Have you noticed what’s happening with the ash trees? Just look at this – They’re coming down with seed this year. Free trees for everyone whether you want them or not! Ash likes it here in the Cavan/Leitrim area where I live. Ash seedlings appear in people’s garden beds and pot plants; they come up [...]
The Lakeshore Road at Garadice When the County Council tarred the quiet lane that runs along beside the lake shore at Garadice many trees were knocked down, damaged or pushed over by the machine driver and rammed up onto the low bank, causing even more damage to remaining trees. Grand Old Oak Tree [...]
Returning home from Slovenia after another fabulous forestry trip with Pro Silva Ireland, the grey bleakness of the Irish countryside is getting in on me. After sleeping a night in a hotel in Dublin to recover from the Ryan Air flight, I’m gazing out the window of the train on the journey home and thinking. [...]
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In 10 minutes the wind storm threw down the even-aged plantation like so many matches from a spilled match box. One good reason to transform an even aged plantation to a more structured and species rich forest is stability. On this windy island of Ireland, a lot of our plantations suffer from wind damage. [...]
PRO SILVA IRELAND FIELD DAY SATURDAY OCTOBER 4th Venue: Brackloon Property, Cootehall, Co. Roscommon Hosted by: Mickey Gabbett Forest Manager: Paddy Purser Dr. Josef Spoerk (Pro Silva Austria) – forester in charge of investment forest properties owned by the Knights of Malta in Austria which have been [...]
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