11 Jul, 2023 🌳❌THANK GOD we checked!!.. ❌🌳 Following the REFUSAL of a planning application from a local Authority, to have a tree which was protected by a Read more
16 Jun, 2021 Sick Series: The hairy caterpillars that are as harmful to us as our plants The Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) is a relatively recent scourge of the UK oak tree population. They live and feed Read more
16 Jun, 2021 Sick Tree Series: Why is my ash tree losing so many leaves? Chalara dieback of ash is a relatively new disease to Britain, the first case only having been reported in 2012, Read more
14 Jun, 2021 Dutch elm disease (DED), the story of a sickness that almost wiped out Britain’s Elm population Today it is very unlikely that you will have a mature elm in your garden. It’s a shame, but successive Read more
10 Jun, 2021 Sick Series: Acute Oak decline Dieback is a common condition in Britain’s oak tree population, but in recent years the new menace of acute oak Read more
10 Jun, 2021 Sick Series: Silver leaf attacking fruit varieties Welcome to another article in our ‘sick tree’ series, our look at the most common nasties to attack your garden Read more
10 Jun, 2021 Sick Series: Why do the needles on my pine look like they’re dying? The colourful symptoms of Dothistroma Needle Blight (DNB) have led to it also being known as Red Band Needle Blight Read more
09 Jun, 2021 Sick Series: Is the oozing wound on my horse chestnut infectious or dangerous? Yes. Well, that was the quickest blog I’ve ever written! OK, you’ll probably want to know how worried you should Read more
09 Jun, 2021 Sick Series: The Asian longhorn beetle’s insatiable appetite We’ve written quite a few articles on the pests that can spell disaster for your garden trees, but the Asian Read more
09 Jun, 2021 Sick Series: Horse chestnut leaf-mining moth As we have seen in previous ‘sick tree’ series blogs, moths really can be a nuisance to our tree population Read more