Includes advice and information regarding BT cables and overhead power lines, trees as sound barriers and the risk of trees causing harm or injury.
Which Tree to Choose
Introduction Trees, like children, benefit from having the very best start we can give them. There are many points to ...
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The Benefits of Trees
The Encarta Dictionary defines ‘benefit’ as ‘something that has a good effect or promotes wellbeing’. Some of the benefits of ...
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Sound Barriers-The use of Trees and Shrubs to Reduce Noise
Introduction Noise is defined as unwanted sound. Noise levels can be reduced by; reducing the noise at it’s source increasing ...
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OHPLs and Trees
Introduction Trees adjacent to overhead power lines can represent a risk to public safety and can interrupt the supply of ...
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Native Trees
There are four main ways of categorizing trees, namely as, broadleaves and conifers, hardwoods and softwoods, deciduous and evergreen, and ...
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Ivy on Trees-Good, Bad or Indifferent
Common Name: Common ivy Botanical Name: Hedera helix (helix is ancient Greek meaning ‘twist’ or ‘turn’) Habit: Ivy is the ...
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How Old is My Tree
How Old is My Tree? Estimating the age of a tree is as much art as science. There are at ...
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How Long do Trees Live in the UK
How Long do Trees Live in the UK? Introduction Trees, like all other living organisms, have a natural life cycle ...
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BT Lines, Telegraph Poles and Trees
Introduction Trees adjacent to telephone cables can disrupt the signals for sound, visual images and other purposes, and this can ...
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Trees, Shrink-Swell and Existing Buildings
The following is an introduction to tree related shrink-swell (subsidence or heave) and relates to existing low-rise commercial and domestic ...
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Honey Fungus – The Root of all Evil
Honey Fungus: The Root of all Evil? Introduction Some species of Honey Fungus are parasitic and can cause considerable damage ...
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