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Landscape Tree Production
Documents
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| Nursery tree stock inspection and verification procedure (September 2021) | Tree stock inspection procedures assist production nurseries by establishing and maintaining nursery industry best practice. Procedures ensure stock can be graded accurately, with reduced waste and therefore greater profitability. The procedures outlined can be used to demonstrate to clients the implementation of rigorous production processes. This Nursery Paper outlines the key steps to implementing inspection procedures and can be adopted by any production nursery. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Getting to the roots of growing trees (April 2025) | Landscaping is a vital market for the greenlife supply chain. The success of trees planted in landscaping projects is significantly influenced by how they are grown in the production nursery. Best management growing practices are vital for ensuring trees are healthy, well-structured and able to thrive after transplanting. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| The New Tree Stock Standard | This is a slide show introducing the new Tree Stock Standard as developed by Western Sydney University. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Using the New Tree Stock Standard | This is a brief guide on the contents and use of AS 2303:2018 <em>Tree Stock for Landscape Use</em>. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Roadshow Unveils New Tree Stock Standard | A new benchmark to assess the quality of Australian trees has been unveiled by Western Sydney University’s Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE) at a series of capital city workshops last month. The new standard, AS 2303:2018 Tree Stock for Landscape Use, follows two years of research funded by Hort Innovation using nursery industry levies and funds from the Australian Government. In this Nursery Paper, we revisit the research findings that led to a broader, more applicable tree standard, as well as the national roadshow, which brought together 450 growers and landscape professionals to learn about the updated criteria. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Hort Innovation Tree Costing Tool - Instruction Manual | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Is the Tree Stock Standard for Landscape Use a Valid Test of Australian Tree Quality? | Between April 2016 and January 2017, researchers from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at Western Sydney University assessed more than 13,000 trees to see how closely the current standard matches trees of different species and climates in nurseries across Australia. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Horticulture Innovation Australia Final Report: Evaluation of Nursery Tree Stock Balance Parameters | This is the final report for a research project by Mark Tjoelker of the University of Western Sydney, which aimed to quantify the role of species and climatic region in influencing root to shoot balance of grower tree stock in order to enable an evaluation of the tree stock balance assessment criteria within the Australian Standard for Tree Stock for Landscape Use (AS 2303:2015),. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Testing Process for the AS 2303:2018 Standard | Information on the testing process for the AS 2303:2018 Standard, including a flow diagram and a table of preferred tree stock sizes for given container volumes. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Tree Stock Standard Project: A Better Way to Assess the Quality of Australian Trees: Outreach Tour 2018 | Western Sydney University, in collaboration with Hort Innovation and its “Hort Frontiers Green Cities Fund”, have embarked upon a 5-year plan to develop planning tools, engaging the public and stakeholders in a new conversation about urban greening and the role that trees play in urban ecosystems. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Hort Innovation Final Report: Evaluation of Nursery Tree Stock Balance Parameters | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| NIASA Landscape Tree Stock Specification PREVIEW | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Testing the Tree Stock Standard | In 2016-2017, researchers assessed 13,820 trees in 23 wholesale nurseries to see how well <em>Australian Standard 2303:2015 Tree Stock for Landscape Use</em> applies to trees of different species and climates in nurseries across the country, with specific emphasis on tree stock balance and size index equations. This Nursery Paper looks at the findings of their research and their recommendation that the current standard be modified. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Getting to the root of tree planting (November 2016) | The success of tree planting starts at the beginning of a tree’s life and the eventual impact of nursery production decisions may not be seen immediately. The nursery industry is on a journey to refine a standard for landscape trees, ensuring they thrive for centuries in a greener Australia. This began in April 2015 with the introduction of the Australian standard for tree stock for landscape use (AS 2303:2015). Research is currently underway by the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment to evaluate this standard and assess the real-world performance of nursery trees grown for landscaping purposes. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Hort Innovation Tree Costing Tool | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Tree Stock Standard Project: A Better Way To Assess The Quality Of Australian Trees - WEB LINK | This webpage reviews the results of the Tree Stock Standard Project, conducted by Western Sydney University. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Australian Urban Forest Literature Database | This web resource allows the user to search for Treenet symposium videos and papers, case studies and other urban and street tree management information. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Tree Balance Calculator from the Tree Stock Standard Project | Tree Balance Calculator from the Tree Stock Standard Project This calculator allows the user to enter container volume, calliper and height of tree stock to compare to the new standard, as developed from the Tree Stock Standard Project: A Better Way To Assess The Quality Of Australian Trees. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Case Study - Tree stock research by Western Sydney University - VIDEO WEB LINK | This YouTube video discusses the results of research by a team from Western Sydney University to assess the tree stock standard for landscape use. | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Case Study: Tree Stock Roadshow at Alpine Nurseries - VIDEO WEB LINK | This YouTube video presents a case study from the Tree Stock Roadshow, with Ken Bevan at Alpine Nurseries in Dural, New South Wales sharing his insights on the recently updated AS 2303: 2018 Tree Stock for Landscape Use and why it’s a useful benchmark to assess the quality of Australian trees. | 7 Dec 2025 |