Overview of past forestry research projects
Tree Breeding / Genetics
- Improving ash and sycamore - Improving the genetic quality of ash and sycamore
- Conservation and characterisation of Irish willows
- Co-ordination of tree breeding in Europe
- Identifying the scale of suspected hybrid ash ("brown bud ash")
Silviculture / Management
- ShortFor Project - Exploring the potential of short rotation forestry (SRF) to meet renewable energy demands
- WINDRISK Project - Examining factors linked to windblow in Sitka spruce forests
- Potential of Minor Conifer Species - Investigating the range of conifer species available for commercial forestry on marginal agricultural land
- Broadleaf Silviculture Research and Development
- AgroCop Project - Investigating the potential of using land to produce coppiced willow together with high value hardwood trees
- Broadform project
- Formative shaping of broadleaves
- Ash - growth related factors identified
- Reducing windthrow losses in farm forestry
- PW-IPM Project - Towards integrated pest management for pine weevil in Ireland
Utilisation
- EARTH Project – Exploitation and Realisation of Thinnings from Hardwoods
- AgriForValor Project - Biomass can be a key resource for the development of regional bioeconomies
- ForecastModel Project - Developing methods that can be used to improve private sector timber forecasts
- Forest Productivity and Management Programme, including:
- Farm forestry: Land availability, take-up rates and economics
- Exploitation of small diameter alder - Exploitation of the working properties and utilisation of small-diameter alder
Contacts
- Contact the relevant Forestry Research Staff for further information.