Diagnostic services
Consideration of a tree problem by the examination of specimens and information.
Please use our standard Report Form and Supplementary Sheet (below) for written and email requests:
- Diagnostic services report form (PDF) (60K)
- Diagnostic services report form (MS Word®) (89K)
- Supplementary sheet A - Nursery problems (PDF) (17K)
- Supplementary sheet A - Nursery problems (MS Word®) (26K)
| Telephone reply | £40.00 |
| Written reply | £70.00 |
Supplementary charges for additional work (subject to the agreement of the customer):
| Culturing from supplied specimens to identify pathogen (morphological) | £80.00 |
| Culturing from supplied specimens to identify pathogen (molecular, i.e. DNA) | £150.00 |
| Analysis of increment cores (includes a graph and short report) - charge per core | £25.00 |
These charges will be assessed and agreed at the time of the visit:
| Site visit - charge per hour | £70.00 |
| Site visit - charge per day | £500.00 |
| Travel - charge per mile | £0.40 |
| Travel - by public transport | £actual cost |
Additional costs may be incurred to cover travelling time and/or an overnight stay.
Identification services
| Identification of fungal fruit-body | £40.00 |
| Identification of fungus from a pure culture (molecular/morphological) | £150.00 |
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Charges do not have a VAT element as the Service is not registered for VAT purposes.