Ancient Tree Protection

Lifeasible is committed to providing services to protect precious plants. For precious ancient trees, we offer customized protection services.

Ancient trees are defined by their age. They have been standing tall for hundreds of years. As history settles, they are irreplaceable. Ancient trees have important plant protection value. Ancient trees are more resistant to pathogenic attacks and adverse environments, and their genetic proprieties have research value. In addition, the older an ancient tree is, the greater its ecological value. The growth of ancient trees records past climate changes. Ancient trees provide a habitat for many animals and are important in maintaining ecosystems' balance and long-term stability. Biodiversity research with ancient trees as a unit provides an important reference for ecological conservation. Lifeasible specializes in plant protection and provides several services for protecting ancient trees.

Fig. 1 Not infected Castanea sativa (Takács et al., 2020).

Our Services

Age identification

The age of an ancient tree is the criterion for being recognized as an ancient tree. We help identify the age of a tree in multiple ways to help determine the tree's protection value. We perform the age identification with as little damage as possible. Our common age identification methods include age estimation by trunk measurement, CT scan measurement, and carbon-14 measurement.

Assessing health status and threats

Assessing the health status and threats of ancient trees allows for customizing the protection strategy of ancient trees. We help assess the health of ancient trees and the main threats to them. We offer to use the acoustic tomography method to determine the density inside the tree and determine the general health condition. We detect the threats of pathogenic bacteria or nutritional deficiencies through observation and sample testing.

Customized treatment

For threatened ancient trees, we offer customized protection programs. We help with the selection of therapeutic drugs, the design of the delivery method (spraying or trunk injection), and later maintenance strategies. We also offer tree cavity restoration services where we help clean the cavity (including sterilization, debris removal, and corrosion protection), select the right tree cavity restoration material, and fill the cavity.

Customized nutrient configuration

Some huge ancient trees may suffer from nutritional deficiencies. We customize nutrient solutions for ancient trees based on testing their nutrient status and soil nutrition. We can also help to test the nutritional condition of ancient trees periodically and give them proper nutrition.

Establishing management systems for ancient trees

When many ancient trees need to be managed simultaneously, it is necessary to establish a convenient management system for them. Our company's software experts can help develop customized ancient tree management systems to help protect ancient trees effectively. They have extensive experience in developing management software and can help develop software to record basic information about ancient trees, including location, size, age, health status, and drug application.

Ancient trees have essential research value. Lifeasible offers customized ancient tree protection services. Please contact us to develop a customized protection plan for your ancient trees.