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Trees are Important

Trees are important to people especially through symbolising personal, local, community and cultural meanings.

Benefits and uses of trees range from intangible psychological and aesthetic benefits to improvement of urban climate and mitigation of air pollution. Historically the main benefits of urban trees relate to health, aesthetic and recreational benefits in industrialised cities (Tyrväinen, Pauleit, Seeland & de Vries, 2005).

The most pertinent benefits of urban trees are:

  • Shade
  • Health
  • Biodiversity – Species Diversity
  • Energy Savings
  • Water Quality

Right Tree Right Place Right Way Right Time

To maintain a healthy, vibrant and sustainable urban tree population communities should be planting a variety of tree species suitable to their climate.

Not all trees are compatible for every planting site or in every climate. Tree selection and placement are two of the most important decisions to make when planting trees. Many trees have the potential to outlive those who plant them, so the impact of this decision can last a lifetime. You often only get one chance to plant the right tree as the ability to remove and replace poorly chosen trees is difficult.

The greatest benefit is derived from healthy, structurally sound trees planted in the right place that supports their development. Planting the right tree in the right place will maximise benefit while minimising the costs.

Planting the right tree in the right location is a common theme. There are many factors to consider when selecting trees for urban forests. This has become even more complex with climate change and the adaptations required for predicted changes to growing conditions.

We have taken the right tree right place further to include the right way and the right time.

Explore our bookshop to discover which trees would be good for your situation

The New Ornamental Garden

The New Ornamental Garden

Australian Planting Design

Australian Planting Design

Australian Grasses
Australian Grasses
Cronin's Key Guide

Australian Trees

Eucalyptus

A Field Guide to Australian Trees

A Field Guide to Australian Trees

 

Field Guide to Eucalypts Vol 2

Field Guide to Eucalypts Vol 2

Fleming’s Urban Tree Guide

Flemings Urban Tree Guide

Urban Forestry

Urban Forestry

Flora of Melbourne

Flora of Melbourne

Trees of Victoria and Surrounding AreasTrees of Victoria and Adjoining AreasTrees and Forests

Trees and Forests

Gardener’s Companion to Eucalypts

Gardeners Companion to Eucalypts

Hillier Manual of Trees & Shrubs

The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs

Manual of Woody Landscape Plants

Manual of Woody Landscape Plants

Essentials of Urban Design

Essentials of Urban Design

The Practical Science of Planting Trees

The Practical Science of Planting Trees

Plant Names

Plant Names

Mistletoes of Southern Australia

Mistletoes of Southern Australia

Timber Press Pocket Guide to Conifers

Pocket Guide to Conifers

What Tree is That?

What Tree is That?

Starting Out With Natives

Starting Out With Natives

Smaller Eucalypts for Planting

Smaller Eucalypts For Planting In Australia

Taller Eucalypts for Planting

The Tree Book

The Tree Book

Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees & Shrubs

Dirr's Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs

The Amazing Araucaria

The Amazing Araucaria

The Nature of Plants

The Nature of Plants