysoft Solutions. “KeySCAPE has an add-on called KeyTREE which is designed s eciﬁcally or rod cin these kind o lans. e also use a range of software from Pear Technology and its CAD program, PT Mapper. “My background before trees was working as a graphic designer using Adobe products, mainly Illustrator, to produce logos and clothing designs,” Sam explains. “This gave me a bit of an advantage

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when I started using CAD, in that much of the language and technique is the same.” What you need to bring Before a plan can be made, there is some information that you or your client will need to hand over. We ask Sam exactly what he would need to be provided with in order to create a mapping plan. “We ask our clients for a basic map layer to begin our surveys and plans. Usually this is a topographical survey, especially with development work. Where we are surveying larger areas for health and safety, or when clients don’t have a topographical survey, we can use OS maps to carry out our survey and produce a basic plan. The detail we capture can always be overlaid at a later stage. “To go further with arb impact plans we require full detail of the proposed development and associated activity. A lot of the time we can use our experience to redict where there will e con ict o tside o the

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detail that has been provided to us – it’s all about being able to read between the lines and include as much detail as possible to cover everything in our reports.” How has CAD changed the industry? I don t have the eneﬁt o knowin the ind stry before CAD, but I still see a lot of hand drawn plans day to day,” Sam says. “I would say time and accuracy would be two key factors which have improved with the use of CAD. Using CAD enables us to work seamlessly with other professionals involved in the design process; they can use our detailed tree constraints plans and fully consider trees from the outset.” So what does the future hold? “I would think that as CAD becomes more commonplace, skills will improve and we will see much more 3D and advanced work being produced. It can only be a good thing in my opinion – a picture speaks a thousand words.”

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top 10 tips 1

THINK IT THROUGH

KNOW YOUR PURPOSE

The tree, if properly selected, maintained and positioned, could well outlive both you and your project. Trees can take well over 30 years to reach maturity, so having a long term plan is essential to avoid potentially expensive mistakes.

Is it for aesthetics, fruit, screening properties, nature conservation value, shade, soil stabilisation, colour, or texture? Once you have worked o t the r ose, yo can set a o t ﬁndin the trees with the attributes that are required.

PLAN FOR PERFECTION

KEEP YOUR DISTANCE

CONSIDER THE AESTHETIC

Draw up a plan. You need to consider where services and drains run both above and below ground, where current buildings or features such as site access are, and importantly where future buildings and assets may go.

Trees need to be planted a sensible distance from constraints, taking on board eventual size and spread. If the canopy spread is 10m, then this is the closest it should be to an asset.

Trees can completely change the aesthetics of their environment. Trees in the right place can create an illusion of narrowing streets, improve guiding si htlines, and slow tra c witho t sin ollards and speed ramps. They can have a psychologically cal in eﬀect on drivers in towns and cities.

THINK LOCAL

The types of locally abundant trees will also tell you what will naturally grow well and contribute to protecting and enhancing the local character. So e local a thorities have tar eted s eciﬁc tree planting strategies that can be tapped into – and these are also a potential source of funding.

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how to choose the right tree for the right place THOMSON ECOLOGY LISTS THE KEY THINGS TO CONSIDER FOR TREE-PLANTING SUCCESS

RESEARCH THE CONDITIONS

You need to know what type of soil your tree will be planted in – the acidity, the drainage, how much sun or shade the tree will receive, how exposed and windy the site is, and likely ground compaction all need to be considered.

SIZE MATTERS

WHAT LIES BENEATH

The larger the tree, the higher the chances of failure, and the more intensive the maintenance re i e. hi lantin oﬀers the est chance o success, but also requires the most patience.

It’s not just the space above ground that you must bear in mind. When deciding what tree to plant, the available space below ground is often overlooked, and the future root space should deﬁnitely e considered.

DIVERSITY IS THE BEST POLICY

Mixing native and non-native trees will reduce the risk of tree loss caused by pests, diseases and climate change. Dr Frank Santamour, Research Geneticist at the US National Arboretum, proposed a ‘10–20–30’ formula - no more than 10% of any species, 20% of any genus, or 30% of any family.

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he decline of oak trees is a growing problem, with the Forestry o ission definin two ty es o decline that can affect oaks. Chronic Oak Decline tends to result in crown dieback, and is often prolonged over decades, whereas Acute Oak Decline (AOD) causes rapid decline and high levels of tree mortality. It is thought that a bacterium is the main causal agent of AOD, which ostly affects o r native species English oak, Quercus robur, and sessile oak, Quercus petraea, with English oak being the main target of infections to date. It is thought to have been present in the UK for approximately 30 years.

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Particularly stressed trees can succumb to AOD within a few years

Symptoms The main symptom of this decline is the vertical bleeding that appears between 1m and 8m up the trunk. The bleeds are most active during the growing season, when the lesions exude dark sticky id. S lits can occ r along the bleeds, making them more obvious. AOD tends to occur more often in trees over 50 years old, although it has more recently been found in younger trees. As the decline progresses, further bleeds are likely to develop across the trunk, eventually girdling and killing the tree. Thinning within the canopy is also a sign that the disease is beginning to si niﬁcantly aﬀect tree health.

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ACUTE OAK DECLINE

EMMA SCHAFFERT FROM BARTLETT TREE EXPERTS ADVISES US HOW TO SPOT AND CONTROL THE INCREASING PROBLEM OF ACUTE OAK DECLINE These symptoms are not unlike other bleed-causing organisms such as Phytophthora ramorum, also known as S dden ak eath S , altho h these leeds tend to occur nearer the ground. Bacterial wetwood can also produce similar bleeds as AOD or S sy to s, t these are associated with structural defects or historic wounding. s ally aﬀects trees when they are already stressed by other biotic and abiotic factors

and have increased susceptibility. Particularly stressed trees can succumb to AOD within a few years, o ten less than five i another atho en is affectin the tree, such as Armillaria. St dies have shown there is a si nificant association etween AOD and the oak splendour beetle, a common borer of oak. The galleries of larvae are often associated with AOD lesions, indicating a strong relationship between these two factors, and the beetles could potentially act as an insect vector. The beetle eggs hatch and the larvae tunnel through the inner bark and cambium, emerging two years later in late spring as adult beetles. Their D-shaped exit hole is another symptom to look out for, especially if the bleeds are present. Control measures Bartlett scientists are working to identi y the s ecific ca sal a ents o , so it is di c lt to recommend control for this decline. Pruning should be

avoided on infected trees, in order to reduce the spread of infection and allow the tree the resources to compartmentalise the infection where possible. Felling and destroying infected trees is reco ended in so e s eciﬁc cases by the Forestry Commission to reduce the spread of infection, but this should not be carried out in wet weather, which could encourage the disease to spread. Disinfecting pruning tools by rinsing them in alcohol or a solution of one part bleach to nine parts water will reduce the chance of spreading diseased material. It is also important to remove all leaves and soil from footwear, clothing and vehicles. Improving overall tree health co ld ena le the tree to ﬁ ht and compartmentalise the infection, or could help prevent initial infection. Phosphite applications can promote vitality, as can mulching, irrigation and soil nutrient management, if needed, following a soil analysis. www.bartletttree.co.uk

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enerally, a budget refers to pounds and pence, but it could just as well be expressed as time. Every hour of your time has a cost, and so does every hour that you use each piece of equipment, whether you are a contractor or a consultant. Taken together, this is your hourly rate. An example of sticking to a budget from the world o contractin is to finish the job to the client’s satisfaction using the minimum resources, within the time allocated to the job, re-selling as much as possible, and allowing for time to travel to the next job so the clock can be started again. What should you consider when establishing your hourly rate? If you have an accountant they will e a le to ive ore s ecific advice than I can, but you will need an idea of all your costs. There are two types of costs. The first are fi ed costs, which re ain constant however much work you do, or in the case of insurances where premiums tend to be calculated against turnover size ands rather than s ecific val es. The second are variable costs,

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where the cost of labour depends on the team’s size, the operators’ skills, the cost of fuel (which will depend on how many miles you cover or how many hours you use the machinery for), the cost of quality assurance assessments (which will vary with the number of teams you put out), and so on. o will also need to know a o t de reciation or e a le,

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JONATHAN HAZELL BREAKS DOWN EXACTLY HOW TO WORK OUT YOUR HOURLY RATE AND BUDGET ACCORDINGLY

Every hour of your time has a cost

if you buy a machine for £20k and decide it has a useful life of five years, in strai ht line ter s it costs you £4k per year, because it will have no value at the end o the five years. o i ht also need to accrue another £4k per year over the same time to replace the machine, assuming it will still cost k in five years so the machine will cost you £4k

per year in depreciation alone, and then another £4k to replace it when its usefulness is at an end. o i ht also enerate inco e ro sales io ass, or e a le and that will need to e actored into your calculations. o st also consider rofit what is left over of your income once all your costs have been taken o t. I yo ake no rofit, there seems little point in carrying on eneral otors, or e a le, is selling its Opel and Vauxhall brands because they have not ade a rofit since . To establish an hourly rate, once you’ve recorded all your costs, will require you to know how many hours in the year you are able to spread those costs over. That won’t be 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, but you might work a 40-hour week, for 48 weeks o the year. o can now see why some of the less scrupulous conglomerates make all of their staff sel e loyed. With all this to consider, spare a thought for a company owner or principal when you are asked to finish a o within a set ti e and move on to the next. www.jhazell.com

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FOCUS ON

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GEMMA MURPHY OF VIEW HR ADVISES ON HOW TO HANDLE GRIEVANCES IN THE WORKPLACE

Need for speed Employees should be encouraged to raise grievances as early as ossi le, t in or ally in the ﬁrst instance. hether it e an alle ation o llyin , workin conditions or another co laint, employers and line managers sho ld look into iss es ickly, before the need for a formal procedure arises. It’s important for everyone involved to approach a grievance with an open mind and avoid a hostile attitude.

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Dealing with a formal grievance will involve a fair and objective investi ation, o ten rior to any meeting. If any part of the rievance is nclear and re ires clariﬁcation, it s ood ractice to hold an initial meeting in order to clarify the issues. Aggrieved employees sometimes use their grievance letter to simply air all their r strations, and it can e di c lt to see the wood or the trees. In this instance, it s eneﬁcial or the e loyer to clarify the precise issues with the e loyee, which will ake the investigation go more smoothly. Bang to rights Employees have the right to be accompanied at a formal grievance meeting by a colleague or union representative. There is no right to be accompanied for anyone being interviewed as a witness, but employers may consider allowing this. The outcome of a grievance can often be disci linary roceedin s, for example if allegations of bullying have been upheld. Employers must remember not to discipline alleged perpetrators until the grievance has been fully investigated and an outcome reached.

Delay tactics Employees also have the right to appeal a grievance decision – ideally to so eone ore senior, but in any event to someone who is independent. It’s common for employees to raise grievances during a disciplinary process in an attempt to stop or delay a disciplinary decision being made. There is no hard and fast rule for concurrent disciplinary and grievance rocesses any ore the dvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures (ACAS Code) allows for a disciplinary process to be temporarily suspended when a rievance is raised, as well as for both issues to be dealt with concurrently if they are related. It will be down to the employer to consider the most appropriate way o dealin with s ch atters, depending on the particular facts. An unfounded grievance could become a disciplinary matter if the employee has been dishonest or raised it maliciously. Since the introduction of rotected conversations in , grievances have become more common as a tactic to prompt settle ent disc ssions, or to ain additional leverage in existing discussions. Even if settlement disc ssions are takin lace in the ack ro nd, e loyers

It’s important for everyone involved to approach a grievance with an open mind and avoid a hostile attitude

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rievances are an inevitable part of e loyin staﬀ, and whilst they can e seen as a ain y ana ers, they do allow a business to nip concerns, ro le s or co laints in the bud before they grow into something bigger.

should still consider continuing with a grievance investigation or procedure just in case a settlement cannot e ne otiated, as it will e di c lt to e lain a delay in dealin with the grievance to a tribunal. Regarding resources In smaller businesses or cases where a grievance involves senior staﬀ, it can e di c lt to ﬁnd someone appropriate to deal with investigations and meetings. A business can branch out and use resources from associated co anies, or rin in e ternal consultants. This also supports the e loyer, showin that a grievance has been dealt with fairly and appropriately.

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n recent years we have seen a seis ic shi t in the way eo le se the internet. S art hones ena le s co nicate and look or in or ation constantly, and the way in which eo le search or rod cts and services has chan ed as a res lt. ccordin to o cial oo le state ents, ore than o search eries and we site visits now co e ro o ile devices and ta lets, s r assin deskto internet sa e in . There ore, it is ore i ortant than ever e ore to have a o ile riendly we site. It has eco e a cr cial art o a co any s online resence not havin one can hold ack s ccess and rowth. What is a mobilefriendly website? site which has een desi ned to nction s ita ly on s aller screens, s ch as on a s art hone. This will ean that the site has een develo ed sin o ile riendly ractices, incl din easy to read te t, o ile riendly navi ation, to ch riendly ttons and ast download s eeds. Why is it so important? It s what yo r c sto ers want and e ect. oo le s rvey in o nd that o eo le wo ld leave a site i it wasn t o ile riendly. Si ilarly, wo ld ret rn to a o ile riendly we site. o ile riendliness oﬀers a etter e erience or sers visitors are ore likely to stay and lti ately ake an en iry. It s likely that yo r c sto ers are lookin or i a es and videos o yo r work. It is i erative that they can

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that needs to be factored in when selecting chainsaw tro sers. ltidirectional stretch aterials aid ove ent as they stretch in every direction, unlike two-directional stretch a rics they also have a rasion resistant ro erties, i rovin d ra ility. i h ality chainsaw tro sers have rein orced layerin incorporated into the material surrounding the crotch and knees, as these areas come under the ost strain and have a reater tendency to tear.

HUSQVARNA

Technical Type C Trouser, Class 1 Ty e tro ser with all ro nd protection, class 1 (20m/s) ord ra and ra ide reinforcements ein orced crotch, knees and ankles vaila le in si es in to in waist

Price: From £200

Price: £225

www.stihl.co.uk

www.husqvarna.com

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o e is a layer sed in any chainsaw tro sers, rovidin an additional layer of protection with its high heat resistance, which helps defend against burns inc rred ro chainsaw e ha sts. When purchasing chainsaw tro sers, the relevant standards must be met, such as those concernin the visi ility o ar orists workin in lic s aces. ost tro sers are availa le in bright neon colours, as well as with re ective stri s, which oth reatly aid visi ility.

NORTHERN ARB SUPPLIES Pro Safe Chainsaw Trousers Ty e ront rotection • Lightweight and comfortable material vaila le in si es S Standard le si e Price: £50

www.northernarbsupplies.co.uk

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CHIPPERS

the chipping forecast

PRO ARB INVESTIGATES THE LATEST SAFETY MECHANISMS FITTED TO WOOD CHIPPERS AND EXAMINES HOW THEY ADHERE TO REGULATIONS

he potential dangers to arborists working with wood chippers are immense, as these machines have the ability to in ict serio s and even atal in ries to workers. To address this, companies have started to ake sa ety eat res a ocal point when designing their wood chippers, with innovations in this area becoming key selling points or an act rers. Feed control bars have become a staple in most wood chippers, with echanical eed control ars havin to eet the SI . re ire ent to incl de e er ency sto devices. These echanis s

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safety features have become a design focal point, with new innovations in this area becoming key selling points

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are o erated y shin the eed control ar to the ne tral osition, which sto s the eed rollers, and then shin it toward the dischar e s o t to reverse the eed rollers. si ilar eat re

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that is rowin in o larity is the e er ency ll ro e. on llin , the action o the eed rollers is reversed. co on ca se o wood chi er related in ries is operators reaching into the in eed. This sho ld e stron ly advised against in appropriate trainin re i es, t is still res onsi le or a si niﬁcant n er o accidents each year, accordin to a st dy carried o t y the r oric lt re ssociation. In order to co nter this, eed tray extension has become commonplace, increasing the len th o the in eed area y as ch as o r eet. This akes it ch ore di c lt or e loyees to reach into the eed rollers. So e an act rers have e i ed their chi ers with a ‘panic bar’, giving the operator the a ility to sto the hydra lic syste that o erates the eed rollers in an e er ency. The panic bar operates independently, having two grab bars – one in ront o the eed control ar and one ehind or ick access ro al ost any location aro nd the eed area. ltho h there are a ran e o other sa ety eat res c rrently in development, operational re lations st nonetheless always e ollowed, and re ain one o the ore cr cial as ects o wood chi er sa ety.

GREENMECH

Arborist 150

• 750kg • Road tow capabilities in eed ch te with a 150mm chipping capacity • 150mm x 230mm letterbox-style in eed throat o enin • Patented Disc-Blade system Price: £18,618

www.greenmech.co.uk

TIMBERWOLF

TW 280TFTR

opening . t ho r thro h ad orce rollers ad sta le discharge

eed t

Price: £38,712

www.timberwolf-uk.com

DOW MUS – MAX LTD

WT7 L Z Wood Chipper

S ited to tractors with 200hp • Feed opening 640 x 500mm an take to tree diameter t t o a ro i ately t er ho r a le sh t devices Price: POA

www.woodfuelmachinery.co.uk

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