An ancient oak tree with heart rot Richard Wright
I am in a forest 35 kilometres west of London, meeting someone who is trying to make young trees old. Old trees form hugely important habitats, says , a mycologist at Cardiff University, UK. But in Europe in general, including in Britain, we dont have all that many now. She is one of a handful of scientists around the world trying to do something about it.
Boddy takes me over to look atagnarly oak, which is roughly 300years old. You can see all these lower branches…
