Trees in the Landscape
Planting trees is a long-term decision and yet is often done with little awareness of how trees actually survive and grow. Tree survival is clearly already being impacted by climate change. Henrik Sjöman teaches at a leading Swedish University (SLU, Alnarp) and holds a post at the renowned Gothenburg Botanic Gardens. There is no-one better to talk us through the issues facing tree specifiers, particularly for urban areas. His presentations are lively, authoritative, well-illustrated and information-packed. Indeed the level of information provided is quite exceptional. Henrik's presentations reflect extensive travels, both in the wild to see how the tree species we use grow in nature and to see how trees can be used imaginatively in urban environments.
In four one-hour presentations, Henrik covers a range of key topics:
Trees as providers of ecosystem services, natives and non-natives, tree survival strategies and how this relates to landscape use. Decision-making for specification.
Selection for challenging sites, sources of information, tree adaptations to limited water availability.
Ecosystem services: shelter from wind and sun, heat regulation, air quality improvement, shading effectiveness.
Smaller and multi-stem trees, planning with trees, multiple layer tree planting, roof gardens and urban canyons.
Covers the latest research on tree survival and growth
Very wide range of species covered
Emphasis on planting for climate change
Generous provision of resources for specification
Ecosystem services and aesthetics for decision-making
Clear and informative graphics
Henrik Sjöman is a Senior researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Scientific Curator at Gothenburg Botanical Garden and an Honorary Research Associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He specializes in how trees deliver ecosystem services in urban landscapes and the practical applications for diversifying the urban treescape. Henrik communicates his research through numerous publications and by lecturing to urban planners, landscape architects, garden designers and tree nurseries throughout the world. He is co-author (with Arit Anderson) of ‘The Essential Tree Selection Guide: For Climate Resilience, Carbon Storage, Species Diversity and Other Ecosystem Benefits‘.
We will be running this online course in collaboration with Britain’s Landscape Institute, starting September, with a live Q&A on October 24. £120, Tickets here. Members can join for £100