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Author(s): Johnson, Tim
Year Published: 2001
The City of West Torrens has been involved with TREENET street tree trials since 1998…
Author(s): McDonald, Declan
Year Published: 2019
The concept design for the redevelopment of a former paper mill in Alphington, Melbourne featured medium density housing with attractive streetscapes in an exclusive inner-city environment…
Author(s): Nicolle, Dean
Year Published: 2002
The eucalypts (genera Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora) are a group of trees…
Author(s): Deng, Zijuan | Guan, Huade
Year Published: 2012
Identifying water status of urban trees is important not only because it’s an indicator for tree drought tolerance but also useful to improve tree water use management…
Author(s): Fakes, Judy
Year Published: 2000
The long-term success of street tree plantings is the end result of a complex process involving many players. To date it would seem that there has been a fair amount of good luck rather than good management…
Author(s): Symon, David E.
Year Published: 2003
Some reflections on the origin of exotics in South Australia will be presented. The European tradition of sending out plant explorers will be touched upon and the success of Australian collections in the Mediterranean of agricultural plants will be noted…
Author(s): Moore, Greg
Year Published: 2010
The Black Saturday fires that occurred on 7 February 2009 in Victoria conjure images of destruction, damage and death. These fires, like those of Ash Wednesday in 1983, and more recently in Sydney, South Australia, Western Australia and Canberra, are seen as devastating and catastrophic to the natural environment, human life and property…
Author(s): Moore, Greg
Year Published: 2012
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…
Author(s): Burgess, Adam | Richardson, Mark
Year Published: 2014
The National Arboretum Canberra (NAC) was opened in February 2013. With planting having started in 2007, there are now 94 forests on a site of 250 ha representing rare, threatened or otherwise significant trees from around the world…
Author(s): Butler, Colin
Year Published: 2016
This paper seeks to place the issue of forest protection within a wider context of regard for Nature. It starts with a brief review of urban forests and health, including…
Author(s): Ryder, Cameron
Year Published: 2020
Cameron offers insights into the techniques and the multiple benefits of grooming trees in their infancy…
Author(s): Tenson, Ashley
Year Published: 2014
Forum 1 – Proactive engagement & consultation with the community…
Author(s): Ely, Martin | Pitman, Sheryn
Year Published: 2013
Green Infrastructure (GI) is a systems-based approach to the design and function of our towns and cities which aims to secure the health, live ability and sustainability of present and future urban environments…
Author(s): Sweeney, Karen
Year Published: 2018
Many Councils are developing new policies for their urban forest, with a focus on increasing canopy cover, species diversity and improved tree management…
Year Published: 2008
Most of us know the game “scissors, paper, rock” where on a simultaneous showing of hands the player’s eventual fate is determined. Scissors cut paper, paper covers rock, rock blunts scissors…
Author(s): Matthews, Tony
Year Published: 2020
Trees and urban greenery are quietly transforming many Australian cities. A growing understanding of their benefits is fuelling a groundswell of positive change…
Author(s): Prince, Robert
Year Published: 2011
Climate change scenarios and the recent drought experience being taken into account…
Author(s): Fakes, Judy
Year Published: 2002
Many tree planting and establishment problems are the result of an inadequate assessment of the characteristics of the medium into which trees are planted…
