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2026 Forestry Yearbook now available
The 2026 ITGA Forestry & Timber Yearbook has been published. Copies are available for purchase Online.
The 2026 Edition of this annual Irish Timber Growers Association publication contains articles on a range of forestry subjects, including forest certifcation, as well as timber price data, forest industry statistics and a comprehensive directory of forestry services. It is regarded as the definitive directory and reference yearbook for the Irish forest industry.
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed (F. japonica) is native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China, is now widespread in continental Europe and Britain. Knotweed is suited to a wide range of conditions, including […]
Rhododendron
Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum) is native to both Europe and Asia and was first introduced to parks, gardens, and demesnes in Britain and Ireland in the 1700’s. Rhododendron ponticum is readily […]
Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is native to the western Himalayas but is now invasive in many parts of continental Europe. It can form dense monospecific stands where individual plants can […]
Giant Hogweed
Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) can colonise waste land and river banks (riparian zones) and can produce a dense colony growing up to 5m high as well as producing 30 to […]
Giant Rhubarb
Giant rhubarb (Gunnera tinctoria), sometimes referred to as Chilean rhubarb, can be found around coastal cliffs, waterways, roadsides, wet meadows and derelict gardens and fields. Gunnera tinctoria or giant rhubarb […]
Ash Dieback
Ash Dieback disease is caused by the Chalara fraxinea fungus. The disease causes leaf loss and crown dieback in affected trees, and it can lead to tree death. It is […]
Green Spruce Aphid
Green spruce aphid (Elatobium abietinum) is an insect that infests spruce trees. Unlike most aphids, the green spruce aphid is active and causes damage to spruce trees (Picea species) over […]
Spruce Bark Beetle
The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) also known as the European spruce bark beetle, large spruce bark beetle and larger eight-toothed spruce bark beetle. It is the most serious […]