Mark Johnston

Dr Mark Johnston MBE is an independent scholar of arboriculture, landscape and urban forestry. He has nearly fifty years of experience in these fields, including working as a tree surgery contractor, tree officer in local government, consultant in private practice, government adviser and university academic. His contribution to trees and the urban environment has been widely recognised with several prestigious national and international awards.Since his official 'retirement' several years ago, his research and publications have focused on the historical aspects of urban trees, arboriculture and landscape. Mark holds dual British and Irish citizenship and is based in Belfast where he has lived for the past thirty years.