Jan 5, 2023
From: Science Daily, 22/9/22 Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes trees to put more resource into developing root systems below ground. This flow of extra carbon below ground is an important, and often overlooked, way in which the natural world will...
Dec 1, 2022
From: BBC News, 06/10/22 Lovely to read recently about a council initiating a two-year project to plant more than 500 trees by March 2023 in urban areas of Great Yarmouth, as part of the Forgotten Places: Greening Coastal Towns and Cities initiative. Choosing the...
Nov 2, 2022
This summer hit a milestone in UK climate history. Records for extreme heat and low rainfall were broken as we experienced the hottest day on record. The effect on our health and economy was widely reported, but what effect do extreme heatwaves have on trees?...
Oct 6, 2022
Bamboo Forests, Japan From the article by Ebden Diskin 5/2/21, updated from 10/9/14 from www.matadornetwork.com NO ONE APPRECIATED the beauty of trees, and immortalised them in literature, more than J.R.R. Tolkien. “I am at home among the trees,” said Legolas the elf...
Sep 1, 2022
Dragon’s Blood Trees, Socotra Island From the article by Ebden Diskin 5/2/21, updated from 10/9/14 from www.matadornetwork.com NO ONE APPRECIATED the beauty of trees, and immortalised them in literature, more than J.R.R. Tolkien. “I am at home among the...
