What is a tree? 55th Arboricultural Association Conference

The title of the 2022 Amenity Conference is What is a tree? and it will be exploring this fundamental question through a wide range of presentations, workshops and activities. The Conference will seek to explore and discuss, if not to answer, the question – What is a tree? This year delegates will be able to enjoy a more varied format with each day split between lectures and workshops. We will be considering the concept of tree ecology, with the tree both as part of a wider ecosystem and as an ecosystem in its own right. For too long, urban and amenity trees were often viewed as existing in isolation – each an individual tree, perceived and managed as an individual unit. Over time we have come to appreciate that this is not the case.

Topics: tree ecology, ecosystems, fungi, urban trees, tree management, tree care, arboriculture, arborist, tree planting, planning,