Alternative tree species

The RFS has published 15 papers in the Quarterly Journal of Forestry on alternative tree speces which land managers may consider suitable for current local site conditions and the projected climate. We are immensley grateful to the late Dr Peter Savill and his co-authors Drs Scott Wilson, Bill Mason and Richard Jinks for this valuable collection of papers.


Pinus pinaster (Photo: Luis Fontes)	Cryptomeria japonica (Photo: Scott Wilson)	Pinus peuce (Photo: Tom Christian)

Papers in the Series

	Paper 1: MARITIME PINE (Pinus pinaster) Savill, P. 2015. Pinus pinaster Aiton (maritime pine): silviculture and properties. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 109(1): 29-32
	Paper 2: JAPANESE RED CEDAR (Cryptomeria japonica) Savill, P. 2015. Cryptomeria japonica (Thunb. ex L.f.) D.Don (Japanese red cedar, or Sugi): silviculture and properties. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 109(2): 97-102
	Paper 3: TRUE CEDARS (Cedrus spp.) Savill, P., and S. McG. Wilson. 2015. Cedrus, true cedars: silviculture and properties. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 109(3): 168-173
	Paper 4: MACEDONIAN PINE (Pinus peuce) Savill, P., and B. Mason. 2015. Pinus peuce Griseb., Macedonian or Balkan pine. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 109(4):245-252
	Paper 5: SILVER FIRS (Abies spp.) Savill, P., S. McG. Wilson, B. Mason and R. Jinks. 2015. Silver firs (Abies spp.) of Europe and the Near East: species, silviculture and utilisation potential. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 110(1): 18-30
	Paper 6: EUCALYPTUS (Eucalyptus spp.) Purse, J., and A. Leslie. 2016. Eucalyptus - Part 1. Species with forestry potential in the British Isles. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 110(2): 88-97
	Paper 7: EUCALYPTUS (Eucalyptus spp.) Purse, J., and A. Leslie. 2016. Eucalyptus - Part 2. Findings from trial plantings, and silvicultural requirements in the British Isles. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 110(3): 161-168
	Paper 8: REDWOODS and RED CEDAR Wilson, S. McG., B. Mason, R. Jinks, D. Gil-Moreno and P. Savill. 2017. The redwoods and red cedar: coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), giant redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) and western red cedar (Thuja plicata) – species, silviculture and utilisation potential. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 110(4): 244-256
	Paper 9: ALTERNATIVE SPRUCES to SITKA and NORWAY Part 1 - Serbian spruce (Picea omorika) Savill, P., S. Wilson, B. Mason, R. Jinks, V. Stokes and T. Christian. 2017. *Alternative spruces. Part 1 - Serbian spruce (Picea omorika).* Quarterly Journal of Forestry 111(1): 32-39
	Paper 10: ALTERNATIVE SPRUCES to SITKA and NORWAY Part 2 - Oriental or Caucasian spruce (Picea orientalis), and the American and Asian spruces Savill, P., S. Wilson, B. Mason, R. Jinks, V. Stokes and T. Christian. 2017. *Alternative spruces. Part 2 - Oriental or Caucasian spruce (Picea orientalis), and the American and Asian spruces.* Quarterly Journal of Forestry 111(2): 88-97
	Paper 11: Noble Hardwood Alternatives to Ash Savill, P. B. Mason, R. Jinks, S. Wilson, Noble Hardwood Alternatives to Ash Maples (acer spp.), Planes, (Platanus spp.), hickories (carya spp.), wingnuts (Pterocarya spp.), hop hornbeams (Ostrya spp.), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) and tulip tree (liriodendron tulipifera). Quarterly Journal of Forestry 111(3): 166 - 182

Paper 12:

Southern Beeches (Nothofagus Spp.)
Rauli (Nothofagus alpina syn. N. procera), roble (Nothofagus obliqua) and related species

Savill, P. B. Mason, R. Jinks, S. Wilson, Southern Beeches (Nothofagus Spp.)
Rauli (Nothofagus alpina syn. N. procera), roble (Nothofagus obliqua) and related species
Quarterly Journal of Forestry 112(1): 30 - 42

Paper 13:

Alternative Oaks (Quercus Spp.)
Red oak (Quercus rubra L.), Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.), Hungarian oak (Quercus frainetto Ten.), Downy oak, (Quercus pubescens Willd.) Holm oak (Quercus Ilex L.), Algerian oak (Quercus canariensis Willd.) & Mirbeck's oak (Quercus mirbeckli Durieu)

Savill, P. B.Mason, R. Jinks, S. Wilson, Alternative Oaks (Quercus Spp.)
Quarterly Journal of Forestry 112(2): 93 - 105

Paper 14:

Non-native alder species (Alnus spp.)

Savill, P. B.Mason, R. Jinks, S. Wilson, Non-native alder species (Alnus spp.),
Quarterly Journal of Forestry 112(3):163 - 174

Links to Additional Resources

Resilient woodlands: meeting the challenges - RFS National Conference 2015 (link to speaker presentations and resources; link to conference report)
Tree Species and Provenance (Forest Research information on over 60 tree species widely grown in British forests or with potential for the future)
Ecological Site Classification Decision Support System (Forest Research guidance on selecting suitable species for forest sites)
Timber Properties report (Forest Research)
SilviFuture (network promoting novel forest species)
EUFORGEN (European network promoting conservation of genetic diversity among conifer tree species)
Quarterly Journal of Forestry (Journal of the Royal Forestry Society) The Quarterly Journal of Forestry currently has an online archive of approximately 1000 articles on all aspects of forestry, including species selection. Membership of RFS includes full access to our online archive, as well as many other benefits. Further information is located here.