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Spring is Elm Leaf Beetle time

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 [...]

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Waterlogging and Trees

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 [...]

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Emergent Varieties of Smaller Gums

September 8, 2011

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Emergent Varieties of Smaller Gums

Simple.  Elegant. Formal. Symmetrical. Broad descriptors for contemporary garden design. Effective. The role of small trees as structural components of the landscape has become more prolific as replacement for the larger tree canopy. However as previous newsletter articles have indicated, (Newsletter No. 21) the allocation of space for smaller trees in some developments has been [...]

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Introducing Kelly Fewkes

September 8, 2011

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Kelly Fewkes

Tree Logic is delighted to announce the appointment of Kelly Fewkes to the position of Team Leader – Horticultural Services. Kelly brings to the team her eight years of industry and management experience, having previously worked as the Nursery Manager at Farmview Nursery and as the Landscape Maintenance Manager Civilex Victoria. Kelly is presently completing [...]

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Trees need support too…

September 8, 2011

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Trees need support too…

As arborists, we know the importance of identifying when trees become unsafe to nearby properties and people, but we also recognise the aesthetic value a beautiful tree can add to a landscape. Often, the first response of a property owner to a hazardous tree is to have it removed. However, removing the tree would not [...]

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Council embarks on ‘exceptional’ tree register

June 27, 2011

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Earlier in the year Tree Logic provided the arborist report to the Melbourne City Council in relation to issues around developing an exceptional tree register.  The report focused on issues surrounding the preservation of large trees in dense areas, regulations and problems associated with enforcement of such laws. This week the Melbourne Age ran a [...]

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