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    [Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study of technical, economic and ecological factors – British forestry in 1990
    Lead Author: Professor H. Miller
    This is one of a series of papers which form part of a study to consider the scale, location and nature of forestry expansion in Britain.
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    [Archive] Forestry Expansion – a study of technical, economic and ecological factors – Introduction, summary and conclusions
    Lead Author: Professor I. Cunningham
    The purposes of this study are to draw together up-to-date assessments of the main factors bearing on decisions about the broad direction of forestry expansion; to use this to inform discussions of the location and type of forestry that would best meet the demands of society for wood products, jobs, recreation, amenity, wildlife conservation, carbon […]
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    [Archive] Price-size curves for broadleaves
    Lead Author: A. Whiteman
    This paper sets out the techniques used to survey and analyse prices, discusses the relevant factors in the price formation process, and presents price-size curves for a variety of crops.
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    [Archive] Factors affecting the natural regeneration of oak in upland Britain
    Lead Author: R. Worrell
    This review collates information on the natural regeneration of oak (Quercus petraea and Quercus robur) in upland Britain and the factors which influence it.
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    [Archive] Edge management in woodlands
    Lead Author: R. Ferris-Khan (Ed.)
    This paper presents the proceedings of a symposium held at Alice Holt Lodge on 17 October 1989. It contains 12 papers and a discussion section.
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    [Archive] The impact of Government intervention on private forest management in England and Wales
    Lead Author: J.A. Johnson
    This report presents the results of an enquiry into the influence of taxation and subsidies in forestry on the management of private woodlands in England and Wales. The aim of the study has been to clarify the critical elements in the management decisions of private woodland owners. The main feature distinguishing this study from others […]
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    Report on Forest Research 1991

     Report on Forest Research for the year ended 31 March 1991
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    [Archive] De-icing salt damage to trees and shrubs
    Lead Author: M.C. Dobson
    The damage caused by de-icing salt is a serious, but often underestimated, problem which affects substantial numbers of roadside trees and shrubs both in Britain and abroad. This Bulletin has resulted from an extensive review of the world literature on the subject; the findings fall into four distinct categories which comprise its four chapters. Chapter […]
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    [Archive] Forest fertilisation in Britain
    Lead Author: C.M.A. Taylor
    In Britain the use of fertilisers has greatly increased the productivity of forests growing on nutrient-poor soils. In fact, many sites could not otherwise have been successfully afforested. From the early pioneering work of Stirling-Maxwell to the present day, the Forestry Commission has continually tested rates and types of fertiliser and methods of application. A […]
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    [Archive] Urban trees – A survey of street trees in Britain
    Lead Author: S.J. Hodge
    Little information is available on the growth rates of urban trees. Trees that survive the establishment phase often put on so little growth that they appear moribund. Conversely, problems occur when a fast growing or large species is successfully established and ‘outgrows’ its living space. There is a need to build up a database of […]
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    [Archive] Honey fungus
    Lead Author: B.J.W.Greig
    Honey fungus is one of the commonest root diseases of trees and shrubs in the world. It can kill an enormous range of plants and also causes decay in standing trees. It is rarely a major problem in woodland although it sometimes kills large groups of conifers in young plantations. The disease is more serious […]
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    [Archive] Monitoring of forest condition in Britain – 1990
    Lead Author: J.L. Innes
    The results of the 1990 forest condition monitoring programme are presented. A total of 7644 trees were assessed in the main Forestry Commission monitoring programme in 1990. Five species were examined: Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), Norway spruce (P. abies), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), oak (Quercus spp.) and beech (Fagus sylvatica), distributed over 319 sites. This […]