Category: 2025

What a tough year for trees this is. I notice that 2 of Lisa's cherry's planted this year have died. Spoken directly with Highfield House regarding their dead trees overlooking London Road - report here HTC Winter Work (Lisa and Rachel) Replace cherry trees Saxon way (Lisa) Replace dead oak Durban Road (Lisa/Rachel) Replant tree… Continue reading Halesworth annual tree inspection

Reuban arrived one morning (I was still in bed doing emails, far too late). He'd bought a gift, a painting he'd done of Kali on slate. We both walked to the land and he put it up, held in the hornbeam roots

They've arrived!

I gravitate towards dogs and their owners, so it was I called Annette Abbot, who I'd been trying to see for years (and the black poplar she and Farmer Paul planted 35+_ years ago on St Michael's common). Here is Annette under a tree heavy with apricots, she had never seen so many on the… Continue reading 10 shoves in 1 shock

How ash trees are combating die back video. Up to 85% of Ash trees dieing. However younger ash showing resistance. Fungus killing off the younger trees which are suseptable, retaining the trees with beneficial combination of genes those have a higher average resistance to the fungus than the adult generation. Natural selection. However evolution may… Continue reading Ash Dieback

Clare Durrant and I (both tree wardens for Halesworth and Holton) examined at the Beech marked for felling, Thursday 2nd July 2025 Planning reference: DC/25/2379/TCAProposal: 1no. Beech (marked on submitted plan) - FellSite address: St Peters Church, Beccles Road, Holton, Suffolk, IP19 8NGConsultation letterexpiry date: 8 July 2025Link: Public AccessA new consultation for application DC/25/2379/TCA… Continue reading Holton Churchyard Beech

(the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named eg cookoo, sizzle) Chiff Chaff - which now stays over winter in the UK Oak and Jay symbiosis - I think of Serena. Bury finger deep 50% of where they will root. 5,000 a year one jay. Often beside hedgerow. Oak 300… Continue reading Onomatopoeia birds

Joe came yesterday, with John-o, to spray around the trees. They agreed about 40% have gone. Burned in the sun. However some may be dormant. Joe said he would brush in August. John-o recommended no brushing until the second year. I agree. The dormant may arise. David King cut the rides and in between. £400+