29 November 2020 | natuurwaarde winterklaar #laatzeliggen | 0 views
Is a dead branch a defect?
It is a well-known fact that we need to take good care of our environment. When this doesn’t go as planned, it is easy to point at others. I dare...
Fascinating trees
This is the blog of Henry Kuppen (1964), passionate Arboricultural Consultant with over 35 years of professional experience in managing trees in the urban environment. Director of Terra Nostra, Knowlegde Center for Trees and Soils. As accomplished public speaker, I share my knowledge by giving talks and workshops to other professionals around the world.
Almost daily I feel inspired by the appearance of trees and the flexibility of nature. My work is characterized by looking through the eyes of an enthusiast, making links with scientific knowledge and combining it with the capriciousness of practical experiences. This blog gives both professionals and tree enthusiasts an impression of how to look at trees in order to respect them more and understand them better.
Recent blogs
28 October 2020 | Vincent van Gogh Prieellinde Etagelinde Moeierboom | 0 views
Trees to make you happy: Moeierboom of Etten-Leur voted as the Netherlands most beautiful tree!
The Moeierboom of Etten-Leur in the province Noord Brabant has recently been chosen as the true winner of the Tree of the Year contest in the...
29 September 2020 | 0 views
Tree planting aftercare: matter of live or death
Several governments are proudly announcing their plans on planting thousands, even millions of trees in urban surroundings. These initiatives...
09 August 2020 | Boskoop Foute bomen | 0 views
Guilty Pleasures or Bad Trees?
We can hardly categorize any tree as ‘bad’. However, I feel the need to express that some tree choices definitely go the wrong way without giving...
14 July 2020 | Kring Praktiserende Boomverzorgers zonnebrand | 0 views
Sunburn? Dressing up helps.
The fact that our climate is changing is quite clear by now. Be a climate change believer or not, let me warn you that we must increasingly...
26 May 2020 | acceptatie fout geprogrammeerd eikenprocessierups | 0 views
Call for Dung fly Foundation; People are programmed incorrectly
There is something not fully coherent when we talk about diseases that do not occur in humans. Somehow we are programmed to eradicate those pests...
13 May 2020 | Oudste boom Duitsland Tanzlinde Schenklengsfeld | 0 views
Trees to make you happy: The Tanzlinde of Schenklengsfeld, Germany's oldest tree
I truly hope that the followers of this series of blogs enjoy pleached trees as much as I do. After three very special pleached trees, it is high...
23 April 2020 | lindebast enten Tanzlinde | 0 views
Trees to make you happy: Effeltrich's 1000-year old Tanzlinde
This time I introduce a "1000-year-old" pleached tree within the "Trees to make you happy" series. Trees are categorized as "1000-year-old" trees...
07 April 2020 | Stufenlinde Grettstadt | 0 views
Trees to make you happy: The Stufenlinde of Grettstadt
In the upcoming period I will try to provide an extra shot of vitamins to counterbalance the extraordinary times we live in at the moment by...
23 March 2020 | Tanzlinde Peesten | 0 views
Trees to make you happy: The Tanzlinde of Peesten
In my blog I usually reflect back on my working routine and on trendy tree-related topics. Given the current coronavirus crisis though, everything...
29 February 2020 | IYPH 2020 Kew Gardens Prince Charles | 0 views
United Nations: International Year of Plant Health, IYPH 2020
Did you know that the United Nations declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH 2020)? It may be something hard to relate to....