Winter is nearly over, and you can feel the energy of spring all around us. As you move around the plateau, look for the Red Cedars, Toona ciliata, in the forests. budding out their new vermillion spring growth. A beautiful endemic seasonal marker.
It was incredibly gratifying recently to visit a large Lily Pily tree, Syzygium australe, that we worked on in December last year. It was looking quite poorly but has now made a full recovery.
It’s about 18 m tall with a canopy diameter of 10 m. Of course we all know that Lily Pily’s only grow to 3 m tall, right?! I saw a photo from the early days of white settlement of a Lily Pily tree whose trunk was broader than the entire horse and rider that stood in front of it.
This specimen had been struggling, with a lot of deadwood throughout the canopy. We painstakingly detailed out all the deadwood using a Cherry Picker and retained all the healthy green tissue. We also treated the soil around the root zone of the tree, and now eight months later, it is looking fantastic. See the photo.
This is part of what being an arborist is really about. Caring for trees, retaining trees and keeping them safe and healthy. Of course sometimes we have to make practical decisions and remove some trees, but let’s face it people, the world needs more trees!
I would encourage you to remember that trees are living beings that surround us, they just don’t move around like we do.
If you’re feeling tired or struggling with life, I would invite you to find a tree and touch it and connect with it and let the tree ease your burden…
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