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Author:  John Parker
  28/03/2025
Last Updated:  28/03/2025

Sponsored by: STIHL

John Parker, CEO

The 2024/25 Wednesday Webinar series (kindly sponsored by Stihl) was another great success, with the 14 webinars attracting an audience of more than 6,000 people from 60+ countries.

As ever, we covered a diverse range of subjects including British bats, orchards, heritage trees of Scotland, fluid dynamics, phytoremediation, tree species selection, practical tree management wisdom and much more. Almost all the webinars in the series – and many more - are available to watch via the Association’s website. Scan the QR code to access the webinar archive.

Over the years our wonderful speakers have contributed to an eclectic list of their favourite tree books, which we reproduce here for your reading pleasure – even after 96 webinars we still rarely have repeat selections, and our presenters never fail to surprise and inspire us.

 

The Wednesday Webinars will be back in autumn 2025 for another exciting series which will bring you the best speakers and most interesting projects from around the world, piped into your home or office and absolutely free of charge. Obtaining CPD or CEU credits has never been more accessible.

If you have a suggestion for topics or presenters then please do let me know at john@trees.org.uk and we will give it some thought.

The 2025/26 series will also bring our 100th webinar, so for that one you can almost certainly look forward to a no-expense-spared extravaganza.*


*Terms and conditions apply, no-expense-spared extravaganza available only while stocks last.

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2020/21

Andrew Koeser Photographing Trees by Edward Parker
Jeremy Barrell Shogun by James Clavell
Greg Packman The CODIT Principle: Implications for Best Practices by Dirk Dujesiefken and Walter Liese
Jill Butler Pasture Woodlands in Lowland Britain: A Review of their Importance for Wildlife Conservation by Paul Harding and Francis Rose; Grazing Ecology and Forest History by Frans Vera; The Bayeux Tapestry
Kamil Witkos-Gnash The Afterlife of a Tree by A. Bobiec, J. M. Gutowski and W. F. Laudenslayer; Ancient and Other Veteran Trees: Further Guidance on Management by David Lonsdale
Rob Northrop Design with Nature by Ian McHarg; City Trees: A Historical Geography from the Renaissance Through the Nineteenth Century by Henry W. Lawrence; Landscape Architecture Theory: An Ecological Approach by Michael D. Murphy
Amelia Williams Bonsai Shohin Passion by Roland Schatzer
Deborah Hillard The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant
Rupert Bentley-Walls The Man Who Planted Trees by John Giono
David Humphries Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape by Oliver Rackham; Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Emma Gilmartin In Praise of Plants by Francis Hallé
Mike Raupp The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Katherine O'Donnell The Book of Seeds: A Lifesize Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World by Paul Smith
Christiana Payne The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
Reg Harris Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets
Frans Vera Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape by Oliver Rackham
Sir Harry Studholme Sylva, Or a Discourse of Forest Trees and the Propagation of Timber by John Evelyn
Rachel Sheridan Between Earth and Sky by Nalini M. Nadkarni
Paul Mandibondibo Shinrin-Yoku: The Art and Science of Forest Bathing by Qing Li
Abdallah Tawfic Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City Out of Control by David Sims
Lauriane Chalmin-Pui The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Luke Fay Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management by David Lonsdale; Tree Form, Size and Colour, A Guide to Selection, Planting and Design by Bodfan Gruffydd
Michelle Ryan Around the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori; Design with Nature by Ian McHarg; Data in Action, Using Data for Public Good by Sarah Williams
Poppy-Jayne Morgan Extraordinary Insects by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
Caroline Parker The Lion Children by Angus Maisie and Travers McNiece; Collins Gem: A Guide to Trees by Alistair Fitter
Jon Ryan The Book of Trees by Piotr Socha and Wojciech Grajkowski; The Law of Trees, Forests and Hedges by Charles Mynors

2021/22

Cathy Watson The Useful Trees and Shrubs of Uganda by A. B. Katende, Ann Birnie and Bo Tengnas
Padde Daniel Fungi and Trees: Their Complex Relationships by Lynne Boddy
Claire Harbinson Soil Conditions and Plant Growth by E. W. Russell
Emma Schaffert The World Beneath our Feet: A Guide to Life in the Soil by James B. Nardi
Paul Greenwood Yew: A History by Fred Hageneder
Geoff Monck Mycorrhizal Networks Facilitating Tree Communication, Learning and Memory by Suzanne W. Simard
Greg Packman Trees - A Lifespan Approach: Contributions to Arboriculture from European Practitioners by Dirk Dujesiefken, Neville Fay, Ja Willem de Groot, Nigel de Berker
Sarah Shorley Living with Trees by Robin Walter
Russell Miller The Genus Sorbus: Mountain Ash and Other Rowans by Hugh McAllister
Sophie Nitoslawski Around the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori
Angela Rout Design with Nature by Ian McHarg; Data in Action by Sarah Williams
Philip van Wassenaer The Wild Trees by Richard Preston
Andreas Detter The Last Tree in the City by Peter Carnavas
Tracy Chevalier The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
Jonatham Drori The Forest Unseen by David George Haskell
Cecil Konijnendijk Wonderwoman Saves the Trees by Christy Webster; Landscape and Memory by Simon Schama
Cindy Cheng Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry by Francesco Ferrini, Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch and Alessio Fini
James Levine Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees by Roger Deakin
Naomi Zurcher Bark by Cederic Pollet
Len Gilman The Lorax by Dr Seuss; Field Guide to New Zealand’s Native Trees by John Dawson and Rob Lucas
Dougal Driver Tailenders podcast (BBC)
Amanda Calvert The Woodfire Handbook by Vincent Thurkettle
Rachel Lawrence Tree Wisdom: The Definitive Guidebook by Jaqueline Memory Paterson
Benjamin Preston The Explorer's Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials by Dan J. Hinkley
Helen Waddington Woodland Walks by Gerald Wilkinson
Bianca Ambrose-Oji Tree Top Trumps
Vadim Saraev The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Liz O'Brien Gossip from the Forest by Sarah Maitland; Evolving the Forest by Simon Lloyd, Richard Povall and Jeremy Ralph
Jo Barton The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Mark Johnston The Manner of Raising, Ordering and Improving Forest Trees by Moses Cook
Wendy Batenburg and Henry Kuppen The Other and Our Own: Our Relationship with Nature and Landscape by Matthijs G.C. Schouten
Camilla Allen City Trees: A Historical Geography from the Renaissance Through the Nineteenth Century by Henry W. Lawrence

2022/23

Charlotte Bancroft and Dan Lambe Remarkable Trees of the World by Thomas Pakenham
Jarek Kolarik and Martin Tuser The CODIT Principle: Implications for Best Practices by Dirk Dujesiefken and Walter Liese
Claire Harbinson Urban Soil in Landscape Design by Philip J. Craul
Simon Parfey Living Energies by Callum Coats
Sharon Durdant-Hollamby For the Love of Trees by Anna Deacon; The Man Who Climbs Trees by James Aldred; The Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management by David Lonsdale
Luke Fay The Complete Guide to Trees of Britain and Northern Europe by Alan Mitchell
Charles Mynors The Bible; Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
Liz Nicholls The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton
Andrew Koeser Lab Girl podcast
Allyson Salisbury Forest Forensics: A Field Guide to Reading the Forested Landscape by Tom Wessels

2023/24

Eleanor Marks and Berglind Karlsdottir The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees by Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet
Julian Hight Treetime by Ted Green; The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono; The New Book of Trees by Marcus Woodward
Henrik Sjöman Remarkable Trees of the World by Thomas Pakenham
Arit Anderson The Essential Tree Selection Guide by Henrik Sjöman and Arit Anderson
Clive Mayhew Woodland and Crafts in Britain by Herbert L. Edlin; A Forest Journey by John Perlin; Forests and Seapower by Robert G. Albion
David Lonsdale A Forest Journey by John Perlin
Jim Mullholland Bat Roosts in Trees by the Bat Tree Habitat Key
Emma Gilmartin Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees by Jared Farmer; The Value of a Whale by Adrienne Buller
Sir Harry Studholme Trees and Woodlands by George Peterken
Jeremy Barrell The ARB Magazine; BS 8545:2014 Trees: from nursery to independence in the landscape Recommendations; Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management by David Lonsdale; Stihl manual for electric brush cutter
Kristin Moldestad Thirty-three Norwegian Trees and What They Have Witnessed by Ole Mathismoen
Olve Lundetræ The Pine Giants in Trollheimen by Morten Gåsvand
Russell Miller Applied Tree Biology by Andy Hirons and Peter Thomas
James Chambers How to Read a Tree by Tristan Gooley
Carrie Brady The Glorious Life of the Oak by John Lewis-Stempel
Helene Kile Lime Trees and Basswoods: A Biological Monograph of the Genus Tilia by Donald Pigott
Levon Bigelow Urban Forests by Jill Jonnes
Korena Mafune Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast by Robert Van Pelt

2024/25

Jim Mullholland Bat Roosts in Trees by the Bat Tree Habitat Key
Jeremy Barrell Stihl chainsaw manual
Heather Craddock Bark Skins by Annie Proulx
Maria Chiara Pastore The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf
Cecilia Chavana-Bryant Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees by Jared Farmer
Justine Karst The Man Whom the Trees Loved by Algernon Blackwood; Tree Thieves by Lyndsie Bourdon
Nadina Galle Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
Sayee Girdari Jungle Trees of Central India by Pradip Krishen
Tony Kirkham The Essential Tree Selection Guide by Henrik Sjöman and Arit Anderson; Oaklore by Jules Acton
Maria Kennedy The New Sylva by Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet; Perry Pears by L. C. Luckwill and A. Pollard
Iva Bedenko Climatic Architecture by Philippe Rahm
Franziska Hunger The Book of Trees by Piotra Socha and Wojciech Grajkowski
Jon Hartill Treetime by Ted Green
Gustav Kettil Forest Dynamics and Species Conservation by Matt Nickerson
Ebba Delwick Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Gerard Passola Treetime by Ted Green
Emma Gilmartin The Emerald Planet by David Beerling; Ancient Oaks in the English Landscape by Aljos Farjon
John Parker The Forest in Folklore and Mythology by Alexander Porteous
Helen Read Ancient and Other Veteran Trees: Further Guidance on Management by David Lonsdale
Simeon Day The Lost Orchards by Liz Copas and Nick Poole
Martin Hayes The Pomona Series from Gloucestershire Orchard Trust by Charles Martell and Jim Chapman; Orchards: Those Other Industries by Jim Chapman
Reg Harris Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Geoff Newman Orchard: A Year in England’s Eden by Benedict Macdonald and Nicholas Gates
Steve Oram National Apple Register of the United Kingdom by Muriel W. G. Smith

This article was taken from Issue 208 Spring 2025 of the ARB Magazine, which is available to view free to members by simply logging in to the website and viewing your profile area.