Rory Newell
Forestry TechnicianAdditional Details
Directions to his office: Athenry Animal & Grassland Research Centre.
Profile
- Level 5, 6 and 7 in horticulture. Trained in Kildalton College/WIT.
- Background in plant husbandry and nursery stock production.
- Former Chief Propagator/craft gardener.
- Formerly involved in ex-situ plant conservation programmes with Vietnamese colleagues.
- Specialising in the propagation of rare and unusual plants including many conifers and broadleaf tree species.
- Public speaker and member of the RHSI and the RHS Rhododendron, Camellia and Magnolia Society.
- Producer of horticultural content for various horticultural podcasts and contributor to various horticultural publications.
- Nursery owner and member of the Irish Specialist Nursery Association (ISNA)
- Currently, forestry research technician based at Teagasc, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Co Galway.