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ORTH SYDALLS HEAD T1TH
SEPTEMB
2TH SEPTEMB
NUARY 201
argot BluesApp.Sc (Hortiploma (Arbor14 991122 uesarbor11@
ber of the Ins
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MARGOT B
1 Ex
Margot Coordinpreselec
Grant fuimpact utargetedestablishinspectio
The scopcanopieoccurredmethoddid not i& 48 all
Termite with follall instan
A summ
Total treassessed
Maturity
Mature
Semi ma
Immatu
Vigour (density)
Good
Fair
Poor
Termite
Arborea
Active le
Inactive
Nil
Table 1:
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BLUES CONSULT
xecutive
Blues Consuator North Scted cohort o
unding had bupon tree vigd. The formah a baseline ons at 12 an
pe of works ws into three d on the 11 Sology outlineinclude any dCorymbia gu
treatment tlow up inspences originat
mary of result
Cg
ees d
3
y
2
ature 6
re 3
(crown )
1
1
6
s
al nests 4
eads 2
leads 6
2
Results and
LS HEAD TERMI
TING ARBORIST
Summar
lting ArborisSydney Counof trees with
een obtainegour. The sual trial was toof tree healtd 24months
was to visuagroups theseSeptember 2ed by Matthdestructive iummifera we
o eight (8) nections occurting from the
ts were:‐
Corymbia gummifera 3
4 trees
trees
trees
3 trees
4trees
trees
0 Trees
trees
trees
d categorisat
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ry
st has been ecil to conducin the Balls H
d to undertaubterranean o be conductth prior to tepost treatm
lly assess a pe being poor2015 and waseck & Breloenvestigationere not locat
ests within trring 20th Octe initial treat
Ep
tion of tree c
PROJECT
engaged by Mct a visual treHead Nature
ake a trial tertermite spected over twoermite treatmment.
predeterminr, fair and gos based on eer (2006). Asns. Tree heigted therefore
the cohort pltober, 2015 tment.
Eucalyptus piperita 2
2 trees
Nil
Nil
1 tree
1 tree
1
1 tree
Nil
Nil
cohort.
Mr Gareth Deee assessmee Reserve.
rmite controcies Nasutiteo years compment, termit
ed cohort ofod for futureelements of Vssessment ofght and canoe no data is r
lus an additiand 15th Jan
Eure21
19
2 t
Ni
11
9 t
1 t
2
18
1 t
Ni
ebney Bushlant and subse
ol programmeermes walkerprising an inite eradication
f fifty nine (5e comparisonVTA (Visual Tf trees was fpy width werecorded aga
onal tree occuary, 2016.
ucalyptus esinifera 1
9 trees
trees
l
1 trees
trees
tree
8 Trees
tree
l
SEPTEM
and Manageequent repo
e to determri was the ontial tree inspn and follow
59) trees caten purposes. Tree Assessmfrom ground ere estimatedainst these t
curred on 13Control was
Tota
56
45
8
3
24
24
8
8 (Pladdi
39
7
2
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ement rting on a
ine their nly species pection, to wed up
egorising the Inspection ment) level only and. Trees 46, rees.
3th Septembes successful i
al
lus 1 itional)
2
eir
nd 47
er n
MARGOT B
2 Ta
1 Exe
2 Tab
3 Intr
4 Me
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
5 Res
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.3
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BALL
BLUES CONSULT
able of C
ecutive Summ
ble of Conten
roduction ....
ethodology ...
Tree Coho
Termite Tr
VTA ..........
Canopy Cla
sults and Ob
Balls Head
Termites –
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.2 Bark C
Tree Summ
ix 1: Tree Da
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ontents
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MARGOT B
3 Int
Margot CoordinpreselecCouncil effect ona twelveformal trequeste
The assiThese trnoticeabrepresenextreme
InspectioAssessmlevel onestimate
With thetrees ocwere CoThe loca46, 47 &
Termite Septemb2016. Ethe nest
BALL
BLUES CONSULT
troductio
Blues Consuator North Scted cohort ohas secured n tree popule month peririal completed an indepe
gnment’s aimrees will be sble improvemntation of thely large to n
on occurred ment) methodly and did noed.
e exception ocurred towaorymbia gumation and hen
48.
treatment aber 2015. Foradication ofts were inact
LS HEAD TERMI
TING ARBORIST
on
lting ArborisSydney Counof trees withgrant fundination and poiod with voluion. As a coendent Cons
m was to estsimilarly assement in theirhe subterraneewly develo
on the 11th dology outlinot include an
of one tree, ards the crestmmifera (33); nce inspectio
applied to treollow up inspf treated nestive.
ITE RESEARCH P
st has been ecil to conducin the Balls Hng to undertaost eradicatiounteers contndition of fuulting Arbor
tablish a baseessed at 12 ar health and ean termite ping. Only t
September ned by Matthny destructiv
all trees inspt with the reEucalyptus ron of three t
ees containinpection post sts had been
PROJECT
engaged by Mct a visual treHead Natureake a termiton, the ongoinuing to repunding procuist undertak
eline of tree and 24 monthvigour has ospecies Nasuthis termite s
2015 and waheck & Breloe investigati
pected were emainder on resinifera (20trees did not
ng arboreal ttreatment o
n successful.
Mr Gareth Deee assessmee Reserve hee trial controoing changesport on tree rement, Syde the assess
health priorhs post termoccurred. Thutitermes waspecies was t
as based on oer (2006). Aons. Tree he
east of the uthe eastern 0) Eucalyptu occur as I co
termite nestsoccurred 20th
Spot checks
ebney Bushlant and subserein referredol programmto tree healhealth for a ney Coastal ment.
r to termite tmite eradicatie Reserve sealkerii with atargeted for
elements of Assessment oeight and can
upper bitumlower slope.s piperita (2)ould not loca
s was conduh October, 20s of termite l
SEPTEM
and Manageequent repod to as the Reme to determlth. The trialnumber of yCouncils Gro
treatment – ion to determeemingly hada range of nethe purpose
VTA (Visual of trees was nopy width w
en loop road. The specie) Eucalyptus ate them, the
cted on Satu015 and agaileads on tree
MBER 2015
ement rt on a eserve. The
mine termite l is to run ovyears post oup (SCCG) h
see table 1.mine if d a very highest sizes frome of this trial.
Tree from groundwere
d. Only a fews inspected microcorys.ese being tre
urday 12th in 15th Januaes surroundi
4
er
has
h m .
d
w
ees
ary, ng
MARGOT B
4 Me
T4.1Tree selewith ribbhad dislo
Fifty nin
T4.2The termin accordapplicatfrom thecontact dose wh
Nine nestree 13. trees.
The nest
V4.3The asseMatthecfor each
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7.
8.
Compre
For the pdensity. classificapost terfollowin
Modernoverall t
BALL
BLUES CONSULT
ethodolo
TreeCohoection and nbon and GPSodged from
e (59) trees
TermiteTrmiticide Termdance with lion beneathe sapwood twith as manhere the chem
st were treat This tree su
t heights we
VTAessment of eck & Breloer h trees were:
Tree speciesApproximateCanopy sprepacing wherTrunk diameGeneral desHealth & vigpest infectioCondition (vphysical damSuitability of
hensive info
purpose of t Point 6, immation for eacmite treatmeg.
arboriculturtree health a
LS HEAD TERMI
TING ARBORIST
ogy
rtnumbering haS co‐ordinatetrees (huma
all rough ba
reatmentmidore® was abelling inst the bark wahrough termny individualsmical is trans
ted – 8 withiupported a v
re measured
each tree wa(1994) and o‐
s including Be height ead associatere possible. eter measurecription of thgour (assesson, canopy dvisual evidemage as indicf the tree to
ormation reco
his study, thmediately prch tree. For cent. Photog
ral practices and vigour –
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ad been predes obtained vn interventio
rked and loc
tapplied to tructions. Theas applied – amite activity. s as possiblesmitted back
in the selecteery large act
d using a lase
s based on Voccurred fro
otanical and
ed with each
ed at 1.4m ohe tree usingment of foliaensity, presence of strucators) the site in it
orded on eac
e determinareceding, outcomparison raphs repres
use a syntheinclusive of p
PROJECT
determined via the internon).
cally indigeno
rees only coe external ma number of The efficacy. The mode k to the quee
ed cohort antive nest with
er distance m
Visual Tree Am ground le
Common N
h quadrant (N
off ground levg visual assesage, size, coence of deadctural defec
ts existing loc
ch tree can b
ation of eachtlines the aspurposes, trsenting each
esis of both bpoints 6 & 7
by North Sydnet. Some lo
ous formed t
ntaining arbmud leads wetrees had “cy of the curreof action is nen. No trees
nd the 9th Euch significant
measure.
ssessment (Vvel only. Th
ame.
N, S, E, W).
vel ssment olour, extensdwood, diebacts, instabilit
cation.
be found in a
tree’s “healsessment criree reassessmh canopy gro
biotic and ababove.
dney Councilocation diffic
the cohort. T
oreal nests. re flooded acrumbly” barent termiticidnot a direct ks were drilled
calyptus micdamage occ
VTA) a methe following c
The figures a
ion growth, ack and epicoty, evidence
appendix 1.
th & vigour”iteria used toment will occuping can be
biotic charac
SEPTEM
l. Trees had culty resulted
The majority
Concentratiand where pork where it hde arsenal iskill but rathed.
crocorys locacurring to sur
odology descharacteristi
are an estim
the presencormic growte of previou
” was based o obtain the cur at 12 ande seen in sec
cteristics whe
MBER 2015
been taggedd as ribbons
y were matur
ion rates weossible had detacheds chemical er a low letha
ted south ofrrounding
cribed by cs examined
mation based
ce of diseaseh as indicatous pruning a
on canopy baseline d 24 months tion 4.3
en determini
5
d
re.
re
d
al
f
d
on
e or ors) and
ing
MARGOT B
C4.4The follo
Image 1
BALL
BLUES CONSULT
CanopyClaowing photo
: Poor cano
LS HEAD TERMI
TING ARBORIST
assificatiographs give
py
ITE RESEARCH P
onvisual indica
PROJECT
tion to cano
Image 3:
opy ratings as
Image 2: Fa
Good canop
ssigned to ea
air canopy
py.
SEPTEM
ach trees.
MBER 2015
6
MARGOT B
5 Re
B5.1
Balls HeHarbour
The immexposedtransitioEucalyptwestwar
ChapmaHawkesbnarrow ieucalyptshallow
Image 4:
T5.2
5.2.1
BALL
BLUES CONSULT
esults an
BallsHead
ad is a smallr. Surroundi
mediate foresd very steep son towards thtus resiniferards.
an and Murpbury Sandstoincised valleyt open‐woodand disconti
Balls Head (y
Termites–
TermiteneNest were 6
With the excT14 – nest o
No termite npresence of
LS HEAD TERMI
TING ARBORIST
nd Obser
d‐descrip
undevelopeng areas are
shores are stsandstone ohe crest of tha) to smooth
hy 1989 desone. Local reys, steep sidedland (dry sclinuous.
yellow circle)
–Nasutite
ests6 metres or h
ception of T1occupied clos
nests were oexternal lea
ITE RESEARCH P
rvations
ption
ed parcel of le heavily buil
teep with flautcrops; limihe Reserve. h barks (Ango
cribe the lanelief 40‐200meslopes withlerophyll fore
showing isola
ermeswal
higher above
14 Eucalyptuse to a 360 d
observed witds accessing
PROJECT
and extendit up with lim
attening occuited pocketsTo the east ophora costa
ndscape as “Hm, slopes >25h rocky benchest) and tall
tion and deve
lkeri
ground.
us piperita, adegrees of th
hin the smoog deadwood.
ng into and smited natural
urring at the s of open soilrough barks ata) towards
Hawkesbury5%. Rock ouhes, broken sopen forest
elopment in a
ll other neste main.
oth barked t
surrounded bushland in
crest. The wl. There is a dominate (Cthe top of t
”‐ rugged, rotcrop >50%. scarps and bo(wet sclerop
djoining subu
s orientated
rees (Angop
SEPTEM
by waters ofn close proxim
western shornoticeable sCorymbia guhe crest and
olling to very Narrow creoulders. Mophyll forests).
urbs. Accessed
d to the north
phora costata
MBER 2015
f Sydney mity.
re displays species mmifera andd then
y steep hills oests and ridgeostly uncleare Soils are
d 19/10/2015
h/north east
a) despite th
7
d
on es, ed
5.
t.
e
MARGOT B
5.2.2 Trees aftermite durationthe bark
Trunks tbark froalternat“crumbltreatmenot asce
Whilst thside of tthe high
Arboreacolonisestudy gr
BALL
BLUES CONSULT
BarkChangffected by teactivity. Tren of infestatik remained in
thought subjm the cambiive not requy” dull and pent, it was noertained.
his “crumblythe trunk appher elevation
al nests provied the nest wroup.
LS HEAD TERMI
TING ARBORIST
gesrmites displaees with asceon/occupatintact.
ected to lonial area (outeiring the conpapery and roted this dea
y” bark was ppeared less as where trun
iding habitatwithin T36 an
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ayed bark chending shelteon. These sh
ger durationer sapwood)nstruction ofemained intd bark easily
present on thaffected thatnks were mo
t for vertebrand Kookabur
PROJECT
hanges and ther tubes on thelter tubes
ns of termite ) forming encf mud leads.act whilst tey fell from th
he entire trut the remainore exposed t
ates and inveras were nes
he changes athe outer barappeared no
activity had closed acces The appear
ermite activithe trees. The
nk circumfering quadrantto the weste
ertebrates. sting in anot
Photowith oN/NE
appeared conrk were thouot to have al
developed as for termiteance of this ty was occurre degree of c
rence, it wasts. This was erly sun.
It was observher termite n
SEPTEM
o 1: Typical sorientation t.
nsistent withught to have ltered the in
a “separatione movementseparated bring. Post tecambial injur
s noted that particularly
ved native bnest in a tree
MBER 2015
shape of nestowards the
h duration ofa short ner bark i.e.
n” of inner i.e. an ark was ermite ry incurred w
the westernnoticeable o
ees had e outside the
8
st
f
was
on
e
MARGOT B
Photo 2
BALL
BLUES CONSULT
& 3: Muddi
LS HEAD TERMI
TING ARBORIST
ing on the ou
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uter trunk (L
PROJECT
HS photo) an
nd crumbly ddry bark rem
SEPTEM
moved (RHS p
MBER 2015
photo).
9
MARGOT B
T5.3The cohtree locaage class
Total treassessed
Maturity
Mature
Semi ma
Immatu
Vigour (density)
Good
Fair
Poor
Termite
Arborea
Active le
Inactive
Nil
Table 1 presenc
BALL
BLUES CONSULT
TreeSummort of trees aated west ofs, vigour and
Cg
ees d
3
y
2T334
ature 6 T
re 3 T
(crown )
1T35
1T35
T
s
al nests T
eads 2T345
leads T
T4
(expanded): e. Note Tree
LS HEAD TERMI
TING ARBORIST
maryassess occurf the upper lod termite pre
Corymbia gummifera 3
4 trees:‐ 1, 3, 4, 15, 23, 34, 35, 369, 40, 41, 425, 49, 55, 57
trees:‐ 29, 30, 31, 5
trees:‐ 50, 51, 54
3 trees:‐ 3, 4, 29, 34, 7,41, 43, 44,7, 59
4 trees:‐ 1, 28, 30, 315, 38,39, 40,3, 56
15, 27, 50,51
1, 27, 32, 36
0 Trees 3, 4, 15, 29, 5, 37, 38, 394, 45, 52, 537, 59
28, 30, 31, 4
42, 51
Total trees es 46, 47 & 4
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red mid reseoop road. Thesence.
Ep
7, 28, 32, 6, 27, 38, , 43, 44, , 59
T
2, 53, 56
36, , 45, 55
, 32, 33, ,42, 49,
T
1, 52, 54 T
, 43 T
33, 34, , 40, 41, , 55, 56,
T
9, 50, 54
classified in 48 all identifi
PROJECT
erve extendihe following
Eucalyptus piperita 2
2 trees:‐ T14 & T26
Nil
Nil
1 tree:‐ T26
T14
T14
T26
Nil
Nil
accordance ied as Corym
ng east. T28table summ
Eure21
19T2111925
2 tT1
Ni
11T516
9 tT621
T2
T2
18T5111823
T2
Ni
with speciesmbia gummife
8 Corymbia garises the fin
ucalyptus esinifera 1
9 trees:‐ 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 91, 12, 13, 16, 9, 20 21, 22, 25, 58.
trees:‐ 18 & 24.
l
1 trees:‐ 5, 8, 9, 10, 126, 18, 20, 24,
trees:‐ 6, 7, 11, 17, 11, 22, 23, 58
2
2, 58
8 Trees 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11,12, 13, 14, 8, 19, 20, 21, 3, 24
25
l
s, maturity, vera are not i
SEPTEM
gummifera wndings of ea
Tota
56
9, 10, 17, 23,
45
8
3
2, 13, 25
24
19, 24
8 (pl
8
10, 17, 22,
39
7
2
vigour and tencluded.
MBER 2015
was the only ch tree grou
al
lus 1 addit)
ermite
10
p:
MA
ARGOT BLUES C
Append
BALLS HEAD
CONSULTING ARB
dix 1: Tr
TERMITE RESE
BORIST
ree Data
EARCH PROJECT
Summar
T
ry
SESEPTEMBER 201
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