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Landscape Tree Production
This page provides resources supporting the production of tree stock for landscaping application.
Documents
| Title↕ | Description↕ | Updated↓ |
|---|---|---|
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Nematodes | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Nematodes | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Water test interpretation (March 2024) | This Nursery Paper looks at why quality water is one of the critical requirements to grow quality plants. Water quality can not only impact plant health but affect soil, growing media, irrigation equipment, nursery activities. The properties of surface, underground and drainage water can vary. Topics covered include why and what to test, and what the results can mean. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Waste management cost estimate worksheet | Waste management cost estimate worksheet | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Webinar Resources | Webinar Resources | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Contingency Plan for Southern Red Mite - Oligonychus ilicis | Contingency Plan for Southern Red Mite - Oligonychus ilicis | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Viruses: Protect your nursery from virus diseases | This fact sheet describes viruses, how they are spread, how they can be identified and how they can be managed in plant crops. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Southern Red Mite | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Southern Red Mite | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Endophytes and Latent Pathogens - Implications for the Nursery Industry Nursery Paper 2017 | Endophytes are fungi that reside in living plant tissue for all or part of their life cycle, without causing any apparent or detectable symptoms of disease.Although generally benign, some have the ability to develop into aggressive pathogens and cause a range of symptoms including dieback, cankers or fruit rots, when trees or plants are stressed. These types of endophytes are usually referred to as latent pathogens. Endophytic latent pathogens are an important biosecurity concern, since they can be moved undetected in plant material and once introduced into a new area, may move onto other hosts and cause disease epidemics. In this Nursery Paper we examine endophytes in more detail and consider their potential future impact on the industry. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Pythium | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Pythium | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Whitefly Pest Management Plan for Production Nurseries | Whitefly Pest Management Plan for Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Managing Predator and Parasite Populations in Production Nurseries | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Managing Predator and Parasite Populations in Production Nurseries | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Pierces Disease | Pest and Disease Fact Sheet - Pierces Disease | 3 Feb 2026 |
| 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. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| 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. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| The New Tree Stock Standard | This is a slide show introducing the new Tree Stock Standard as developed by Western Sydney University. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Using the New Tree Stock Standard | This is a brief guide on the contents and use of AS 2303:2018 Tree Stock for Landscape Use. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| 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. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Hort Innovation Tree Costing Tool - Instruction Manual | Hort Innovation Tree Costing Tool - Instruction Manual | 3 Feb 2026 |
| 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. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| 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),. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| 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. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| 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. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Hort Innovation Final Report: Evaluation of Nursery Tree Stock Balance Parameters | Hort Innovation Final Report: Evaluation of Nursery Tree Stock Balance Parameters | 3 Feb 2026 |
| NIASA Landscape Tree Stock Specification PREVIEW | NIASA Landscape Tree Stock Specification PREVIEW | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Testing the Tree Stock Standard | In 2016-2017, researchers assessed 13,820 trees in 23 wholesale nurseries to see how well Australian Standard 2303:2015 Tree Stock for Landscape Use 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. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Hort Innovation Tree Costing Tool | Hort Innovation Tree Costing Tool | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Getting to the Root of Tree Planting | 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. | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Grafting Techniques Part I [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Identifying Pests and Beneficial Insects and Mites [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Webinar - Energy Efficiency in Nursery Pumping [VIDEO] | No description provided. | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Soil pH - Nutrient availability chart | How soil/media pH effects nutrient uptake by plants | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Smart Farming Virtual Field Day - Golden Grove Nursery | This video is of the Golden Grove virtual field day held on the 2nd November 2023 as part of the Smart Farming Partnerships project - Digital remote monitoring to improve horticultures environmental performance. It includes presentations by project partners Golden Grove, Hitachi and AHR and a virtual nursery walkthrough discussing the technologies installed at the nursery and how it is used to improve production efficiencies. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Footwear and Footbaths - Examples from the Banana Industry | Footbaths are a simple tool which can reduce the risk of bringing on farm a range of pest and diseases. This video from the banana industry shows some good solutions to managing footwear and footbaths on farm. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| 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. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| 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. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| 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. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Invasive Plant Risk Assessment Tool - WEB LINK | The Invasive Plant Risk Assessment Tool is an initiative of Nursery and Garden Industry Australia (now Greenlife Industry Australia), which aims to educate all consumers about invasive plants and the level of invasive plant risk. IMPORTANT NOTE: Information provided by the Invasive Plant Risk Assessment Tool has not been updated since its original development in 2013. The tool should be used as a general guide only and checked against other sources that provide current and accurate information. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| 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. | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Weed management in Production nurseries [Video] | Weed management in Production nurseries [Video] | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Introduction to Smart Farming [WEBINAR] | No description provided. | 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 |
| Department of Agriculture - Importing live plants into Australia [LINK] | No description provided. | 7 Dec 2025 |