Working with Trees

Diversity of Trees

Trees turn up on the scene some 400 Million yrs ago

Forest Gardening

Windbreak

Shelterbelt - Windbreak

Also known as a wind break a shelter belt is a living barrier consisting of rows of trees and shrubs to mitigate wind speed in a given location.

Selection of Species

- Local plants - Rapid growth;- Wind firmness;- Good crown formation;- Deep root system, which do not spread into nearby fields;- Resistance to drought;- Evergreen species for year round protection - Multiple outputs- Forage - fuel wood - mulch – timber

Suitable Species for Windward edge Temperate Europe NATIVE MULTI -YIELDING Prunus cerasifera-Myrobalan PlumRosa Canina-Dog RoseLigustrum ovalifolium-PrivetCorylus avellana-HazelMorus Alba-White Mulberry

NITROGEN FIXERSElaeagnus angustifolia-OleasterElaeagnus multiflora-GoumiCaragana arborescens-Siberian Pea TreeElaeagnus umbellata-Autumn Olive

EVERGREENSElaeagnus x ebbingei- OleasterPinus slyvestris-Scots PinePinus nigra-Corsican Pine

Coppicing

Benefits include Promoting ground and undergrowth vegetation- designed disturbance (by letting light in) Raw materials for thatching, fencing, kindling and charcoal making.

All deciduous trees can be coppiced, but hazel, ash, lime,sweet chestnut and beech are common.

Pollarding

The difference between a Pollard and a Coppice is that Coppice's are cut to ground level whilst Pollards are cut to a height over 2metres tall.

Super Trees ?

Photovoltaic Cells Power the lights of the park

Rain water is harvested and stored under ground and used for irrigation

Vertical gardens dress the structures