Stopping the free movement of trees could end the trend for “instant gardens”, the top tree man at Kew Gardens has said GETTY IMAGESThe English oak and Scots pine would welcome Brexit, the top tree man at Kew Gardens has claimed. Tony Kirkham said that the “brighter side of Brexit” could be tighter biosecurity rules that would help to stop the fashion for instant gardens. Mr Kirkham said that there was a trend among Britons with enough money and land to import mature trees from the Continent. Unfortunately, he added, these mature trees had the ability to host pests that bore deep into the wood and which would decimate Britain’s native species. The vogue for stone pine trees would “guarantee” the arrival of…

Source: The Times September 23, 2016 23:07 UTC