SHOULD THERE BE “GRADES” OF TREES AVAILABLE? It has been suggested to us by some growers that the standard for trees set by the NATSPEC specification is too high and that trees really don’t need to be that good. Our response to that is: If it is simply the act Read more…
There are a couple of widespread misunderstandings in our industry regarding the water needs of newly-planted trees. It is not uncommon to find the watering regime applied for a 400 litre tree is not materially different from that applied for surrounding tubestock – the same maintenance regardless of plant size. Read more…
AS 2303:2018 Tree stock for landscape use – Who grows conforming trees? The Australian standard for trees (AS 2303:2018) should be applied to tree stock for your projects. All our major tree growers are capable of growing conforming trees. But there is no externally audited accreditation scheme available in Australia Read more…
Following a series of slides showing rootballs of some Trees Impact stock displayed at a recent workshop for the Queensland Arboricultural Association in Cleveland [conducted by Ross Clark from Trees Impact] one delegate made the comment: “I have never seen rootballs as good as that and doubt anyone else here Read more…
To achieve tree planting objectives there is a minimum sensible size a tree should be – “The Practical Minimum”. This is determined by listing the factors that will influence trees planted, as well as the influence trees will have on the planting site, and then allocating an appropriate sized tree Read more…
PLANTING AND ESTABLISHMENT OF LARGE LANDSCAPE TREES Our instruction sheet “Make Sure Your New Trees Thrive” emphasises the critical importance of keeping the rootball moist. Dr. Edward Gilman, the highly-regarded Professor of Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida, specialises in research concerning nursery production, quality, planting, establishment, watering and pruning of Read more…