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# Living Ash Project

information on the search for ash trees that show tolerance to the fungus that causes ash dieback

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://livingashproject.org.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [The Living Ash Project – 10 years on (May 2024 update)](https://livingashproject.org.uk/the-living-ash-project-10-years-on-may-2024-update/) - An update by Jo Clark, Head of Research at Future Trees Trust The Living Ash Project (LAP) was established in 2013 to identify healthy ash trees within ash dieback diseased woodlands across Britain. By grafting these resilient trees and studying their tolerance, the goal is to restore ash as a thriving broadleaved species in the
- [The Living Ash Project: A Decade of Progress in Ash Dieback Tolerance ](https://livingashproject.org.uk/the-living-ash-project-a-decade-of-progress-in-ash-dieback-tolerance/) - By Dr Jo Clark, Head of Research, Future Trees Trust Planting Archives of Tolerant Ash Trees 2024 marked a major milestone in the Living Ash Project (LAP)—the culmination of ten years of dedicated research and fieldwork aimed at combating ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus). This year, we successfully planted two archives of ash trees that have
- [Living Ash Project Blog - May 2023](https://livingashproject.org.uk/living-ash-project-blog-may-2023/) - A Living Ash Project annual update by Joe Beesley, Researcher at Future Trees Trust for #PlantHealthWeek Ash dieback is a serious disease of our ash trees caused by the non-native fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus. It was first identified in the UK in 2012 and has now spread across the majority of the country. DEFRA has
- [Living Ash Project Trial Results 21/22 - Propagating ash from cuttings](https://livingashproject.org.uk/living-ash-project-trial-results-21-22-optimising-ash-from-cuttings/) - Isabel Negri, from Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, UK Conservation Projects Officer presents the results of the 2021-2022 Living Ash Project (LAP) trials to optimise ash vegetative propagation from cuttings. TRIAL 1 Striking date: 27th-30th July 2021 Cutting type: Semi-ripe cuttings consisting of a terminal bud plus 2 nodes, wounded at the base. System: Enclosed mist
- [Ash Tree Inoculations Update August 2022](https://livingashproject.org.uk/ash-tree-inoculations-update-august-2022/) - This year Future Trees Trust researchers, Drs Jo Clark and Joe Beesley have revisited some of the estates where tolerant trees were selected in 2017 to check the health status of these trees in situ. Here, they are visiting a site in south Wales where four trees were selected, three of which remain very healthy.
- [Living Ash Project blog – May 2022](https://livingashproject.org.uk/living-ash-project-blog-may-2022/) - Living Ash Project blog - May22 By Dr Joe Beesley, Future Trees Trust Researcher. The Living Ash Project aims to identify ash trees across the UK with good tolerance to ash dieback and understand this tolerance through different screening methods. We can combat ash dieback through harnessing the natural genetic diversity within ash. By bringing
- [Will there still be ash trees in the future? - Ash Dieback in Switzerland](https://livingashproject.org.uk/will-there-still-be-ash-trees-in-the-future-ash-dieback-in-switzerland/) - Ash dieback is now widespread throughout Switzerland and many other countries in Central Europe - and the emerald ash borer is moving closer. Nevertheless, there is hope for the ash tree. This was one conclusion of the conference "Future of the Ash Tree" at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL.

## Pages

- [Living Ash Project](https://livingashproject.org.uk/) - The Living Ash Project aims to identify a large and diverse number of ash trees with good tolerance to ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus.), to secure this material for further breeding work, and to quickly make this material available to industry. Trees that are selected will be further screened for tolerance in two different ways, via
- [Report a Tree](https://livingashproject.org.uk/reportatree/) - Welcome to the Report A Tree Page We’re no longer collecting reports. This phase of the project has finished—thank you for your contributions! Together, we are combatting ash dieback through harnessing the natural genetic diversity within ash. By bringing together trees showing high levels of tolerance we started a new breeding programme for ash to
- [Partners](https://livingashproject.org.uk/partners/) - PARTNERS The Living Ash Project is funded by Defra and runs until August 2024. Partners include Future Trees Trust, Forest Research, Fera, and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Future Trees Trust Future Trees Trust is a registered charity that uses the selective breeding of broadleaved trees to improve their growth rate, form and resilience to disease
- [Tab Silviculture and Management](https://livingashproject.org.uk/tab-silviculture-and-management/) - Managing Ash Dieback Case Studies Managing ash dieback: Case Studies – Volume 2 Royal Forestry Society in partnership with Forestry Commission Broome et al (2014) Ash dieback and loss of biodiversity – Can management make broadleaved woodlands more resilient? This report evaluates the practical measures that might be taken to maintain biodiversity if significant numbers
- [Tab Strategy Documents](https://livingashproject.org.uk/tab-strategy-documents/) - George et al 2022 European‑wide forest monitoring substantiate the neccessity for a joint conservation strategy to rescue European ash species (Fraxinus spp.) DEFRA (2013) Chalara Management Plan The management plan provides an update on how Government have responded to ash dieback and sets out new action that will be taken. DEFRA (2018) Tree Health Resilience
- [Tab Natural Tolerance](https://livingashproject.org.uk/tab-natural-tolerance/) - Application of somatic embryogenesis for development of emerald ash borer-resistant white ash and green ash varietals Scott A. Merkle1 · Jennifer L. Koch2 · A. Ryan Tull1 · Jessica E. Dassow1 · David W. Carey2 · Brittany F. Barnes1 · Mason W. M. Richins1 · Paul M. Montello1 · Kira R. Eidle1 · Logan T. House1 · Daniel A. Herms3 · Kamal J.K. Gandhi1 Clark (2017) Ash
- [NEWS](https://livingashproject.org.uk/news/) - The Living Ash Project: A Decade of Progress in Ash Dieback Tolerance Gallery The Living Ash Project: A Decade of Progress in Ash Dieback Tolerance Update The Living Ash Project: A Decade of Progress in Ash Dieback Tolerance admin2025-06-11T15:55:44+00:00June 11th, 2025| By Dr Jo Clark, Head of Research, Future Trees Trust Planting Archives of Tolerant Ash
- [The Project](https://livingashproject.org.uk/project/) - The Living Ash Project The Living Ash Project is identifying trees with a high degree of tolerance, collecting graftwood from them, and planting them out in a national archive on the public forest estate for further research. The Future Trees Trust and Forest Research are working with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to screen trees and
- [What is Ash Dieback?](https://livingashproject.org.uk/what-is-ash-dieback/) - Ash dieback is a non native fungal pathogen that was first identified in the UK in 2012, but had probably been in this country for several years prior to its first detection. It is a serious threat to native ash trees causing significant dying back of branches and mortality, particularly in younger ash. Our ash
- [Tab The Fungus](https://livingashproject.org.uk/tab-the-fungus/) - Gross et al (2014) Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus, the causal agent of European ash dieback A comprehensive review on the current understanding of the causative fungus of ash dieback that highlights knowledge gaps and research needs.
- [Useful information](https://livingashproject.org.uk/useful-information/) - EcologyThe FungusManagementNatural ToleranceStrategy DocumentsEcology Broome and Mitchell (2017) Ecological impacts of ash dieback and mitigation methods This Research Note from Forest Research summarises recent research on the ecological value of ash, on tree and shrub species as alternatives to ash, and on the interpretation of this information for woodland management. Coker et al (2019) Estimating
- [Tab Ecology](https://livingashproject.org.uk/tab-ecology/) - Broome and Mitchell (2017) Ecological impacts of ash dieback and mitigation methods This Research Note from Forest Research summarises recent research on the ecological value of ash, on tree and shrub species as alternatives to ash, and on the interpretation of this information for woodland management. Coker et al (2019) Estimating mortality rates of European

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- [National Plant Health Week](https://livingashproject.org.uk/tag/national-plant-health-week/)
- [DEFRA](https://livingashproject.org.uk/tag/defra/)
- [Hymenoscyphus fraxineus](https://livingashproject.org.uk/tag/hymenoscyphus-fraxineus/)