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How To Prepare Your Property For Bushfire Season In Tasmania

Tasmania is no stranger to devastating bushfires. Regardless of whether you plan to stay or leave your property during a bush fire, preparing your trees and vegetation makes it easier for you and firefighters to defend your home and assets.

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Do I Need Permission To Cut Down A Tree In Hobart City Council?

This is a fantastic question with a rather ambiguous answer: In short, whether you can cut down a tree in Hobart City Council depends on a number of moving parts and parties. But first, let’s discuss the reasons you may want to remove a tree on your private property.

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Do I Need Permission To Cut Down A Tree In Kingborough Council?

This is a fantastic question with a rather ambiguous answer: In short, whether you can cut down a tree in Kingborough Council depends on a number of moving parts and parties. But first, let’s discuss the reasons you may want to remove a tree on your private property.

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Do I Need Permission To Cut Down A Tree In Huon Valley Council?

Whether you can cut down a tree in Huon Valley Council depends on a number of moving parts and parties. But first, let’s discuss the reasons you may want to remove a tree on your private property.

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Do I Need Permission To Cut Down A Tree In Clarence City Council?

This is a fantastic question with a rather ambiguous answer: In short, whether you can cut down a tree in Clarence City Council depends on a number of moving parts and parties. But first, let’s discuss the reasons you may want to remove a tree on your private property.

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Do I Need Permission To Cut Down A Tree In Glenorchy City Council?

Fantastic question. Our answer? It depends. In short, whether you can cut down a tree in Glenorchy City Council depends on a number of moving parts and parties. But first, let’s discuss the reasons you may want to remove a tree on your private property.

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Do I Need Permission To Cut Down A Tree In Sorell Council?

The short answer to this question is, it depends. The permissions surrounding whether you can cut down a tree in Sorell Council depends on a number of moving parts and parties. But first, let’s discuss the reasons you may want to remove a tree on your private property.

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Do I Need Permission To Cut Down A Tree In Tasman Council?

Fantastic question. In short, whether you can cut down a tree in Tasman Council depends on a number of moving parts and parties. But first, let’s discuss the reasons you may want to remove a tree on your private property.

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Do I Need Permission To Cut Down A Tree In Brighton Council?

This is a fantastic question. In short, whether you can cut down a tree in Brighton Council depends on a number of moving parts and parties. But first, let’s discuss the reasons you may want to remove a tree on your private property.

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Armillaria Luteobubalina: Dealing With Honey Fungus In Tasmania

Have you detected a honey-coloured mushroom growing on your property? Does it appear near or at the base of a seemingly healthy tree? If so, there’s a chance your tree is battling Armillaria luteobubalina.

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Managing Elm Leaf Beetle In Tasmania

You may be surprised to learn that the Elm Leaf Beetle has only existed in Tasmania for approximately 20 years, with the first case detected in Launceston in 2002 and in Hobart in 2008.

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What To Do When Identifying Myrtle Rust In Tasmania

When myrtle rust disease was first detected in New South Wales in 2010, Australia’s federal and state governments initiated an emergency response.

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Dealing With The Eucalyptus Longhorn Borer In Tasmania

As its name suggests, the Eucalyptus Longhorn Borer (Phoracantha semipunctata) is an Australian endemic beetle that is easily recognised by its long antennae and the distinctive holes it bores into suitable host species.

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Ganoderma Australe In Tasmania: Identification And Recent Research

Ganoderma australe, also known as the southern bracket, is a common wood-rotting fungus that is found in many regions of the world.

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Pathogenic Fungi In Tasmania: Cypress Canker

Cypress canker, caused by the fungal pathogen Seiridium, is a significant problem affecting a wide range of Cypress species worldwide.

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Wood-Decaying Fungi In Tasmania: Fomitiporia Robusta

Fomitiporia robusta (formerly Phellinus robustus) is a species of wood-decaying fungi that belongs to the family Hymenochaetaceae, order Hymenochaetales, and class Agaricomycetes.

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Controlling Anthracnose: Colletotrichum And Other Fungal Diseases In Tasmania

Anthracnose is a group of fungal diseases that affects plants typically in warm or humid areas. Even so, Anthracnose can infect plants in temperate climates like Tasmania given the right conditions.

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Tasmanian Trees And The Benefits Of Mulching

Mulching is a practice that involves covering the ground around trees with a protective material, such as woodchips, compost, cardboard, or plastic sheeting.

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Preparing Your Trees For Tasmanian Winters

Trees can provide amenity and value to your property. However, they don’t always grow strong, straight and healthy.

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Management And Treatment Of Phytophthora Dieback In Tasmania

Here in Tasmania, phytophthora poses a serious danger to at least 35 rare and threatened plants. The vegetation types most affected are heathland, moorlands, dry sclerophyll forest and scrub.

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