Most Australian Christmas traditions have predominately derived from our British heritage, as well as European influences and later the American commercial influences. The tradition of the Christmas tree in Australia has its roots in Victorian England when Queen Victoria and her German Prince, Albert, popularized its use in England during the mid nineteenth century. The [...]
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The (Kurrajong) Brachychiton populneus is an under utilised Australian native species that has high drought tolerance coupled with an attractive broad-form that provides good shade coverage. The Kurrajong definitely has a role to play in contemporary urban landscapes. Origin Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory Habit Modest size evergreen, broad domed tree of 12 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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Yarra Gum is a small to medium sized woodland tree endemic to southcentral Victoria. It is a lesser known member of the Swamp Gum Group and is considered rare with restricted populations occurring throughout its range. Origin South-central Victoria, Australia Habit Small to medium-sized tree, often with multiple trunks and usually a spreading crown. 10-15m [...]
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Logical Tree Management is filmed here at the Metropolitan Golf Club carrying out aerial inspections on some very old Southern Mahogany. Some of these trees have reached a height of up to 38 meters and ten years of below average rainfall has had an impact on their health. The LTM crew give a first hand [...]
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December 9, 2011
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