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Fifteen million trees in England were lost to the ?EUR??,,????'?????< A recent article in The Sunday Times of London, ?EUR??,,????'?????< Jenifer White, senior landscape adviser for English Heritage notes: ?EUR??,,????'?????< Although beech and oak trees were replanted, many, still with their tree guards, are being overwhelmed by birch and ash trees that seeded themselves. Also, squirrels have stripped the bark of the young planted beeches to reach the sap, crippling and often killing them. Lesson one: If you want a natural outcome, the best architect is nature itself. Lesson two: Life embraces death. Some experts believe 50-60 percent of timber in a healthy woodland is dead or dying. An oak takes 200 years to reach maturity, stays mature for the next 1,200 years, then slowly dies over the next 200 to 300 years. The death of the oak is life for others. The storm opened up woodlands, which has brought greater diversity of fauna. Woodpeckers feed on the insect larvae of the dead timber, bats roost in it, beetles breed and dormice move in. ?EUR??,,????'?????< The Forestry Commission for the first time appointed a regional director for London. More than 280 historic parks and gardens have been assisted. It?EUR??,,????'?????< Most boroughs now have electronic databases tracking their tree stock. In response to the storm?EUR??,,????'?????<
A recent article in The Sunday Times of London, ?EUR??,,????'?????<
Jenifer White, senior landscape adviser for English Heritage notes: ?EUR??,,????'?????<
Although beech and oak trees were replanted, many, still with their tree guards, are being overwhelmed by birch and ash trees that seeded themselves. Also, squirrels have stripped the bark of the young planted beeches to reach the sap, crippling and often killing them.
Lesson one: If you want a natural outcome, the best architect is nature itself.
Lesson two: Life embraces death. Some experts believe 50-60 percent of timber in a healthy woodland is dead or dying. An oak takes 200 years to reach maturity, stays mature for the next 1,200 years, then slowly dies over the next 200 to 300 years. The death of the oak is life for others.
The storm opened up woodlands, which has brought greater diversity of fauna. Woodpeckers feed on the insect larvae of the dead timber, bats roost in it, beetles breed and dormice move in.
?EUR??,,????'?????<
The Forestry Commission for the first time appointed a regional director for London. More than 280 historic parks and gardens have been assisted. It?EUR??,,????'?????<
Most boroughs now have electronic databases tracking their tree stock.
In response to the storm?EUR??,,????'?????<
Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
Hardscape Oasis in Litchfield Park
Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
November 12th, 2025
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