We are planning and developing various field trials to test aspen in different systems for a range of objectives.  We are looking for partners including landowners, woodland managers, NGOs and community groups to take this forward.  The various systems that we are proposing include the following: (select the links to download background papers)

• Short Rotation Forestry
• Phytoremediation
• Land Reclamation
• Landfill Leachate Mitigation with Aspen
• Agroforestry / Wood Pasture
• Mixed Aspen-Spruce Productive Forestry

Relevant Projects

Short Rotation Forestry Trial

• Craigends Community Woodland

Land Reclamation

• Growing Green Energy Project
• Growing Green Energy Project Phase 2
• Glentaggart Opencast Mine Woodland Restoration Trial
• Reilly Road Landfill Woodland Project

Agroforestry/Wood Pasture

Mixed Aspen-Spruce Productive Forestry

• Bishopton Trials
• Crofhead (Tilhill)
• Gleann Dubh, Arran (FLS)
• Clarkeswood, Newton Stewart (Forest Research)