Arboriculture a female perspective
The Arboricultural Association's 50th anniversary prompted a look at female involvement in arboriculture, both in the context of the Association and in a wider, mainly British, context. Starting with a brief historical introduction, the piece highlights several of the different ways that women have worked with trees. Much of the information below is based on discussions and correspondence during 2014 with a number of people, to explore the range of roles and some of the motivation of the "Treeladies" The research attempts to include a range of contributors, many of whom are key members of the profession some were at the Arboricultural Association Conference and others chosen to broaden the strands. Accordingly, this piece reflects views and information at that time (some roles/organisations have changed subsequently) However, whilst individual post holders may have altered, there can be no doubt that there are substantially more females involved in arboriculture 50 years on than at the outset of the Association.