A Dog’s Life Calculation for a Tree ONE HUMAN’S YEAR EQUALS ABOUT ONE MONTH FOR A TREE All living organisms

Nothing’s Ever Sudden In Trees During the early 1980’s, while working with Dr Alex Shigo on the reason for “Sudden

Tree Protection Zones (TPZ) were invented in the USA, based on American Species and American units of measurement. For Australia

A SLOW PROCESS The way a tree dies is through starvation. The tree / plant simply does not have enough

Having a few green leaves on the end of a branch does not indicate health, prosperity or longevity. Such remnant

Woodland Management, Agriculture, Gardening and Grounds Maintenance causes the thin layer of topical organics to be depleted through; the conversion

All living organisms have an interplay with electricity. They use, transmit, absorb or generate electrical energy. All living cells have

Roots are the brains of the tree. It’s the roots that drive all the processes within the tree. The root

Planting Advanced Trees The success of planting any plants and particularly advanced trees is substantially dependent of proper planting procedures

Trees are generation organisms, generating new tissue on the outside of the old tissue with each growth increment – Growth

Dieback Short-term stress management is manifested by the dieback of the less productive and vital crown sections or iterations.  This

Over an ideal growing season a stem may grow say 1 metre and have leaves every 50mm down the stem. 

In the picture to the left, Dr Shigo shows the progressive clamping of branches to trunks.  The outer current growth

Example:External and Internal View The first picture shows external view of twin leaders with included bark. Second picture shows internal

Seldom are healthy trees removed, but when they are the residue of the bole and root system are still alive

Roots of a tree serve three functions: Water and Nutrient Capture from the soil,Structural integrity – holding the tree up,