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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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You just can’t keep a plant in a pot forever

June 21, 2011

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You just can’t keep a plant in a pot forever

Case Study – Coles Building – Hawthorn East The Coles  head office complex in Hawthorn East has long been held up as one of the finest examples of planter box and on-slab planting in Melbourne. Time and time again, Landscape Architects have given evidence in VCAT, stating that planter box and on-slab planting is possible. [...]

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Where is the SPACE for new trees?

June 21, 2011

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In terms of all the benefits of trees, including aesthetic, social and environmental benefits, most research suggests that the greatest benefit is derived from large trees. Sustainable tree growth requires space and large trees need more space. However, in terms of residential development space for trees is always a compromise..and it is the trees and [...]

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