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A credit application… Themes TREE BREEDING OFFICIAL PUBLICATION: PLANT HEALTH Importing firewood (3rd edition) Plant Health controls apply to a wide range of wood products, including firewood. These controls are in place to prevent the spread of pests and pathogens that would be ecologically… Themes TREE BREEDING OFFICIAL PUBLICATION: PLANT HEALTH Forest Reproductive Material: Regulations controlling seed, cuttings and planting stock for forestry in Great Britain (2nd edition) The Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations provide a system of control for seed, cuttings and planting stock that is used for forestry purposes in Great Britain Themes TREE BREEDING OFFICIAL PUBLICATION: PLANT HEALTH Importing wood, wood products and bark: Requirements for landing controlled material into Great Britain from non-EU countries (4th edition) This Plant Health Guide sets out the requirements for landing controlled material from non-EU countries into Great Britain. It lists controlled genera and species and highlights the import regulations that… Themes TREE BREEDING OFFICIAL PUBLICATION: PLANT HEALTH Pine pitch canker - Pest Alert Pine pitch canker, also known as pitch or pitch pine canker, is a serious canker disease of pines and Douglas fir caused by the fungus Fusarium circinatum. The disease affects… Themes PESTS AND DISEASES OFFICIAL PUBLICATION: PLANT HEALTH Pine processionary moth - Pest Alert Pine processionary moth is a serious pest of pine trees in southern Europe. The moth larvae (caterpillars) feed on pine needles and defoliate trees, which reduces tree growth and timber… Themes PESTS AND DISEASES OFFICIAL PUBLICATION: PLANT HEALTH Chestnut blight - Pest Alert Chestnut blight is a serious disease of chestnut trees caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica. The fungus does little damage to host trees in its native range in Asia, but… Themes PESTS AND DISEASES OFFICIAL PUBLICATION: PLANT HEALTH Importing woodchip Plant Health controls apply to a wide range of wood products, including woodchip. These controls are in place to prevent the spread of pests and pathogens that would be ecologically… Themes TREE BREEDING OFFICIAL PUBLICATION: PLANT HEALTH Export certification Pests and diseases can be carried on plants and trees, seeds, wood and wood products including wooden packaging material and isolated bark. They may also be carried on vehicles and… Themes FOREST MANAGEMENT TREE BREEDING OFFICIAL PUBLICATION: PLANT HEALTH Minimum facilities at ports This revised Guide sets out the obligations which apply to port authorities and others responsible for the points of entry in Great Britain where controlled wood, wood products or other… Themes TREE BREEDING 1 2 Next Subscribe to the Forest Research newsletter Email address Copyright © Forest Research 2021 Useful links Contact us Freedom of Information Privacy Policy Crown copyright Disclaimers Accessibility FR News archive This site uses cookies, you can read more about how we use them on our Privacy Policy page. I agree