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<![CDATA[COMMONWEALTH TREES ARBORICULTURAL SERVICES - Blog]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:25:43 +0100Weebly<![CDATA[Novel solution to urban pollution]]>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:51:35 GMThttps://www.commonwealthtrees.co.uk/blog/novel-solution-to-urban-pollutionGlasgow city council is using a novel solution to aid in air pollution reduction. They are planting two "City Trees" in the city. These are not actual trees, but two man-made structures covered in moss like plant which is reckoned to suck harmful nitrates out of the air.

Copy and paste this link into your browser to read more:

http://proarbmagazine.com/two-citytrees-installed-glasgow-improve-air-pollution-levels/
]]><![CDATA[ProArb reports sad news with regards to tree planting levels in England]]>Thu, 04 May 2017 18:49:03 GMThttps://www.commonwealthtrees.co.uk/blog/proarb-reports-sad-news-with-regards-to-tree-planting-levels-in-englandRead the link below to see an interesting article regarding current problems with tree planting agencies in England.

http://proarbmagazine.com/tree-planting-england-plunges-time-low/

]]><![CDATA[Thinking of getting your trees pruned?]]>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:50:18 GMThttps://www.commonwealthtrees.co.uk/blog/thinking-of-getting-your-trees-pruned
The Arboricultural Association provide some useful guidance for the layman on how, why and when to prune trees.

If you're thinking of getting any of your trees pruned, either by doing it yourself or by a professional tree surgeon, take a look at the recommendations for which time of year to prune your species of tree before having them worked on in order to give your trees the best chance of recovering well and staying healthy and strong.

Please see the link below:

http://www.trees.org.uk/Trees.org.uk/media/Trees-org.uk/Documents/GuideToPruning-Web.pdf

]]><![CDATA[The Earth Has Lungs. Watch Them Breathe.]]>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 21:01:29 GMThttps://www.commonwealthtrees.co.uk/blog/the-earth-has-lungs-watch-them-breatheFollow the link below to this really fascinating article from National Geographic's Robert Krulwich on how much of an important and positive impact trees are having on our atmosphere. Watch how they absorb Carbon Dioxide before your very eyes.

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/09/the-earth-has-lungs-watch-them-breathe/

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