Climate change and the future of our native trees?

[Steve Shorts]

Hi guys/girls

 

First time on the forums so be gentle

 

I'm writing a report on how climate change could affect our native trees (rising temperatures hosting new pests and diseases, changed weather patterns) namely English Oak, Common Ash and Beech and was wondering what kind of suitable alternatives (native or non-native) would you guys suggest in terms of aesthetics around our cities, timber produce etc

 

Kind regards

[10 Bears]

Just a couple of pointers:

 

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/eng-trees-and-climate-change.pdf/$FILE/eng-trees-and-climate-change.pdf

 

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/FCRN201.pdf/$FILE/FCRN201.pdf

 

The Forestry Commission and Forest Research are always good places to start for information like this. I will try to respond again when I have more time...

[Steve Shorts]

Greatly appreciated 10 Bears

[10 Bears]

Sure, no problem. Here is another resource that should pretty much have all the answers you need (use the hyperlinks on the left):

 

Climate change impacts and adaptation in England's woodlands (Forest Research)

[Kveldssanger]

A few links you might appreciate:

 

https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01098416/document

 

https://forestry.oxfordjournals.org/content/83/4/451.full

 

http://www.afs-journal.org/articles/forest/pdf/2005/03/F5023.pdf

[Kveldssanger]

Question (pushing a personal agenda here, more than anything, so you are aware) - why are we focussing on amenity primarily in our urban areas? Do we forget trees have a massive ecological role to play, over and above them looking pretty?

[Steve Shorts]

Thanks for all the help guys

 

Kveldssanger - I'm trying cover all bases, amenity, ecological, timber sources etc but anything i suggest in my report will focus strongly on ecological beneficail factors which i completely agree with you on, trees are more than just there to look pretty and to keep us happy

 

Again thanks for all the help

[Kveldssanger]

Good stuff!