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  • Trees

    Corsican pine (CP)

    Corsican pine is one of several black pine species that have geographically distinct ranges across central and southern Europe to Russia, the Balkans and north Africa. There are ongoing taxonomic discussions on nomenclature. Early Corsican pine plantings pointed to better stem form and branching habit than the other black pines. This was possibly the key factor in it being the first pine species to be planted at any scale in Britain by the Forest Commission from 1919. It is still the dominant commercial pine species, but the disease red-band needle blight (Dothistroma septosporum) has seriously affected its productive potential and few new trees are being planted. A species that is likely to do better in a warming climate but with the disease restricting its use research is being undertaken to identify suitable alternative productive species. Corsican pine is categorised as a Principal tree species. These are species where our silvicultural knowledge provides confidence to enable successful deployment across Britain. The species are either already widely used or are increasing in usage. They will continue to be important unless affected by a new pest or disease or become adversely affected by climate change.
  • Staff

    Eleanor Gardner

    Assistant Economist
    Climate change
  • Staff

    Helen Slater

    Spatial Scientist
    Land use and ecosystem services (LUES)
  • Research

    Forestry & Woodland Resilience to Drought (FORWaRD)

    To inform ‘climate resilient forestry’ policy and management, understanding the drought response of UK tree species is crucial but remains largely unquantified. The Forestry & Woodland Resilience to Drought (FORWaRD) project will address these knowledge gaps by providing an integrated assessment of drought resilience for a variety of UK tree species across a range of temporal and spatial scales.
  • Publications

    Trees Outside of Woodland: An exploration of social and cultural values

    A photo essay based on interviews with 16 arts and humanities practitioners and academics, focusing on their relationship with Trees Outside of Woodland. Key themes that emerge include childhood memories and experiences, emotional connections and the interconnectedness of humans and nature.
  • Publications

    Trees and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Lead Author: Dr Emma White
    A secondary analysis of data from an online, UK representative survey, in-depth interviews and photo elicitation was used to investigate the terms people use to describe trees and places with trees, the importance of trees to perceptions of naturalness and nature connection, and whether trees were associated with greater wellbeing.
  • Trees

    Silver maple (ASA)

    Introduction The silver maple is a relatively fast-growing deciduous tree. It is tolerant of wet conditions and is often found as a riparian species and because of this sometimes-called, water maple. The name silver maple is associated with the pale silvery underside of the leaf. The tree can be quite striking in leaf as the long petioles allow the leaves to flutter in a breeze revealing flashes of the silvery underside. Silver maple is categorised as a Plot-stage species.  These are species that have demonstrated some positive silvicultural characteristics at the Specimen-stage and are now subject to further testing and development in a limited number of trial plots.
  • Trees

    Caucasian fir, Nordmann fir (NMF)

    Caucasian fir is better known by its other common name Nordmann fir. It will also be familiar to many as a popular Christmas tree that retains its needles. It was a late introduction to Britain (1848) and has received little attention as a species for forestry. This may have been due to the focus on the faster growing firs from the Pacific northwest and the better known and earlier introduced European silver fir (Abies alba). A species that can grow to a large size in Britain reaching heights of > 48 m under suitable conditions. There are few research trials, and most trees are found as specimens in Botanic Gardens. Caucasian fir is a species that requires further research and current indications are it appears to tolerate a range of soils and climatic conditions that could give it a limited niche in forest diversification. Caucasian fir is categorised as a Plot-stage species which has demonstrated some positive silvicultural characteristics at the Specimen-stage and are now subject to further testing and development in a limited number of trial plots.
  • Staff

    Pankajini Samal

    Research Assistant - Pathology
    Tree health
  • News
  • Staff

    Salvo Bonomo

    Research Assistant
    Climate change
  • Trees

    Aspen (ASP)

    Aspen sometimes called Eurasian aspen (Populus tremula) is one of two native poplar species to Britain; the other being black poplar (Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia). Recognised for its important ecological role as a host for numerous species and said to have more host-specific species than any other boreal tree. A fast-growing elegant tree that can reach 25 m. The grey bark is covered in distinctive diamond shaped lenticels and on a windy day the tree can often be heard before seen with its distinctive rustling, shimmering leaves which provide its other common name, quaking aspen. An important timber tree in parts of mainland Europe in Britain it mainly fills an ecological role in forest diversification or as a species for quick growing short rotation forestry. Increasing interest in planting suggests a need for further research into its potential as a productive forest species in Britain. Aspen is a native tree and is categorised as a Secondary tree species. This is a species whose performance in trial plots has demonstrated promising silvicultural characteristics but gaps in our knowledge constrain wider use. Such species are being actively evaluated to increase our understanding and inform future deployment.