Ancient & Veteran
Trees
Price
£150
Duration
1 day
About the Course
Veteran trees are the most important trees arboriculturists will ever deal with, due to their irreplaceable ecological and environmental benefits, wildlife habitat values, social, historical and cultural significance, and their aesthetic interest.
But what makes a tree a veteran? How do you identify them, and what are the special management considerations for veteran trees?
The short course provides information on identifying and recording veteran trees, describes the ageing process and how trees can live indefinitely, with information on tree survival strategies, how an understanding of morphophysiology and crown architecture helps ‘read’ the history of a tree, how older hollow trees can be stronger than younger solid trees and the international responsibility the UK has to protect the veteran tree population, as the largest proportion of veteran trees in Europe are in the UK.
Your Instructor
James Chambers
James has over 25 years of experience in the Arboricultural profession, from climbing arborist to tree officer, urban forest manager to principal consultant, with a wide range of experience across arboriculture. A veteran tree specialist, qualified to VET cert consulting level, a VETcert trainer for the ATF, co-founder of ATF Essex Local group, regularly leading veteran tree walks, and presenting on a variety of arboricultural topics with a passion for learning & sharing information about trees.
A tree specialist investigation expert working with decay detection and dynamic load tree stability testing, and often identifying, collecting and submitting samples of several novel pests & diseases for Forest Research to help increase understanding of pathogens across the arb profession.