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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

LIVE MAP: horticulture business mergers, closures and sales in 2026

Agriculture and forestry remain deadliest work sectors, finds HSE

Growers start journey to produce show quality peat-free plants

How Frank P Matthews is facing the future as it celebrates 125 years + VIDEO

Council plans to double tree cover and restore peat bogs after LUC report

Summer heat prompts tree planting demand

Sycamore gap tree stolen

UK International Action Plan for Plant Health 2026 to 2030 launches

Ireland to host Christmas in July for Europe’s Christmas tree growers

Coles Nurseries MD maps out the future of tree and shrub production

Christies of Fochabers finances revealed by administrators

STIHL celebrates 100th with awards event

What is happening with horticulture salaries and recruitment?

Half of pipe damage caused by agriculture

New tree planting falls

Xylella research 'reaches new level'

Arb Association warns of tree heatwave deaths

Kew highlights heatwave with red-painted oak

Winners and losers this horticulture week: peat, plant awards, salaries

Major Oak dies

Land managers non-compliant on pesticide enforcement in 97% of HSE control visits

Ask Sally: What is the best approach to stay safe when working from ladders?

Ask Sally: What should employers do to make working at height safer for staff?

Most watched videos this year so far

Guide to: Horticulture business costs and employment challenges

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

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

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

EGO Spotlight: PRO X Series commercial tools

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

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