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Pistacia chinensis (Chinese pistachio), a small deciduous round headed tree that has upright branching.  Growth rate is moderate. Family Anacardiaceae Origin Central and Western China, Taiwan. Habit Small deciduous round headed tree that has upright branching.  Growth rate is moderate.  Trees at maturity can reach between 6-10m in height and 5-8m in width. Description Foliage [...]

Tree Biomechanics is the mechanical study of trees. Trees are structures and must obey physical laws just like buildings and bridges. A basic understanding of how physical laws apply to trees and arboricultural practice is critical to improving one’s arboricultural knowledge. In this video Mick Tracy, Manager of Logical Tree Management talks about how the [...]

Fri 23 March 2012, Melbourne What is Tree Biomechanics? And why should I care? Tree Biomechanics is the mechanical study of trees. Trees are structures and must obey physical laws just like buildings and bridges. A basic understanding of how physical laws apply to trees and arboricultural practice is critical to improving one’s arboricultural knowledge. This [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Logical Tree Management Crew recently trialed a number of ‘Silky’ and ‘Castellari’ tree pruning tools. For our trial project we had to prune the deadwood from throughout the canopy of a large Golden Elm and undertake some weight reduction of the lower limbs. The pruning cuts ranged in diameter from 5 cm to 15 [...]