Leaving a legacy -

Planting the Urban

Forest of the future

David Callow

Urban Landscapes david.callow@melbourne.vic.gov.au

The trees

You’ve established your why and how.

Now it’s time to make it happen.

How do you maximise your planting effort?

1. Be strategic

2. High quality trees, planting and maintenance

3. Tree management and tree protection

Be strategic

Implementation plans

•  Implementation plans allows you to: – Maximise the use of your

data

– Contract grow stock

– Predict budget requirements

– Consult with residents in advance

Prioritizing Planting

Tree selection and canopy cover

Use your budget efficiently

Contract growing

New species trials

Speciesname CommonName Family Origin

Phytolaccadioica Ombu Phytolaccaceae Argen:na

Cardwelliasublimis NorthernSilkyoak Proteaceae Qld

Quercusmacrocarpa BurOak Fagaceae USA

Firmianasimplex ChineseParasoltree Malvaceae China

Taxodiummucronatum MontezumaCypress Cupressaceae Mexico

Abiespinsapo Spanishfir Pinaceae Spain

Caryaillinoinensis Pecan Juglandaceae USA

Gleditsiasinensis ChineseGleditsia Fabaceae China

Pterocaryafraxinifolia Caucasianwingnut Juglandaceae Eurasia

Schinusterebinthifolius Brazilianpeppercorn Anacardiaceae SAmerica

Alloxylonflammeum Queenslandtreewaratah Proteaceae Qld

Flindersiabrayleyana Queenslandmaple Rutaceae Qld

Quercuspubescens DowneyOak Fagaceae Med

Elaeodendroncroceum AfricanHolly Celastraceae SAfrica

Argyrodendrontrifoliolatum WhiteBooyong Malvaceae NSW

ArgyrodendronacAnophyllum BlackBooyong Malvaceae Qld

Gymnocladusdioicus KentuckyCoffeeTree Caesalpinioideae USA

Ostryacarpinifolia HopHornbeam Betulaceae Euro

Carpinusbetulus(NonCul:var) Hornbeam Betulaceae Euro

Umbellulariacalifornica CalifornianLaurel Lauraceae USA

Beilschmiediamiersii Northernbelloto Lauraceae Chile

Eriobotryadeflexa BronzeLoquat Rosaceae Asia

AuranAcarparhombifolia DiamondLeafPiUosporum PiUosporaceae Qld

Davidiainvolucrata Handkerchieftree Cornaceae China

Magnoliadelavayi ChineseevergreenMagnolia Magnoliaceae China

Caryaovatavar.australis Shagbarkhickory Juglandaceae USA

High quality trees, planting

and maintenance

Sourcing quality trees

•  ‘Tools of the trade’ - Use AS

2303:2015 for all stock

inspections. Write it into your

supply contract.

•  Inspect all trees and record quality

standards

•  Contract grow. Incorporate AS

2303:2015 into your growing

contract.

•  Be prepared to pay a deposit.

•  45L vs 40cm

Quality inspections

Plant to contemporary standards

Planting drawing

Tree maintenance

Gilman (1997)

Check your progress

Data is critical.

•  Auditing

–  Independent audit of all trees under maintenance (for CoM that is 3 years

of stock at the end of each planting season). Trees identified for

rework or replacement are assessed with the contractor in the field.

–  Internal audits of planting sites as they are completed.

•  Reporting

– Weekly reports from the contractor detailing activities (planting and/or

maintenance) including any sites with issues or where vandalism has

occurred.

•  GIS

– Essential that new tree and auditing information is collected spatially.

Tree management and Tree

protection

Tree management and protection

How do you maximise your planting effort?

1. Be strategic

2. High quality trees, planting and maintenance

3. Tree management and tree protection

Thanks

david.callow@melbourne.vic.gov.au