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Tree maintenance requirements for Moreland Primary School

Moreland Rd & De Carle St, Coburg This works schedule serves as a guide to the short-‐term tree maintenance requirements. Relevant standards are referenced to ensure quality of tree maintenance. Tree locations are taken from the site map provided and are approximate. Tree work descriptions are detailed with photographs in the tree works table. *Disclaimer This works schedule does not constitute and Arborist report. An Arborist report would include a detailed inspection of each individual tree over the entire site. The assessment would detail each tree DBH (Diameter at Breast Height), Height, Health, Structure, and Useful Life Expectancy. This works schedule is purely a working document to communicate the works covered under the attached quotation. Melbourne Tree Care does not declare that any of these trees have been assessed for health and safety to an Arborist reporting standards. A full site arboriculture assessment is recommended to conduct a comprehensive tree evaluation.



Work processes / standards The following processes should be followed when carrying out the tree maintenance:

ü Signage and barricades will be used in areas where there may be public access.

ü Vicroads compliant traffic management will be provided to keep vehicles clear of the work site.

ü Safety observers will monitor the footpath to provide safe access for

pedestrians.

ü Tree crews will all be equipped with appropriate OH&S personal protective equipment.

ü Qualified arborists will make all pruning cuts to trees. All staff should be

instructed on the pruning techniques required to maintain the Australian Standards for Pruning of Amenity Trees (AS – 4373-‐2007)

ü All tree trunks and branches will be removed from the site.

ü Works may have to be performed within restricted hours to accommodate

specific site requirements and to avoid pedestrians, vehicles and forklifts etc.

ü Works will be conducted in accordance with the Safe Operating Procedures manual for Melbourne Tree Care. A full site safety plan will be prepared prior to work commencement.

ü A site specific Job Safety Assessment will be completed by the site foreman

and discussed with all crew on site on the day of the works.



Item #

Works Photo

1 Eucalyptus polyanthemos (Red Box) Remove to ground level. Grind stump. The tree exhibits poor structure and is in poor health. A large amount of borer damage was observed.

2 Fraxinus angustifolia (Desert Ash)

Remove deadwood from canopy

3 Populus x Canadensis (Poplar)

Remove deadwood and low epicormic shoots.



4 Angophora costata (Smooth-‐barked Apple) Remove deadwood and crossing branches

5 Eucalyptus cladocalyx (Sugar Gum)

The tree has previously lost a large limb. An aerial inspection is recommended to determine if any works are required.

6 X2 Eucalyptus cladocalyx (Sugar Gum)

Remove deadwood, conduct aerial inspection, remove limb with extensive dieback.



7 Ulmus glabra ‘Lutescens’ (Golden Elm) Reduce limb with poor branch attachment by 1/3 to mitigate the risk of failure

8 Eucalyptus spp (Gum)

Weight reduce extended lateral branches

9 Schinus molle (Peppercorn)

Uplift low canopy Remove deadwood Weight reduce extended laterals over play area Note: No works over power lines



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