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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

Sector Review 2025: Arboriculture

HortWeek people of the year 2025: part one and part two

Most read this horticulture year

Perennial responds to surge in helpline calls as more employers face decisions on layoffs

2026 weather outlook

Genetics and epigenetics should be considered alongside species when diversifying the UK’s forests, new paper advises

Defra explains why tree planting scheme reached 9% of target

Defra seek phytopthora review

Tree specialist fined after worker falls from height

Town Christmas tree felled

More than half Christmas trees are bought at garden centres

Xylella: Defra updates on unrooted cuttings legislation

Avove enhances vegetation management capabilities with major fleet investment

Study finds 73% of London’s trees at risk but identifies ‘huge opportunities’

'Sycamore Gap' Parliamentary Bill could help protect iconic trees

New survey reveals woodland health crisis with ash dieback ‘biggest impact’

Rapid changes in meteorological conditions govern how plants influence climate and air quality

Sycamore Gap tree features in TV documentary

Peat legislation promised again in revised Environmental Improvement Plan

Delayed trees action plan: £1bn investment expected

Movers and people: LDA, Barcham Trees, FLS, Provender, Kew, RHS

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

Four questions with Ground Control chief executive Jason Knights

HortWeek’s Top 25 Arboriculture Businesses 2025 reveals growth despite ongoing challenges

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

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

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

Outstanding new products on display for arborists at APF Exhibition 2024

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

Gardener

Webrecruit - English Heritage, Worcestershire
Gardens Manager

Uppingham School, Uppingham, Rutland
Skilled Landscaper

Fresh Horticultural Careers, East Hampshire
Landscape Contracts Manager

Fresh Horticultural Careers, South West London
Hard Landscaper

Fresh Horticultural Careers, Surrey/Guilford
Gardener

Conkwell Grange, Conkwell Grange, Conkwell, Bath
Skilled Gardener

Private Estate Near Marlborough, Estate near Marlborough in Wiltshire.
Technical Sales Representative UK & Ireland

Selecta-One UK Ltd, United Kingdom
Hard Landscaper

Fresh Horticultural Careers, South West London
Landscape Construction Foreperson

Fresh Horticultural Careers, London and surrounding areas