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Arboricultural excellence
ArborViews’ consulting arborist, Ian McKenzie, has graduated with 1st class honours in the Graduate Certificate in Arboriculture from the University of Melbourne. He was the recipient of the Scott Sharpe Award for Arboricultural Excellence for achieving the highest overall grade[...]
read moreTrees in High Winds
Property owners are urged to resist the temptation to remove trees due to concerns about safety following the gale force winds that have battered the coast from Sydney to Newcastle and beyond earlier this week. Where there is obvious and[...]
read moreQuality trees for landscape use
The long-awaited publication last week of the latest tree-related Australian Standard, AS-2303:2015 Tree Stock for Landscape Use, should ensure a minimum standard of nursery grown trees for urban landscape use. Unlike smaller plants, it is vital that there are minimum standards[...]
read moreChoosing a Consulting Arborist
A consulting arborist works in a private practice to undertake tree assessment and provide specialist arboricultural advice, usually in reports. Government agencies, local councils and the courts generally acknowledge a Diploma of Arboriculture, recognised as a level 5 qualification in[...]
read moreUrban Forests
The urban forest has huge benefits for our cities and the quality of life for citizens. The Nature Within website from Kathleen Wolf gives us research-based evidence of the benefits of trees and the list is continually growing. Climate change[...]
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