09 May 2012 “We are so much more than timber, forestry, woodlands and trees” – so Pam Warhurst, Chair of the Forestry Commission, summed up the mood of the RFS NDG James Memorial Event conference...
09 May 2012 Ten students who were awarded Spencer Bursaries from the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) joined forestry industry experts at a conference looking at new ways of valuing and adding value to trees...
01 May 2012 TOPICAL TOPIC - Bluebell woods: To many people, a haze of bluebells in a dappled shaded wood is the epitome of an early summer in Britain. Carpets of bluebells in May are the subject...
30 April 2012 One of the UK’s best known woodland ecologists, Dr Keith Kirby, has joined an elite rank of ‘Forestry Greats’ by being presented with the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Gold Medal. The...
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European larch (Larix decidua): European larch belongs to the scientific genus Larix and is a member of the pine family (Pinaceae). It is a deciduous conifer growing to over 40m and flowering March to April. In the UK the oldest known specimens are over 250 years old. European larch is a light-demanding, often pioneer species with rapid early growth. It is one of the fastest growing of all trees and requires … more
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