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Christmas Forest in Melbourne City Square

Possum Relocation in Wantirna South

Brachychiton populneus Kurrajong

December 9, 2011

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The Separation Tree, River Red Gum

The Separation Tree is a large River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) located at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne. On November 15 1850, the citizens of Melbourne gathered there to celebrate the news that Victoria had separated from NSW, giving the tree it’s great historical significance. In August 2010, the Separation Tree was vandalised in an [...]

December 1, 2011

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Tree Biomechanics Workshop

Fri 23 March 2012, Melbourne What is Tree Biomechanics? And why should I care? Tree Biomechanics is the mechanical study of trees. Trees are structures and must obey physical laws just like buildings and bridges. A basic understanding of how physical laws apply to trees and arboricultural practice is critical to improving one’s arboricultural knowledge. This [...]

September 9, 2011

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Spring is Elm Leaf Beetle time

Spring is not the only thing in the air this time of year. For those owners of Elm trees, spring also brings with it the reemergence of the Elm Leaf Beetle. Elm Leaf Beetle has been in Victoria for over two decades and is now a widespread and serious pest for owners and managers of [...]

September 8, 2011

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Moreton Bay Fig in a spectacular prune by LTM

A large Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus Macrophylla) needed to be pruned to make room between it and the properly adjacent. This species is a large evergreen banyan tree of the Moraceae family that is a native of most of the eastern coast of Australia, from the Atherton Tableland (17° S) in the north to the [...]

September 8, 2011

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Waterlogging and Trees

It never rains but it pours Trees have evolved to occupy a wide range of environmental niches and while a minority of species have adapted to succeed in sporadically or permanently flooded areas most are not well equipped to deal with waterlogged soils. Different species and individual trees have developed a range of flood tolerance [...]

September 8, 2011

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Prunus cerasifera vartieties Purple Leaf Plum

Purple Leaf Plum, small statured ornamental flowering trees do however provide good foliage contrast and their size lends them to certain landscape uses.

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