The Arboricultural Association’s
53rd Annual Amenity Arboriculture Conference
8-11 September 2019, University of Exeter, UK
Call for papers
Crown and canopy management
– working with nature
Our 2019 Conference is based around the theme of tree crown and canopy management. This is a very broad subject area and touches on our daily working lives at every level in our profession.
We invite submission of papers on this central theme to explore one or more of the following:
Natural function
- Anatomy
- Architecture
- Physiology / Biomechanics
- Biology
- Phenology
- Decay / Colonisation
- Latent organisms
- Stem defence
- Pathogens / Pests/ Diseases
- Root to shoot ratio
- Ecosystem services
Governance, guidance and application
- Purpose, aims, outcomes
- British Standards
- International Standards
- Technical guidance
- Tree access
- Climbing techniques
- Work positioning
- MEWPs
- Tools
- Techniques
- Measurement and evaluation
Pruning methodologies
- Formative
- Reduction
- Thinning
- Crown lift
- Retrenchment
- Pollarding
- Coppicing
- Natural pruning
- Drop crotch
- Bonsai
Challenging current practice
- Why do we prune?
- Storm damage
- Veteranisation
- Stubs
- Response
- Species differential
- Epicormic and adventitious growth
- Utility arboriculture
- Root pruning
- Propping and bracing
AA Members, partners, national and international colleagues are invited to submit papers and ideas under these themes, for presentation at the conference. Most presentations will last no longer than 30 minutes, but longer practical demonstrations and workshop sessions will also be welcomed. Research posters will also be accepted.
Proposals should be sent to events@trees.org.uk and include the following information:
- Name
- Job title and organisation (if relevant)
- Brief biography (no more than 100 words)
- Title of session
- Subject area
- Abstract – a summary of content of up to 300 words
- Proposed presentation type (e.g: Lecture theatre: Power point, video, audio only; Outside: Practical workshop, demonstration, tour, etc, Poster session)
The deadline for proposals is 31 December 2018. The AA’s conference steering group will assess the proposals and we will aim to respond by the end of January 2019.
Please forward this call for papers to anyone you think may be interested in contributing.
Download Call for Papers