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.