Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service

Range of services:

Diagnostic service

Woodlands in both public and private ownership
Trees on farmland, in hedgerows, shelterbelts and screens
Christmas tree plantations
Trees in forest and horticultural nurseries
Publicly owned amenity trees
Privately owned amenity trees subject to a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) or situated in a Conservation Area.

Flat rate charge for the initial investigation which in many cases may be all that is needed to resolve the problem. Additional work, which may involve culturing from specimens or a site visit, will incur additional charges but will not be undertaken without the prior agreement of the customer.

Please use our standard Report Form (below) for written and email requests:

Diagnostic service report form ^(PDF-60K)
Diagnostic service report form ^{(MS Word-89K)}

Identification service

Fungal fruit bodies
Pathogens obtained from diseased specimens by culturing or incubation
Fungi supplied as pure cultures.

Advisory service

General information and advice, usually free of charge, on all aspects of tree disease and disorders and allied subjects. If the problem falls outwith our area of interest we can often direct inquirers to our specialists in Forest Research or in other establishments.

Advisory service standards of service

Disease diagnosis training

Training courses and workshops, of varying duration and intensity, in disease recognition.

Arranging for a specialist to hold a clinic or to visit a damaged site with field staff can be one of the ways of instilling an awareness of tree health matters.