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The LW Treecare Blog

Why Grinding?

You might be wondering why you should even bother removing a tree stump? There are a few reasons why getting rid of the old wood is...

Pruning trees; why it's best left to experts

Because each cut has the potential to change the growth of the tree, no branch should be removed without a reason. Common reasons for...

Benefits of garden trees

From Gordale Many of us plant trees for their structural and ornamental value in our gardens but planting a tree can have much wider...

Lightning and trees

Lightning usually runs along the inner bark of the tree down to the ground, causing the outer bark to expand and blow away in strips....

ASH DISEASE

Ash dieback, also known as Chalara dieback of ash, is a serious disease that is killing ash across Europe. Ash is a very important tree...

It's a j oak? Trees talk to each other!

German woodland expert Peter Wohlleben has claimed that trees have personalities and can actually talk to each other. Peter says the...

Willowy Willow

Willow is a fast growing, flexible material which is perfect for creating a variety of different structures, either living or non-living,...

Let's do it urban!

Trees in urban areas can have multiple benefits related to aesthetics, microclimate regulation and urban hydrology. Trees in urban areas...

SEX?

Some trees have a single "gender" but many do not. The way to tell is to see if the male (pollen) parts are present on separate flowers...

How to get the best bush

Most trees and shrubs have potential to make hedges. Hedging plants are often supplied as bare-root specimens, which are usually...

Fancy coppicing today!

Coppicing comes from the French word ‘couper’ meaning to cut.  It involves cutting a tree at as low a level as possible to create what is...

The sap is rising!

What is tree sap? Xylem sap consists primarily of water, along with hormones, minerals, and nutrients. Phloem sap consists primarily of...

TWIGGY

Branch is the part that grows out from the trunk. A branch becomes a stick the moment it is no longer part of the tree. Twig is a slender...

TREEMENDOUS

Trees are vital. As the biggest plants on the planet, they give us oxygen, store carbon, stabilise the soil and give life to the world’s...

You must be barking!

HOW TO USE The best time to apply decorative bark is when the soil is thoroughly moist. Most often this is in late winter or early...

OAK history

Heroditus, the father of ancient history, recorded in the mid-400’s B.C., that oak trees were reputed to have within their boughs, the...

I am about to plant the dinning room table!

A furniture designer from Derbyshire has taken a unique approach to making new pieces -- grow them straight out of the ground. Gavin...

100 years to discover leaves can be slippery

A primary school has won the right to chop down a 100-year-old tree tree due to 'health and safety concerns' about chestnuts falling in...

What is Arboriculture?

Arboriculture was a term apparently well used in the 18th century. The Scottish author John Grigor seems to have been the first to...

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