He is a former president of the Arboricultural Association. Such features are sometimes removed or damaged by pruning or other arboricultural practices. These methods use a variety of horticultural and arboricultural techniques to achieve an intended design. Several curious rarities exist in the school grounds in arboricultural terms, including several sequoias. This can however be forestalled and prevented by competent pruning and other arboricultural practices. In May 1965 Issue 1 of Volume 1 of "The Arboricultural Association Journal" was published.