…n Masthead – Chimney stacks Pöllö GOVERNANCE Masthead – Beech mast Albert Bridge Forest policy Masthead – Wild cherries Frederick Bohringer Legislation Masthead – Sloes No name Forest certification Masthead – Hawthron berries Tony Hisgett Organisations Masthead – Hazel nuts H Zell RESEARCH AND EDUCATION Masthead – Lab Philip O’Dea Research Masthead – SE propagules David Thompson Education and training Masthead – Field day Stephen Meyen Avondale Ho…
…ts Socio-economics Note No. 5 (2010) Code of Practice for the Valuation of Commercial Forest Plantations – DRAFT By the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2012). Final version is published by COFORD http://www.coford.ie/publications/books/ PUBLIC GOODS Forestry: A Growth Industry in Ireland By Peter Bacon and Associates (2003) Economic Value of Trails and Forest Recreation in the Republic of Ireland By Fitzpatrick Associates (2005) An…
…t. As western music evolved, the harmonies within an orchestra became more complex. As a result, more complicated instruments have developed to make it easier for the musicians to create the sounds needed. The uilleann pipes are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Developed at the beginning of the 18th century from pastoral pipes they became popular with the Anglo Irish community and its gentlemen pipers. Today the uilleann pipes often…
…taining these sites free of Rhododendron can be prohibitive. Streams can become completely overgrown and shaded out by Rhododendron, severely affecting the insect life and fish numbers in the stream. Control measures As Rhododendron is confined to acidic soils it is a problem in conifer plantations and the few remaining native oak woodlands that occur on these soil types. Control measures consists of both mechanical and manual clearing and the use…
…micropropagation and somatic embryogenesis to produce improved material in commercial quantities. Much research has been carried out on forest trees with some success. While these techniques are possible with some species, the high cost of production is proving to be a limiting factor in their wide scale use. They are however being used as a research tool to produce stock plants for conventional cutting production. The advantages of vegetative pro…
…nthly this COFORD newsletter is distributed via email to subscribers. ITGA Newsletter – compiled periodically and distributed to members of the Irish Timber Growers Association the national representative body of private woodland owners in Ireland. Teagasc Forestry eNews – a Teagasc advisory newsletter is aimed principally at the farm forest owner. It covers a wide range of topics from upcoming events – field days, conferences, training days also…
…applying fertilisers based on laboratory tests of the foliage and/or soil. Competing Vegetation: controlling vegetation that continues to compete with the trees, particularly with broadleaves. Damages: Protecting the crops against the many agents that can cause damage such as: Frost: Replacing dead trees with more frost resistant species where serious mortalities occur. Fire: Planning against fires which are a problem in young plantations in the s…
…f a crop can be lost through decay. Suden Oak Death (Phytophthora ramorum) Commonly known as Sudden Oak Death this fungus was first reported in California in the 1990s as killing significant numbers of oak trees and other plant species. Since then it has been found in many European countries including Ireland, on the shrub species Rhododendron and Viburnum spp., particularly in garden centres and nurseries. The effects of this fungus have only rec…