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Christmas Forest in Melbourne City Square

December 9, 2011

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Christmas Forest in Melbourne City Square

Melbourne’s City Square has been transformed with a magical forest maze of lush trees, nutcracker soldiers, an interactive story book, giant presents and of course the traditional nativity scene. In consultation with the City of Melbourne, Tree Logic placed up to 20 large, living Hoop Pines in a forest maze with a centrepiece Christmas tree [...]

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The Lone Pine

December 9, 2011

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The Lone Pine

Relocating a 1st World War Memorial Tree Logic was commissioned to relocate a small 3.5m Lone Pine as part of the Camberwell Civic Centre refurbishment. The Lone Pine was planted as a living memorial to Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought in Gallipoli. The tradition began when seeds from a solitary Turkish Pine tree [...]

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Christmas Trees in Australia

December 9, 2011

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Christmas Trees in Australia

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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