Massaria Disease in Plane Trees

Agenda

9.30am Tea and coffee

 

10.00am Welcome by chair and an update from Becky Porter, Executive officer on what the LTOA is currently working on and introduction of new associate member

 

10.10am Jim Smith, Forestry Commission, London i-tree eco project

 

10.20am Jake Tibbetts, Tree Manager at LB Islington and chair of the LTOA Massaria working party, Massaria Disease of Plane – Practical Management Guidance

 

11am Quick comfort break

 

11.10am Kath Tubby, Forest Research, Ceratocystis platani a new threat to our planes and Anthracnose

 

11.50am Jerry Tate, Jerry Tate Architects, Building crazy things around trees and other adventures

 

12.20pm James Gormley, Geosythetics, Cellwebs different applications and benefits, for Arboricultural scenarios

 

12.40pm Questions for speakers

 

1pm Lunch

 

2pm Outside looking at Planes to practice identification skills for Massaria, Ceratocystis platani and Anthracnose

 

3pm close

Thank you to Rupert Bentley Walls and LB Hackney for hosting the meeting and for providing tea, coffee and biscuits and to the Forestry Commission for the lunch.

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