US-based Bartlett Tree Experts has opened a new tree research facility and arboretum in Spencers Wood, Berkshire in the UK.

The R.A. Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories and Arboretum opens to expand the company's research, diagnostic and educational capabilities for arborists, researchers and horticultural professionals throughout the UK and Ireland.

Robert Bartlett Jr, chairman and chief executive, comments on the opening:

"The expansion of our arboretum and research lab in the United Kingdom reinforces Bartlett Tree Experts’ ongoing commitment to scientific research, innovation, and the preservation of healthy trees and landscapes worldwide.”

Also celebrating its 119th anniversary this year, the company is already engaged in collaborative work focused on improving root establishment and transplant success in balled-and-burlapped tree plantings, helping address growing industry interest in clearer, evidence-based
planting guidance and practical solutions for improving long-term tree establishment.

Bartlett Tree Experts say the new facility is already attracting collaboration and engagement from organisations across the horticultural and forestry sectors.

Jon Banks, researcher and research lab manager says, "the facility has strengthened our ability to deliver applied, evidence-based tree care by combining state-of-the-art laboratory capabilities with a living arboretum for real-world trials," since opening.