A half day professional development seminar exploring how legislation influences tree management decisions.

Topics include:
Understating the planning scheme, examining the relationship between state and local provisions
Restrictions on title affecting trees
Protecting trees through local laws
Protection of Heritage trees and Aboriginal Scar trees
Native Vegetation and Net Gain: The role of the arborist
Guideline for presenting evidence, at VCAT or to the Courts

Wednesday October 31st

Location
DLA Phillips Fox Melbourne office
Geoff Masel Seminar Rooms 1&2
Level 21, 140 William Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

Duration: 5 hrs, Morning tea and light lunch provided
Capacity - 40

Speakers
ANDREW WALKER - Senior Associate DLA Phillips Fox - Planning, Environment and Local Government
JOHN HAWKER - Horticulturist, Heritage Victoria
RUSSELL COSTELLO - Native Vegetation Officer, Department of Sustainability and Environment

Presented by Tree Logic in association with DLA Phillips Fox

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Medium deciduous tree with an oval to pyramidal form. Mature height of about 10-12 m x 7-10 m wide.

Dense crown of foliage. Leaves are dark green glossy, simple, ovate with undulating margins, alternating on thornless branches, turning red in autumn. Thin, grey-black bark, which can be damaged by mechanical impact. Flowers are pure white and profuse in spring followed by small, pea-sized, red/brown fruits.

Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions including both slightly alkaline and acid soils. Tolerant of drought, poorly drained soils, compaction and air pollution. Grows well in limited soil space in urban areas. Transplants easily.

Prune trees early in their life to space lateral branches along a central trunk, otherwise not a lot of pruning required to develop good structure. Only buy trees with well-spaced branches. Tree will require periodic crown lifting to maintain clearances.
Fruit are persistent on tree with no significant litter problem.
‘Aristocrat’ pear is very susceptible to fire blight (Not an immediate concern in Australia). Trees can be infested with aphids and scale. Borers can attack damaged areas.
Good street tree, car parks, pavement cut outs other restricted soil spaces.

Ref:
Gilman, E. F., (1997), Trees for Urban and Suburban Landscapes, Delmar.
http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/PYRCALA.pdf
Northern trees; as seen at http://orb2.at.ufl.edu/TREESServlet?command=getNorthernTree&classoid=4840
Fleming’s Nurseries, Pty, Ltd, Monbulk, Australia.

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