Provenance variation of emerging species
Author(s): Chris Reynolds, Gary Kerr, Matt Parratt
Chris Reynolds
Species silviculturist
Silviculture and wood properties
Alice Holt, Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey
What Chris does
Project lead on adapting existing forestry species by looking at provenance choice and trialling emerging and new tree species that could adapt to the changing climate.
Affiliations
Associate member and SE Committee member: Institute of Chartered Foresters www.charteredforesters.org
Member: Royal Forestry Society www.rfs.org.uk
Member: International Dendrology Society https://dendrology.org/
Member : International Oak Society www.internationaloaksociety.org
Life member: The Maple Society https://maplesociety.org
Publications
Seventeen coniferous tree species show early promise for future commercial timber production in the UK
Six UK-wide trials tested 17 alternative tree species for commercial timber production, revealing promising options like Douglas fir and Maritime…
Lead Author: Ian Willoughby
Providing the evidence base to diversify Britain’s forests
Forestry in Britain is reliant on a few tree species and is facing the challenges of climate change and an…
Lead Author: Chris Reynolds
Other Publications
Reynolds, C., Jinks, R., Kerr, G., Parratt, M., and Mason, B. (2020) Providing the evidence base to diversify Britain’s forests: initial results from a new generation of species trials. QJF, 115(1):26-37.
Reynolds, C., Kerr, G. and Forster, J. (2022) Alternatives to Corsican Pine: evidence and experience from a long-term experiment in Thetford Forest. QJF, 116(2):92-99.