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Holly berries are often bright red and ripe looking by November, although the birds won’t touch them until the New Year when the bitter principle they contain has broken down.

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The fascinating story of how holly and ivy became associated with Christmas

Extracting Norway spruce sawlogs on a private estate in West Sussex.

Extracting Norway spruce sawlogs on a private estate in West Sussex.

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With Ips typographus here, could Norway spruce be banished from Britain?

Timber production is claimed to be an integral part of CCF, but indications are that it is much more difficult to carry out.

Timber production is claimed to be an integral part of CCF, but indications are that it is much more difficult to carry out.

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Analysing the pros (and underreported cons) of continuous-cover forestry

Winged fruits (samaras) of sycamore, modified for wind-dispersal, are instrumental in allowing the species to colonise substantial areas of ground.

Winged fruits (samaras) of sycamore, modified for wind-dispersal, are instrumental in allowing the species to colonise substantial areas of ground.

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Sycamore will be the saviour of English woodlands

Attempts made in Furzefield Wood to plant English oak to maintain shade into the future failed because the seedling trees were planted too close to existing mature oaks. Oak does not ‘regenerate’ under its own shade.

Attempts made in Furzefield Wood to plant English oak to maintain shade into the future failed because the seedling trees were planted too close to existing mature oaks. Oak does not ‘regenerate’ under its own shade.

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How hazel coppicing is being revived in modern-day England

The Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland.

The Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland.

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Looking back at some of the famous trees Britain has lost in recent years

Main: After English yew and English oak, sweet chestnut is the longest-lived tree in the UK. Pictured is a very old sweet chestnut situated alongside an Elizabethan mansion in Hampshire; probably not a lot of difference in their ages.

Main: After English yew and English oak, sweet chestnut is the longest-lived tree in the UK. Pictured is a very old sweet chestnut situated alongside an Elizabethan mansion in Hampshire; probably not a lot of difference in their ages.

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Are Britain's sweet chestnut in trouble? It’s a subject worthy of investigation

While Brighton still has a number of stunning elm trees, others have not been so lucky.

While Brighton still has a number of stunning elm trees, others have not been so lucky.

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Beetle bites back at Brighton and Hove’s national elm tree collection

These Wheatley elms in Preston Park were aged at around 140 years old from a photograph taken in the late 1800s when the trees were around 15 years old.

These Wheatley elms in Preston Park were aged at around 140 years old from a photograph taken in the late 1800s when the trees were around 15 years old.

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How Brighton beat the beetle and its deadly cargo

A Lawson’s cypress terminally infected with Phytophthora lateralis. The disease was subsequently found on western red cedar, thereby posing a real risk to forestry as well as landscape and amenity conifers.

A Lawson’s cypress terminally infected with Phytophthora lateralis. The disease was subsequently found on western red cedar, thereby posing a real risk to forestry as well as landscape and amenity conifers.

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What does the future hold for these commercially vital (but threatened) conifers?

Right: Bacterial bleeding canker of horse chestnut was of major concern during the first decade of this century, until the industry was faced with bigger fish to fry.

Right: Bacterial bleeding canker of horse chestnut was of major concern during the first decade of this century, until the industry was faced with bigger fish to fry.

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My prediction for fate of UK's trees was off. It's so much worse a decade on.

Though alien and now an invasive, cherry laurel adds to the precious few native evergreens in our woodlands, coping surprisingly well with snow given its origins in southern Europe.

Though alien and now an invasive, cherry laurel adds to the precious few native evergreens in our woodlands, coping surprisingly well with snow given its origins in southern Europe.

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Trees and wood in December – the end before a new beginning

Leafless trees, frozen fields and cold cattle.

Leafless trees, frozen fields and cold cattle.

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Remember November’s trees and woodland

Autumn unfolds along an avenue of London plane trees in the capital’s Hyde Park – 18th October 2007.

Autumn unfolds along an avenue of London plane trees in the capital’s Hyde Park – 18th October 2007.

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Trees in October – turbulence and turmoil trailed by tranquillity

There is no breeze upon the fern, No ripple of the lake... From ‘The Lady of the Lake’ by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) (picture courtesy of Dr Roderick Robinson).

There is no breeze upon the fern, No ripple of the lake... From ‘The Lady of the Lake’ by Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) (picture courtesy of Dr Roderick Robinson).

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Are the UK's trees still at their peak in August?