Forestry Journal

18/06/2026

Famous ancient oak linked to Robin Hood appears to have died

18/06/2026

ENERGY company Drax will face no action following an investigation by the UK’s financial watchdog into its sourcing of wood for biomass.

18/06/2026

"We recognise that the felling of a well-loved veteran tree within the grounds of the Toby Carvery has upset many local people."

18/06/2026

What a set-up 🤤

This is Dewi Williams' skyline working on the banks of Lake Thirlmere. Still a relative novelty in British forestry, the set-up allows him to take on jobs others won't.

Find out the full story when our video and feature land tomorrow. Watch or read from 6.30AM.

18/06/2026

When trees become characters: arboriculture, Disney‑style

18/06/2026

ARAUCARIA columnaris, AKA the coral reef araucaria, Cook pine (or Cook's pine), Cook araucaria or columnar araucaria, is a species of conifer in the ancient family Araucariaceae – often dubbed 'the monkey puzzles' in common parlance (writes Dr John Jackson).

It sometimes goes under the synonym 'Araucaria cookie' and masquerades too under the common name of New Caledonian Pine, although it is not a true pine.

As with other distant islands in the Pacific, the native trees are often unique and have evolved from ancient stocks such as the Araucarias.

As its scientific name suggests, in the wild, A. columnaris is a distinctive narrowly conical tree growing up to 60 m (200 ft) tall in the islands. The trees have a slender, spire-like crown and from a distance could be mistaken for Norway spruce in silhouette.

Cook pines are towering trees that were once restricted to their native home of New Caledonia, an archipelago of scattered islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is a plant that grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. Through cultivation and the plant trade in exotics, they have taken root across tropical, subtropical and temperate regions around the world.

This attractive tree has been widely transported to similar climates in a diaspora elsewhere such as California, Hawaii and parts of Australia.

It is widely cultivated in gardens and public landscapes in Queensland and Victoria in Australia, northern New Zealand, Southern California, Puerto Rico, Mexico, India, the Philippines, Hawaii, South and South-east Brazil and Singapore.

As the tree has been so widely introduced, it is not in danger of extinction, even though it is sometimes misidentified in the plant trade from way back.

Should you wish to acquire one of nature’s oddities, the RHS Plant Finder lists just a single supplier in the UK.

Read Dr John Jackson's full feature by visiting the link in the comments.

18/06/2026

Rising softwood imports add pressure to UK growers in 'patchy market'

18/06/2026

A VAST ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood is thought to have died after its first spring with no leaves, experts have said.

18/06/2026

Disneyland Paris nurtures 33,000 trees—nature and imagination thrive together. 🌳

Disneyland Paris quietly manages 33,000 trees and 330,000 shrubs as part of a vast living stage set.

18/06/2026

"Can trees really communicate with each other, and if so, how? The evidence to date points to a tentative ‘yes’ vote and by two channels – both over and underground."