Conversion of lowland woodland to agricultural land and resulting fragmentation in Britain has been ongoing since Neolithic times. To counteract this decline, plantations of native species, often ...

Genetic diversity strongly influences populations’ adaptability to changing environments and therefore survival. Sustainable forest management practices have multiple roles including conservation of ...

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) is one of the most economically important perennial fruit species growing in temperate regions. However, partly due to climate change and biological pressures from ...

Two examples of a small tree/shrub have appeared in my garden. I've tried to identify it, with no success, I wonder if you known what it is? The plants are now two to three feet tall and woody. Its ...

Prunus avium, also known as the gean tree, is widespread, though not common, in hedgerows and woodlands all over Ireland, although it prefers fertile, lime-rich soils. It is a member of the plum and ...

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