'El chopo cabecero en el sur de Aragon, la identitad de un paisaje. Patrimonio olvidado'

By Chabier de Jaime Loren and Fernando Herrero Loma

Cabeceros - the fantastic
black poplars of Jiloca

La Fiesta Del Chopo Cabecero

We have saved the Mestres pine in Vilallonga del camp! - Many thanks to all!
 

Iberian Yew
Sierra de Sueve in Asturias
 

Learning from ancient pollards in the Basque country
 

Fraxinus leaves stacked between live trees
Aragon region, Gistain Valley
 

Asociación para la conservación de los árboles y bosques maduros en Navarra

Trepalari

In Vilallonga, near Tarragona in Spain, stands the Mestres pine, considered to be the last surviving Pinus Pinea and catalogued as a Monumental Tree of Catalonia. This centennial tree was planted by Josep Mestres i Miquel (1868-1945)in 1898. A medical doctor, politician and agronomist, he founded a Chair of Agriculture and was chairman of the council of Tarragona (1913 -1915), in addition to forming part of the first Executive Council of Catalonia and becoming president of the Medical Association of the province of Tarragona.

Despite being protected by Decree 215/1987, June 9, of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Red Eléctrica de España (Spain’s power network company) has requested partial logging of the tree in early April 2008.


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Largest yew forest in Europe to be protected.

Unlike northern Europe where most yew woods were felled, northern Spain is still home to a few remarkable patches of yew forest, the biggest of which (and the largest yew forest in Europe), is in the Sierra de Sueve in Asturias. After years of campaigns, it is now finally to be protected. The wood covers 80 hectares and is home to a remarkable 8,000 yew trees, many of which are more than 1000 years old. La Crónica Verde



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Over the last five years Helen Read, from the City of London, has been building relationships with tree workers in the Basque Country following
a Europe wide study tour. In this article she explains how we can learn from the traditional techniques still practiced in Spain and looks at the sustainable management of their pollard trees.

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Andrew Cowan
Publication Editor & Author
essentialARB
 

A study of practical tree pollarding techniques in Europe:

Read the outline of Helen Read's actual, updated Reports:

Spain pdf 1 (1.15MB)    Spain  pdf 2 (1.37MB)
Spain pdf 3 (1.80MB)    Spain pdf 4  (1.08MB)



For the full Report click back to the International section

 

Asociación para la conservación de los árboles y bosques maduros en Navarra

Old Trees Friends

The association actions are especially directed to preserve trees and old woodlands free of exploitation.

● Among its activities we can also find:
The organisation of talks, discussions and conferences in which the importance of old trees and their management are discussed.
● Excursions to the countryside to areas with a special value in mature forests.
● Cataloguing and making a data base of old trees and forest in Navarra.
● Popularising the importance of these trees among the technicians in charge of the forest management as well as among people in general.

The association is open to any person who wants to collaborate with the protection of its aims or who wants to participate in its activities.

www.arbolesviejos.org
or
www.arbolesviejos.org/Ingles
 

Trepalari es un círculo de profesionales en arboricultura urbana y ornamental. Con tres objetivos generales: Formación, Información y Divulgación en el cuidado del árbol.

Trepalari is a forum of arborists managing urban and ornamental trees whose aim is to educate, inform and spread the word about care of trees.

www.trepalari.org