Tree Roots Seminar 22nd April

[David Humphries]

Anyone else going to this ?

It would be good to put a face to some of the Avatars, if you are going.

 

As Part of Their Celebration of 150 Years of Support for Environmental Research, Woburn Abbey Will be Hosting a One-day Seminar on Tree Roots.

Topics

The Physiological Aspects of Root Growth: what stimulates and limits root growth, how do roots penetrate compacted soil.

Root Growth of Young Transplanted Trees: what factors affect root growth post transplanting.

Root Growth in Older Trees: how do root patterns differ between younger and older trees, how do older trees respond to damage.

 

Outline Programme

 

9:00 – 9:30 Registration.

9:30 – 12:30 Seminar: examining root physiology, what controls and stimulates root growth, how do roots penetrate compacted soil. How do roots of young trees grow how does this relate to root growth following tree transplanting.

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 13:45 Introduction to afternoon activities.

13:45 – 15:00 Seminar: How do roots grow in older trees, what controls/limits re-growth following damage. The role of decay fungi.

14:45 – 15:00 Tea/coffee

15:00 – 16:00 Looking at root excavations.

Booking Form

To confirm your place on this seminar fill out the form below and send a cheque or purchase order for the correct amount to Trees Project Limited, PO Box 607, Waterbeach, Cambridge CB25 9WN. Cheques made payable to ‘Trees Project Limited’.

There are limited places available and it is recommended that reservations are made in advance by telephone or e-mail:

E-mail: [email protected] or tel: 01223 441062 or 07772 500547

Price for confirmed bookings made before 17th March 2008: £150 per person excluding VAT.

Price for confirmed bookings made after 17th March 2008: £170 per person excluding VAT

Payments must be received before 14th April 2008, refunds cannot be given after this date, prices include all seminar notes, lunch and refreshments

[Steve Bullman]

its close to me, i may go, although april is going to be a very hectic time for me

[David Humphries]

Speakers include; Marcus Bellet Travers & Andrew Cowan amongst others.

Afternoon demos are on Root excavation, Root Radar and Thermal Imaging.

 

Sounds pretty interesting, anyone booked to go next week.

Lee, Steve ?

[Bundle 2]

Found little or nothing on thermal imaging. The outfit renting the FLIR ThermaCAM P65 dont mention the use in relation to tree work. Neither do the camera's manufacturers...seems strange that. The article ion tree news was pretty dismissive of techniques currently practised but then , again, no mention of Picus.....You cant believe all you read I guess?

[David Humphries]

Found little or nothing on thermal imaging. The outfit renting the FLIR ThermaCAM P65 dont mention the use in relation to tree work. Neither do the camera's manufacturers...seems strange that. The article ion tree news was pretty dismissive of techniques currently practised but then , again, no mention of Picus.....You cant believe all you read I guess?

 

My adjacent LA used Thermal Imaging (MBT, I think)on an avenue of Horse Chestnuts and used the findings to justify felling 15 out of the 34 Trees in the Avenue.

Have you had an opportunity to read the article on TI in this months Arb Journal.