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This Halloween, The Tree Council team was out and about across the country working on hedgerows, sourcing new planting locations – and spotting some of the UK’s freaky fungi!
We love fungi because they have a very special relationship with trees, called a mycorrhiza.
A mycorrhiza describes the symbiotic association between a fungus and a plant, with specific reference to the role of the fungus in the plant’s rhizosphere, or root system.
We put a Gallery together of some of our favourite finds, including the spectacular Purple Webcap, Octopus Stinkhorn, Yellow False Truffle, Black Bulgar, Orange Ping Pong, Turkey Tail, Golden Scallycap and Candlesnuff fungi.
We were looking in Windsor Great Park, Petersfield, Aberdeenshire and the New Forest.
Tell us about the discoveries you have made this year!
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The Branching Out Fund supports schools, community groups and Tree Warden Networks to plant trees, hedges and orchards, and there is still time to apply!
Grants can be between £200 and £2,000 but if you think your project may exceed the upper limit, we would still love to hear from you, so please do get in touch info@treecouncil.org.uk.
The funding covers tree establishment costs, with extra support available for projects focused on improving conditions for wildlife and biodiversity thanks to the fantastic support of our partners, Animal Friends.
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Please help us to raise £20,000 to get thousands more young people planting, caring for and connecting with trees in their school grounds.
Since 2020, our Orchards for Schools programme has established more than 80,000 fruiting trees and hedgerows in more than 2,000 schools across the country.
With your help this festive season, we could plant thousands more fruit trees and hedgerows, inspiring pupils, teachers and whole school communities to get outdoors, plant and care for school orchards and hedgerows.
The Big Give Christmas Challenge is a fantastic way to engage with our Orchards for Schools programme.
Any donation made to our Big Give campaign page between midday on Tuesday 29 November and midday on Tuesday 6 December will be matched £ for £, making every donation worth twice as much.
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Support your team's wellbeing by promoting Tree Time!
Protection starts with connection, so this National Tree Week we want to help people to take a break and enjoy the wonders of our natural world.
Every morning, we'll post a tree-laxing suggestion for you to enjoy wherever you live - keep an eye on @thetreecouncil on twitter and instagram for updates.
Take a photo and tag us for the chance to win one of our special Tree Council book bonanzas.
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Autumn flowering across tree species suggests emergence of 'false spring'
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A blistering summer of record temperatures led to suggestions of a ‘false autumn’ as trees’ leaves browned early – now there appears to be evidence of a ‘false spring’ after The Tree Council team observed flowers emerging on seeding shrubs and trees.
Over the last few weeks, unusual flowering was recorded on apple, blackthorn, dogwood, hawthorn, horse chestnut and sweet chestnut trees, particularly in locations around the South of England.
It is not clear how geographically widespread this is, and we are calling on the Great British public to get out and about in your area, record your observations and send them in to The Tree Council, with details of location and date.
The Tree Council's Director of Trees, Science & Research, Jon Stokes joined Rachel Burden on the BBC Radio 5Live Breakfast Show (55mins in) to appeal for the public to help with our observations, while Jess Allan, our Science and Research Projects Manager, led the call out across BBC regional stations from Cumbria (2h41m in) to Berkshire (2h51m in).
So, please keep your camera ready and send your images – including date and location – to comms@treecouncil.org.uk, marked Autumn Flowering.
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If you have any questions or queries which are not covered in the guidance and the relevant links at the end of the document, please do get in touch or give us a call on 020 7407 9992.
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