ROBERTS BLOG
All About Trees
“If the forest should disappear, civilization would become extinguished on earth. It is the duty of an enlightened community to plant trees, and to so care for them that posterity shall not suffer… ”
Joseph Decaisne (1873). French botanist
Trees symbolize strength, life, and continuity. They are perfect memorials for those we hold dear or events we wish to remember. As a result, an...
For quite some time I despaired at the public’s lack of knowledge of trees. I failed to understand why they couldn’t tell one tree from the other....
Botanical Provenance; Culture and origin Provenance (prɒv(ə)nəns) noun: the place of origin or earliest known history of something. With provenance...
Botanical Provenance; Life or death Provenance (prɒv(ə)nəns) noun: the place of origin or earliest known history of something. With provenance comes...
For many years now I have been teaching a tree risk assessment course. It’s a structured course with modules and sections laid out in a logical...
It may surprise you because it definitely surprised me, that there are dozens of scientific studies on the differences between cat people and dog...
I’ve just used ChatGPT to write an article in the style of my own blog. I asked and it did. Option b) was to hang the washing out - but now, 20...
I’m not sure who first said, ‘the only constant, is change’, but whoever said it may have based the idea on plants. Plants, long-lived plants at...
There is a tree that I drive past on my way to work. I call it my tree, but that’s a stretch and calling it a tree isn’t much better. A green blob...
I have just taken on a new job, and the new job has ‘manager’ in the title. I have become the Tree Services Manager for a local utility company....
I’m writing this while in an airport in Sweden, not that I’m bragging – much. I am here because the world of conferences has resumed. For the 20...
Looking out now the dust seems to be settling. I’m not brave enough to say that we have entered a post-COVID19 era - we are only one cough away from...
