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UCD TREES

UCD TREES is an interdisciplinary network of academics, researchers, technicians and practitioners who champion the trees on our campus and beyond.

Working with trees

Trees with welcome sign on UCD campus UCD Tree Map
Working to create a digital twin of UCD's trees and woodlands to understand their future as the backbone of campus green infrastructure.
Bluebells and trees Trees outside the forest
Trees Outside the Forest addresses the need for better planning of trees, policy for trees and research into trees in urban situations (the urban forest) and rural ones (trees, hedgerows and informal woodlands).
Construction of roundhouse Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture
UCD CEAMC manages its own small hazel woodland on campus and experimental archaeologists use the wood to reconstruct and test ancient structures.
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Aeriel map of Dublin showing tree coverage Mapping Green Dublin
The Mapping Green Dublin research project team mapped the trees in Dublin City Council to complement existing information on public green areas, to explore urban green infrastructure and provide a context for assessing the Dublin 8 study area.
Apple trees in blossom Lamb-Clarke Collection
UCD is home to the Lamb-Clarke Irish Historical Apple collection. The collection comprises some 85 cultivars of culinary and dessert apples, with around 45 being uniquely Irish.
labelled samples of timber on display Powerscourt Collection
The Powerscourt Collection of World Timbers includes almost 900 samples of timber from across the world. It is a xylarium collection which is a specialized botanical collection focused on wood (xylem tissue) samples, generally used for wood identification, research and educational purposes.

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