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Pest and Climatic Effects on Irish Forestry

Posted on February 20, 2010
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No matter where a forest is planted in the world, it is going to suffer some adverse effects because of the environment in which it is planted. Irish forestry has some specific pests, diseases, and climatic factors that influence the growth, affect the lifespan, and can cause much damage the trees. Many of the factors that are involved in tree damage in Ireland are also involved in tree damage in the UK and across the European continent, especially the northern European continent. Ireland though, is especially affected by the Western Atlantic winds that can pound the Atlantic seaboard.

The West of Ireland is said to experience 100 days more rain than the East of Ireland every single year. This average figure means that the ground in the West of Ireland is going to be a lot wetter. And, with a wet soil the chance of trees blowing over will be dramatically increased. During the winter time especially, high winds batter the western shore of Ireland. Most trees that grow in forestry along this coast can be drastically affected by these high winds. The winds can cause breakages in the crown, they can cause the stem to snap into two or more pieces, or the high winds can cause the trees to blow over altogether. These winds can stunt or severely curtail the growth of young trees, and high winds can distort the shape of trees.

Trees in southern Ireland forestry also suffer from the disease and pests. During the 1970s, the European Union tried to curtail the influx of pests and diseases from other parts of the world by instigating several different measures. One of these measures was to allow each country special emergency powers to deal with circumstances that were completely unforeseen. These pests and diseases are in three different forms in most forestry around the globe. The first is a fungal diseases and fungi, the second are viruses and bacteria, and finally there are the insects that affect tree growth.

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