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Andrew Hirons

Andrew Hirons

Director at Urban Plant Lab and a Senior Lecturer in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry , University Centre Myerscough

Dr Andrew Hirons is a Director at Urban Plant Lab and a Senior Lecturer in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry at University Centre Myerscough. As well as having a range of teaching responsibilities on modules relating to tree biology, tree establishment and urban tree management, he is also actively involved in research. Primarily this research is motivated by the need to create resilient urban forests that meet the needs of society. He has particular interest
in tree species selection for urban environments, tree water relations and abiotic stress in trees. In addition to publishing academic papers, Andrew co-authored Applied Tree Biology (Hirons and Thomas, 2018), a textbook focusing on the integration of science into the management of trees and the professional guidance, Tree Selection for Green Infrastructure: A Guide for Specifiers (Hirons and Sjöman, 2019).

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