The Queen has deployed gardeners to her Buckingham Palace grounds after she was warned dangerous and diseased trees could fall on guests at her garden parties. The 93-year-old monarch, who is self-isolating at Windsor Castle due to the coronavirus threat, will have up to 90 trees chopped down or pruned. Experts warned Her Majesty her Poplars are … Read more
Deadly disease killing olive trees across the Mediterranean could cost the industry £17.5BILLION and force the price up in supermarkets Xylella fastidiosa pathogen infecting trees in Italy and maybe Spain and Greece It is the most deadly disease in the world for plants and there is no cure Researchers predict there will be a knock-on … Read more
Pictured: The clump of 33 trees in Alaska that forms ‘America’s smallest national forest’ The forest is located on Adak Island, part of the volcanic Aleutian archipelago The first trees on the spot were planted to cheer up Second World War troops Around 6,000 troops were stationed on the island to guard against the Japanese By … Read more
Conifers are better than broadleaved trees at absorbing sound with their bark as scientists say they could help combat noise pollution in urban environments Researchers studied the bark of 76 samples from 13 different species of tree They found Larch was the most effective type of tree for absorbing sound They found that the age … Read more
Forestry chief calls for the culling of rabbits, hares and other animals to protect Britain’s trees and encourages people to see ‘tree rat’ grey squirrels as vermin Sir William Worsley, 63, said culling will help accelerate the rate of tree planting Chair of Forestry Commission called for grey squirrels to be renamed ‘tree rats’ … Read more
Camping that’s out of this world: The Lake District tents suspended in trees 10ft up that appear to float like UFOs Two tents are suspended in trees at the Low Wray camp site close to the shores of Lake Windermere, Cumbria A stay in one of the tents starts from £100 per night and guests … Read more
New York is far greener than anyone expected. Researchers carrying out a huge survey of New York City’s trees found there are over 5 million ‘forested natural areas’ along with 666,000 street trees. They say the study, the most comprehensive ever of New York’s ‘urban forest’, could revolutionize urban planning. Scroll down for video During … Read more
Ryanair has dropped two ‘carbon offset’ projects funded by passengers after claims they do little or nothing to reduce total emissions. The budget airline has dumped one tree-planting scheme before a single sapling was planted and pulled funding from a whale-watching project. Critics said the schemes were ‘woefully inadequate’ at cancelling out the massive amount … Read more