News

• Free Plastic Tree Shelters may still be available from the British Plastics Federation. If you are involved with a conservation organisation contact Andrew Frisby, PR Principles, Gothic House, Barker Gate, Nottingham, NG1 1JU, UK. Tel. 0115-958 0403   20/4/01

Specifications

• BS3882:1965 Recommendations and Classification for Top Soil.  BSI
• BS3936: Part 1: 1992 - Nursery Stock. Specification for Trees and Shrubs.  BSI
• BS3936: Part 4: 1984 - Nursery Stock. Specification for Forest Trees.  BSI
• BS3936: Part 5: 1985 - Nursery Stock. Specification for Poplars and Willows.  BSI
• BS4043: 1989 - Recommendations for Transplanting Root-Balled Trees.  BSI
• Specification of Standards for British Container Grown Stock.  Horticultural Trades Association.

Publications

• The Grafters Handbook. R J   Garner.
• Pre-Plant Spraying of Container Grown Seedlings. Safety Guide No 102.  Mar 1995.  Available to View On-Line at the FASTCo website.
• Planting. Safety Guide No 103.  Apr 1996.  Available to View On-Line at the FASTCo website.
• Planting and Managing Amenity Woodlands by D.R Helliwell. Available from the Arboricultural Association.
• Planting Trees and Shrubs by G. Watson and E. Himelock. Book. Order direct from ISA.
• New Tree Planting. Leaflet. Order direct from ISA.
• A Guide to Tree Planting. Leaflet. Published by the Arboricultural Association.
• Tree shelters. Handbook 7. 1991. ISBN 0-11-710288-1  F/Commission - Publications
• Trees and Weeds. Handbook 2. 1987. ISBN 0-11-710208-3  F/Commission - Publications
• The use of tree shelters, 1992 survey. Technical Paper 11. 1995. ISBN 0-85538-330-5  F/Commission - Publications
• Bare root stock, amenity planting with. ARN 97/91. AAIS.
• Mulch - black polythene to aid tree establishment. ARN 71/87.AAIS.
• Mulch - sheet mulches: suitable materials and how to use them. ARN 72/87AAIS.
• Mulch - Wood chips as mulch or soil amendment. ARIN 123/94.AAIS.
• Planting stock - viability of, reduced by rough handling.   ARN 64/86.AAIS.
• Planting success rates - standard trees. ARN 66/86.AAIS.
• Selection of species for planting over domestic refuse. ARN 34/81.AAIS.
• Weed competition - the effects of, on tree establishment. First Published 1985. ARN 59/89.AAIS.
• Weed control - a comparison of the survival and growth of transplants, whip and standards with and without weed control. ARN 67/87.AAIS.
• Garden hedging: get it right: a voluntary code of practice for growers, retailers, landscapers, developers and advisers - June 1999 - Sponsored by Rural Development Branch 4 - Available from DETR Free Literature: Ref 99WACD0215A
• Tree establishment on landfill sites: research and updated guidance/ N A D Bending and A J Moffat - Sponsored by Minerals and Waste Division - Available from Publications, Forestry Commission, Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH (tel. 01420 22255): £12.00
• VAT notice 701/38. Seeds & Plants. Inland Revenue web site.

Tree Nurseries

• Ashtrees Nursery's. Leeds, UK. Tel. 0113 218 8411.
• Barcham Trees PLC, Cambridgeshire, UK. Suppliers of container trees from standard to semi-mature. Tel. 01353 720748   Fax. 01353 723060   
• Bowhayes Farm, Devon, UK. Suppliers of fast growing Willows & Poplars for use as a crop, screen etc.
• Firecrest.
• Hillier Nurseries Ltd.  Ampfield, Hampshire. Tel. 01794 368733 or 368813
• Hill View Nurseries, Worcestershire, UK.
• James Coles & Sons Ltd, Leicester, UK.
• Landford Trees. Landford, Hampshire. Tel. 01794 390808  Fax. 01794 390037
• Lynders Forest Nursery. Herefordshire. UK. Tel. 01989 780212   Fax. 01989 780522
• Civic Trees.Suppliers of Semi-mature trees, etc.
• Nature First Ltd - Tree Finder.
• Notcutts Nurseries. Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK. Tel: 01394 383344
• Shallowmead Nurseries Ltd. Lymington, Hants. Tel. 01590 672550   Fax. 01590 677237
• Standard Trees Nurseries.   Container grown amenity broadleaves & pinus.    East Sussex   Email info@standardtrees.co.uk    Tel  01825 873100
• Stonecross Nurseries. Pevensey, East Sussex, UK. Tel: 01323 763355   Fax: 01323 460406   Email: saxons@farmline.com
• Wyedale Nurseries. Kings Acre, Hereford. Tel. 01423 352255 Fax. 01423 274023
• Kingsdown Nurseries, Blunsdon, Swindon. Tel. 01793 705290
• Thornhayes Nursery. Ornamental & fruit tree growers.
• Nature First Ltd, Semi-mature tree supply & plant.
• Wykeham Trees. Suppliers of Semi-mature trees, etc. Yorkshire, UK based. Tel. 01723 862406    Email. wykehamtrees@btinternet.com

Specialist Tree Planting Accessories

• Acorn Planting Products Ltd. Tree shelters. Norwich, UK. 
• Amenity Land Services Ltd. Telford, UK.
• Chieftan Forge. Specialist tree planting tools.  Tel. 01506 652354  Fax. 01506 656017
• Chiltern Forest Products. UK based. Bark, woodchip mulch products.
• County Mulch Ltd. UK based. Bark, woodchip mulch products. Tel. 01449 721729 Fax. 01449 722477
• Eyrevac. Spiral Tree Guards. Bristol. Tel. 0117 9715480 Fax. 0117 9723593
• Greenleaf, Hastings, East Sussex. Tel. 01424 717797
• Green-Tech, UK. Suppliers of forestry & landscape tree planting products.
• J. Toms Ltd. Ashford, Kent. Tel. 01622 891111     Fax. 01622 890783    Email. tomsties@compuserve.com
• MJF Machinelaan, Dunsfold, Surrey, UK. Manufacturers of tree spades. Tel. 01483 200711    Fax. 01483 200699
• Nortene Pro. Tree planting shelters. Oxon, UK. Tel. 01993 881206    Fax. 01993 883156
• Stanton Hope, Basildon, Essex. Mail Order. Tel. 01268 419141   Fax. 01268 545992
• Symbio. Importers & Suppliers of Mycorrhizae (suppliers to Terravent). Surrey based, UK. Tel. 01372 456101 Fax. 01372 456099  Email. fungalfun@symbio.co.uk
• Terravent. Pinnacle Concepts Ltd, Cornwall, England. Soil decompaction, aeration, injection.  Email. sales@terravent.com
• Tubex. Tree planting shelters. All types.
• Woodgrow Horticulture Ltd. Derby, UK. Suppliers of bark, top soil, posts, trees etc.

Web Sites

• British Standards Institution.   View summaries and order publications direct.
• The Stationary Office.
• The Postcode Plants Database, The British Museum. Type in a UK postcode and a list of recorded trees and other plants for that area, are displayed.

Journal Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)

• Establishment in a cool growing season arboretum.       AJ - Vol:19 -  No:4 -  Nov 1995 
• Fertilizer rate & type impacts magnolia and Oak. JA - Vol:26 -  No:3 - May 2000
• Irrigation timing of three landscape shrub species.    AJ - Vol:20 -  No:1 -  Feb 1996
• Irrigation - cyclic.   JA - Vol:25 -  No:4 - July 1999          
• Moving mature Banyan trees in Hong Kong.      AJ - Vol:19 -  No:4 -  Nov 1995
• Mulch - effect on soil properties and growth of Maples.   JA - Vol:25 -   No:3 - May 1999
• Mulch - affects soil and leaf nutrient levels of Pecans.   JA - Vol:25 -  No:2 - March 1999
• Mulch - a comparison.   JA - Vol:25 -  No:2 - March 1999
• Nursery production methods.      AJ - Vol:19 -   No:2 -  May 1995
• Planter soils in Hong Kong: 1. Soil properties and characterisation.       AJ - Vol:24 -  No:1 -  June 2000
• Planting matrix for Nature Conservation and Amenity.       AJ - Vol:19 -  No:1 -  Feb 1995
• Planter vegetation in urban Hong Kong.       AJ - Vol:24 -  No:1 -  June 2000
• Planting - the foundation of PHC. AN - Vol 8 - No:1   Feb 1999
• Provenance, relevance to amenity and forest tree planting.   QJF - Vol:95 -  No:1 -Jan 2001   
• Root and shoot pruning in root balled Acer.      AJ - Vol:21 -  No:3 -  Aug 1997
• Soil depths for the establishment of woodlands on disturbed ground.       AJ - Vol:19 -  No:1 -  Feb 1995
• Soil volume and irrigation frequency for urban tree containers using climate data. JA - Vol:26 -  No:3 - May 2000
• Surveying the current woodland resource and future planting potential: The red rose forest,   QJF - Vol:95 -  No:1 -Jan 2001
• Transplanting and establishment. AN - Vol 9 - No:3 June 2000
• Tree shelters on survival, growth of 11 tree species.   JA - Vol:25 -  No:2 - March 1999 
• Tree shelters - growth of Red Oak seedlings inside different.   JA - Vol:25 -  No:5 - Sept 1999 
• Weed control and nitrogen fertiliser.    AJ - Vol:20 -  No:4 -  Nov 1996

Publication Extracts (books, handbooks & bulletins)

• Planting.  Page 282-289.  Modern Arboriculture by Alex Shigo.  Book. ISBN 0-943563-09-7.
• Use of water-retentive materials in planting pits for trees by S. Hodge. Chapter 5.  Research for Practical Arboriculture 1991.  Bulletin 97. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710297-0. 
• Root growth, water stress and tree establishment by T. Walmsley, B. Hunt and A. Bradshaw. Chapter 6.  Research for Practical Arboriculture 1991.  Bulletin 97. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710297-0. 
• Establishment of Plantations. Chapter 3. Silviculture of Broadleaved Woodland by J Evans 1984. Bulletin 62. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710154-0. 
• The Planting and Care of Amenity Trees. Chapter II. The Arboriculturists Companion by N. James. ISBN 0-631-16774-9.
• Tree establishment: soil amelioration, plant handling and shoot pruning by R. Davies. Page 52. Advances in Practical Arboriculture 1985.  Bulletin 65. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710203-2.
• Tree shelters by J. Evans. Page 67. Advances in Practical Arboriculture 1985.  Bulletin 65. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710203-2.
• Trouble at the stake by D. Patch. Page 77. Advances in Practical Arboriculture 1985.  Bulletin 65. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710203-2.
• Suffering at the Stake by I. Brown. Page 85. Advances in Practical Arboriculture 1985.  Bulletin 65. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710203-2.
• Weed competition and broadleaved tree establishment by R. Davies. Page 91. Advances in Practical Arboriculture 1985.  Bulletin 65. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710203-2.
• Preparation and Planting.  Section 3.  Urban Forestry Practice.  Handbook no 5. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710273-3.
• Establishment and tending. Chapter 5. Forestry Practice 1991. Handbook 6. Forestry Commission. ISBN 0-11-710281-4. 
• Planning, establishment, selection, etc. Chapter 7.1-7.3. Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management by David Lonsdale. ISBN 0 11 753355 6. Book. Forestry Commission/DETR.
• Root Dispute, tree planting. Short article discussing establishment problems & differing success rates between bare root and rootballed tree stock..  Horticulture Week, Nov 23rd  2000.
• Root Work, tree planting. Short article.  Horticulture Week, Sept 21st 2000.
• Proper mulching of amenity trees. Short article. Essential Arb, Issue 3, Summer 2001.
• Putting Down Roots. Short article.  Horticulture Week, Sept 13th 2001.
• Under Cover. Short article discussing ground cover fabrics.  Horticulture Week, July 5th 2001

AIE Links

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