Looking to boost your tree knowledge? Our Educational Guides dive into the world of arboriculture, covering topics like tree biology, common myths, and how trees interact with their environment. Whether you’re a curious homeowner or a budding arborist, these easy-to-understand guides offer insights that help you better care for your trees and understand their role in your garden or landscape.
Australia is home to diverse trees, each with unique characteristics. However, just like any living entity, these trees are vulnerable to diseases that can hinder their growth, diminish their beauty, and threaten their existence. Recognizing the early signs of these diseases and understanding their causes is the first step toward safeguarding our natural heritage. In […]
Trees harness the suns natural energy make food through a process of photosynthesis. They do this by using carbon dioxide from the air and water from the soil to produce sugar and oxygen. Trees and plants release oxygen during the day through the process of photosynthesis. When this process stops as night, the tree stops […]
One person breathes approximately 9.5 tonnes of air in a year. With oxygen only making up about 23% of the Earth’s atmosphere, one human can only extract over a third of the oxygen from each breath. Therefore, by mass, roughly 740kg of oxygen per year is used by a single person. On average, it would […]
The Podcast where we talk anything and everything arbor industry related #001. How to raise your prices and get MORE tree work! In this episode, we look at ways tree services can “add value” to command higher prices for tree removal and or pruning jobs. Read the article here: https://www.gotreequotes.com.au/how-to-raise-your-prices-and-get-more-work/ #002. Strategic Alliances & Partnerships […]
Timing tree removal is always a good idea. This is because it typically determines how much one ends up getting charged for the services. It also plays a role in determining the degree to which the removal will affect adjacent plants, shrubs, and vegetation. Generally, winter is the best time of the year to remove […]
Sydney is a beautiful city with hundreds of trees lining the city. Away from the city, you will find a variety of trees planted in homesteads and along roads. The most common trees in Sydney are Bottlebrush White Gum Sydney Golden Wattle Moreton Bay Fig Macadamia Sydney Red Gum Silky Oak Norfolk Pine River Red […]
Around 50 species of palm trees are native to Australia. The most common palm trees found in Australia are: The Australian Arenga palm Lawyer Cane Australian Fishtail Curly Palm Coconut palm Palm trees tower over other trees. However, there are some short palm trees. Thanks to their height, palm trees are good windbreakers and help […]
There is an optimum window in which you should prune trees. You can’t just do it whenever you feel like it, or you could wind up doing more damage than good. Trees should be pruned during late winter, waiting until the coldest part of winter has passed is always advisable. The reason for pruning trees […]
The Sydney Red Gum tree, also known as Angophora costata, smooth-barked apple, or rusty gum, is a tree species endemic to eastern Australia. The tree reaches a height of 100 ft (30 m) and has a unique smooth bark characterised by an orange-brown or pinkish colour when young and fades to distinctive grey with age. […]
Summer branch drop or sudden limb drop is a phenomenon that still baffles experts to a large extent. It’s the event of a tree shredding a healthy branch with no prior warning normally during the summer months. Normally a tree branch will break off when it is dead, or during heavy winds or some external […]
