Pollutants and Street Tree Health
G.M. Moore University of Melbourne, Burnley College, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Australia 3121. Abstract Trees vary in their responses to air and soil borne pollutants; some are sensitive while others are tolerant of some or many pollutants. The age and physiological state of the plant, as well as the prevailing environmental conditions, can influence the…
Read MoreFlooding following Drought: a Swift and Subtle Killer of Stressed Trees
G M Moore, Burnley College, University of Melbourne, 500 Yarra Boulevard, RICHMOND, 3121 Introduction After the prolonged dry period experienced in south-eastern Australia from 1998-2010, large numbers of trees suffered significant stress in both urban and their natural environments. Many older and stressed exotic and native trees, including large numbers of river red gums, plane trees…
Read MoreCulturally significant trees: A brief TREENET case study
Greg M Moore Burnley College, University of Melbourne 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Australia 3121 Introduction The recognition of trees as important parts of our history and heritage is well documented. Ivens (1981) commented in relation to the historic trees of South Australia: ‘The tangible and visible history of our State, in the form of man-made…
Read MoreArboricultural strategies for climate change
Greg M Moore, Burnley College, University of Melbourne 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Australia 3121 Introduction While it is usually assumed that the impacts of climate change on street trees and urban forests will be deleterious, the real scenario will be more subtle. Some species will benefit from climate change and others will be disadvantaged. Some cities…
Read MoreThe use of trees in urban stormwater management
E.C. Denman, P.B. May, G.M. Moore University of Melbourne This paper has been presented previously at the Urban Trees Research Conference, “Trees, people and the built environment”, 13 & 14 April 2011, Birmingham, UK and the ISA Annual Conference, 25 – 27 April 2011, Sydney. Abstract Sustainable stormwater management presents unique challenges and opportunities in…
Read MoreUrban tree valuation
Dr G M Moore Head of the School of Resource Management and Burnley Campus, University of Melbourne, Burnley Gardens, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, 3121 INTRODUCTION The processes for developing an Australian Standard for amenity tree evaluation have been difficult, with the first attempts occurring over thirty years ago. An initial draft was released for comment…
Read MoreTREE MANAGEMENT FOR CARBON, ENERGY AND DROUGHT EFFICIENCY
Dr G M Moore – Associate School of Resource Management and Burnley Campus, University of Melbourne, Burnley Gardens, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, 3121 INTRODUCTION At the Treenet Symposium in 2006, the issue of the greenhouse effect and climate change were major topics of the opening session (Moore, 2006). However, it is unlikely that anyone attending the…
Read MoreUrban trees and the global greenhouse
DR G M MOORE Head of the School of Resource Management and Burnley Campus, University of Melbourne, Burnley Gardens, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, 3121 INTRODUCTION “Humanity is conducting an unintentional, uncontrolled, globally pervasive experiment, whose ultimate consequences could be second only to a global nuclear war…It is imperative to act now!” (World Conference on the…
Read MoreDefending and Expanding the Urban Forest: Opposing unnecessary tree removal requests.
G M Moore – BurnleyCollege, University of Melbourne, 500 Yarra Boulevard, RICHMOND, 3121 ABSTRACT The removal of senescing trees or those which pose a genuine risk to health or property is part of professional urban tree management. However, there are many requests for tree removals that are not based on a genuine likelihood of injury or…
Read MoreThe Winds of Climate Change Are Already Blowing In the Direction of Australian Arboriculture
G M Moore – University of Melbourne, Burnley College, 500 Yarra Boulevard, RICHMOND, 3121 A recent request to write briefly about the trends affecting Australian arboriculture proved to be a difficult task. In considering a country that is continental, there is great variability – north south, east, west, urban, regional and rural, tropical and temperate (Moore,…
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