Improved ash reference genome

New and improved - a chromosomal level reference genome for European ash.

The Centre for Forest Protection team at Kew has just released and improved version of the reference genome for European Ash Fraxinus excelsior.

To find out more, take a look at the blog by researcher Dr Daniel Wood.

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Watch our Spring 2025 webinar series & intern talks

Sep 3, 2025

Earlier this year, we ran a series of webinars to showcase the results from some of our phase 1 research projects.

New CFP research published

Aug 28, 2025

Scientists from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Forest Research have today published a new study comparing the benefits of tree planting vs natural colonisation for future resilience of UK woodlands.

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