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A brief guide to tree work terminology and definitions  WHAT’S IN A WORD? Tree pruning may be necessary to maintain a tree in a safe condition, to remove dead branches, to promote growth, to regulate size and shape or to improve the quality of flowers, fruit or timber. Improper pruning can lead to trees becoming unsightly, dise...
 24/11/2015      16:44
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Carbon in the time of Covid  This actually has nothing to do with Covid-19 or cholera. If you cast your mind back a few months, the world was fixated on carbon sequestration.
 26/08/2020      12:54
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Forging new arb careers through community forestry  If there’s ever been a time to promote the importance of trees – to people’s health and wellbeing, as a crucial means of mitigating the detrimental effects of the climate emergency, and as essential wildlife habitats, to name just a few benefits – then it could be argued that ...
 09/03/2022      10:30
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Survey finds Tree Surgery, Gardening and landscaping trades are massively undervalued in UK  British garden design and landscaping have a formidable reputation across the world, as witnessed by a global audience of 372 million for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.
 11/07/2017      10:33
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Survey finds Tree Surgery, Gardening and landscaping trades are massively undervalued in UK  British garden design and landscaping have a formidable reputation across the world, as witnessed by a global audience of 372 million for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.
 11/07/2017      10:33
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Survey finds Tree Surgery, Gardening and landscaping trades are massively undervalued in UK  British garden design and landscaping have a formidable reputation across the world, as witnessed by a global audience of 372 million for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.
 11/07/2017      10:33
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Hiring with Conviction  As part of our continuing work on the issue of succession in arboriculture, the Association is in discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions to look at how we can ensure arboriculture is an attractive and welcoming sector for people with convictions. As a first st...
 29/08/2023      13:41
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Cracking whips  Rubber-necking is seriously frowned upon. Miles of tail-backs just because drivers want a glimpse of someone else’s misfortune. But who is not guilty of rubbernecking?
 04/03/2024      12:34
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Atypical Myopathy Joint Position Statement  Arboricultural Association and British Horse Society joint policy statement on Felling of Sycamore trees in relation to Atypical Myopathy: A statement for arborists and horse owners Introduction This 2022 document is a revision of the previous joint document issued by the ...
 29/01/2018      08:59
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Thinking Arbs Day – A Members Review  Arboricultural Association Professional member Adam Winson for this informative review of the latest Thinking Arbs Day at Sherwood Forest.
 08/03/2018      15:59
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Thinking Arbs Day – A Members Review  Arboricultural Association Professional member Adam Winson for this informative review of the latest Thinking Arbs Day at Sherwood Forest.
 08/03/2018      15:59
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Thinking Arbs Day – A Members Review  Arboricultural Association Professional member Adam Winson for this informative review of the latest Thinking Arbs Day at Sherwood Forest.
 08/03/2018      15:59
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Ash Dieback – Practice Guidance  Ash Dieback Guidance for Tree Owners, Managers, Contractors and Consultants Principal Author: Michael Sankus Thanks to the Arboricultural Association Arborist Working Group for their help in developing the guidance Download the PDF WHO is this guide intended for? ...
 26/09/2019      16:36
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Rolling membership  From 1 September 2019 we will be introducing rolling membership to all new members to the Association...
 30/05/2019      16:54
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DART Sierra Leone Training Project  The Association is pleased to once again support the fantastic work of DART
 20/12/2018      10:08
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DART Sierra Leone Training Project  The Association is pleased to once again support the fantastic work of DART
 20/12/2018      10:08
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Felling of Sheffield trees pauses offering a chance to review the evidence  Sheffield City Council’s has announced it is to pause felling of street trees…
 29/03/2018      10:02
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Felling of Sheffield trees pauses offering a chance to review the evidence  Sheffield City Council’s has announced it is to pause felling of street trees…
 29/03/2018      10:02
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Review of safety reports and events  This report covers some key learning from the events reported to Utility Arboriculture Group (UAG) over the last year
 01/06/2020      12:51
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Review of safety reports and events  This report covers some key learning from the events reported to Utility Arboriculture Group (UAG) over the last year
 01/06/2020      12:51
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Paul Collins – kindness, wit and wisdom  We were saddened to hear of the passing of Paul Collins, who died on 14 March.
 27/05/2020      12:45
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Paul Collins – kindness, wit and wisdom  We were saddened to hear of the passing of Paul Collins, who died on 14 March.
 27/05/2020      12:45
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Witley Parish Council v Cavanagh (2018) – a legal perspective  The result of Witley Parish Council v Cavanagh has caused understandable concern that we have reverted back to a time when ownership of a tree brings such onerous obligations that early felling is seen as a reasonable mode of risk avoidance. Is that concern really justified?
 07/02/2019      08:51
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Witley Parish Council v Cavanagh (2018) – a legal perspective  The result of Witley Parish Council v Cavanagh has caused understandable concern that we have reverted back to a time when ownership of a tree brings such onerous obligations that early felling is seen as a reasonable mode of risk avoidance. Is that concern really justified?
 07/02/2019      08:51
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Witley Parish Council v Cavanagh (2018) – a legal perspective  The result of Witley Parish Council v Cavanagh has caused understandable concern that we have reverted back to a time when ownership of a tree brings such onerous obligations that early felling is seen as a reasonable mode of risk avoidance. Is that concern really justified?
 07/02/2019      08:51
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Rolling membership  From 1 September 2019 we will be introducing rolling membership to all new members to the Association...
 30/05/2019      16:54
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Rolling membership  From 1 September 2019 we will be introducing rolling membership to all new members to the Association...
 30/05/2019      16:54
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Why tree planting schemes make me mad!  What we need is sustainable, realistic tree planting on sites where it is appropriate
 26/08/2020      14:20
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Why tree planting schemes make me mad!  What we need is sustainable, realistic tree planting on sites where it is appropriate
 26/08/2020      14:20
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Tree Worker Fatality in Kent  Initial notification is that a worker was crushed and killed when she was felling a tree.
 23/12/2021      14:42
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