Show Notes
Oliver Sheridan, forestry researcher with Teagasc Ashtown, discusses the commercial development of Birch in Ireland. Oliver describes the efforts underway at Teagasc to improve birch and incorporate lessons from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.
He talks about the historical importance of birch, and how it can add diversity to Irish forestry and the landscape.
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