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December 9, 2011

Brachychiton populneus Kurrajong

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 [...]

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.

September 8, 2011

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Melbourne celebrates International Year of the Forest

To celebrate the United Nations International Year of the Forest, The City of Melbourne invites you to put your creativity to the test and make a powerful visual statement about why trees and green infrastructure is important to you. With cash prizes of up to $5,000, artists, designers, students and all members of the community can enter. So [...]