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ARBWEEK EXCLUSIVE

HortWeek’s ArbWeek Summit: WATCH BACK ON DEMAND

HortWeek presents ArbWeek, exploring the issues that matter most to the arboriculture industry.

ANALYSIS

International Women’s Day: how close is horticulture to gender parity?

Record illegal felling fine ordered by court

10 millionth tree planted at community forests

Sweet chestnut blight outbreak leads to movement restrictions

Defra: 'We cannot require tree establishment care'

RHS awards: Andrew Fisher Tomlin to be honoured

Land Use Framework unveiled + industry reaction

UK oaks under pressure, Action Oak report finds

Chris Packham plants Trees for Cities’ two millionth tree

Idverde buys Spanish landscaping and nursery group

Action planned after UK Pest Risk Analysis for beech disease Litylenchus crenatae

MPs to examine ancient woodlands protection

RHS Wisley Women in Horticulture event: lessons from leading women

Tree disease restrictions lifted

Book review: The Arboretum

Horticulture bodies hope to support careers at New Scientist Live

Felling action should not result in death of oak, finds Forestry Commission

Christmas trees already in demand

Phytophthora pluvialis: no quarantine pest order

Defra to make it easier to cull deer and grey squirrels

HortWeek Podcast: ADHD, landscaping and horticulture, with Paul Greenyer, Gareth Wilson and Craig Nester

New product highlights showcased at LAMMA 2026

Sector Preview 2026: Arboriculture

Sector Review 2025: Arboriculture

Quiz of the Week: 12/12/25

Quiz of the Week: 05/12/25

Quiz of the Week: 28/11/25

Latest arboricultural research round-up

Latest arboricultural tenders

Arboricultural pest and diseases: alerts, fact sheets and new threats

Tunnels made by elm bark beetle under elm bark - credit: Flickr/Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project (CC by 2.0)

Arboriculture grants and bursaries round-up

HortWeekTV at the APF Exhibition 2024

Cutting edge sonic tree technology, ladders and harnesses by Sorbus and Henchman explored with Howard Drury at APF 2024: VIDEO

Howard Drury with Sorbus Henchman three-legged ladder

Howard Drury talks through fence panel making equipment from John Deere, DG Forestry and Forest Fencing at APF Show 2024: VIDEO

Stihl's Paul Hicks talks to Howard Drury about the GTA40 pruner at APF 2024: VIDEO

Stihl's Paul Hicks and Howard Drury at the APF 2024 show

Howard Drury discusses Cheviot Trees' tree seed planting tool at APF Show 2024: VIDEO

Howard Drury with the PottiPutki tree seed planting tool by Cheviot Trees

Sally Drury investigates Greenmech's new EVO 205 TT woodchipper at APF Show 2024: VIDEO

HortWeek technical editor Sally Drury with GreenMech direct sales manager Neal Hussey at the APF show

Horticulturist Howard Drury on two new Husqvarna chainsaws at APF Show 2024: VIDEO

Howard Drury with two Husqvarna chainsaws

LSI's Lee Hatton talks through the FSI B31 980 Stumpcutter at the 2024 APF show: VIDEO

HortWeek's Sally Drury and LSI's Lee Hatton at APF Show 2024

Chainsaw trousers for women at APF 2024 - Sally Drury investigates: VIDEO

Severnside Safety's Bruce Sailbury and HortWeek technical editor Sally Drury at APF Show 2024

HortWeek's Sally Drury looks at the Broyeur BVN 34 woodchipper at APF 2024: VIDEO

Arbforest MD Sean Reilly and HortWeek's Sally Drury at APF 2024

A TREE A WEEK

Tree a Week - Betula utilis subsp. utilis ‘Mount Luoji’

Betula utilis subsp. utilis ‘Mount Luoji’ has coppery peeling scrolls of bark - credit: Stone Lane Gardens

Tree a Week - Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’ AGM

Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’ AGM - 'tough as old boots' - credit: Bob Askew

Tree a Week - Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Kansu’ AGM

Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Kansu’ AGM has especially iridescent bark after rain - credit: Bob Askew

Tree a Week - Corylus colurna AGM

Corylus colurna: winter stunner with tactile bark (credit: Bob Askew)

Tree a Week - Betula ermanii ‘Mount Zao Purple’

Mount Zao Purple is a stocky tree featuring unique bark with prominent bands of lenticels - credit: Stone Lane Gardens

ARB MACHINERY & KIT

Product Special: Cutting-edge chainsaws and PPE for tree-care professionals

Game-changing grounds maintenance and arb kit coming in 2026 from Stihl, Husqvarna and STIGA

Husqvarna unveils two new chainsaws for professionals: VIDEOS

KIT VIDEO: EGO strimmers in action

VIDEO: Sally Drury on the Pellenc Essential battery-powered range comprising brushcutter, hedgetrimmer and blower

VIDEO: Sally Drury on Etesia's new prototype battery technology

Etesia MD Les Malin and HortWeek technical editor Sally Drury

Pioneering machinery and products showcased at LAMMA 2025

Good reasons to make the transition to battery equipment

Stihl recommends HSA 100 as a starting point for transition to battery kit including pictured hedgetrimmer - credit: Stihl

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Horticulture Sector Company Results - LIVE TABLE

The latest full-year financial results for horticulture businesses, sorted by sector.

PEST & DISEASE FACTSHEETS

Protection against winter moths for fruit, forestry and ornamentals

Phytophthora root rots: infections may cause wilting, stunting, root damage and root dieback

Phytophthora symptoms on leaves - credit: Joseph O’Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org

Needle blights: how growers can manage and treat needle blights on conifers

Giant Polypore: how foresters and arborists can treat and manage giant polypore on forest and woodland trees

Phytophthora ramorum: how land managers and ornamentals growers can manage the threat of 'sudden oak death'

Honey Fungus: chemical and cultural measures for the control of honey fungus in park, garden, woodland and commercial settings

Sales, Horticultural Advisor (Full time)

Majestic Trees, Flamstead, St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Head Gardener – Riverhill Himalayan Gardens

Riverhill Himalayan Gardens, Sevenoaks, Kent
Garden Maintenance Horticultural Foreman

Cameron Landscapes & Gardens, Central London.
Production Manager

Sinclair Professional., 4LD South Rd, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire England, CH65 4LD
Hard landscapers with CSCS card - immediate start - FHC4

Fresh Horticultural Careers, Central and North London
Landscape Contracts Manager

Fresh Horticultural Careers, South West London
Biosecurity specialist - information

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), Wisley
Glasshouse Manager - Princess of Wales Conservatory (maternity cover)

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kew Gardens, Richmond
Head Gardener

Blarney Castle & Gardens, Blarney, Cork
Groundsman/Gardener

Mawley Hall LLP, Pirvate Estate Near Marlborough, Wiltshire