Course CodeVHT115Fee CodeS2Duration (approx)100 hoursQualificationStatement of Attainment Are you interested in learning more about Australia's native trees? This course first teaches you about different types of Australian flora, plant identification, information sources, planting, feeding, soils, pests and diseases, watering, propagation and transplanting. The remaining lessons then deal with selected varieties of trees, windbreak planting, agroforestry, tree maintenance and tree selection. This is a great course for: Gardeners, horticulturists, arborists Landscapers, Garden Designers and Nurserypersons Farmers, land managers, land rehabilitation and forestry staff Lesson Structure There are 8 lessons in this course: Introduction Review of the system of plant identification Genus, Species Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons Characteristics of main Australian Plant Families General characteristics of native trees Information contacts (ie: nurseries, seed, clubs, etc.) History of nomenclature International Code Ranks of Taxa Principle of priority Selection and spelling of plant names Changing names Hybrids Culture Planting Procedure Planting on slopes Fertilizer Time of planting Staking Mulching Pruning native trees Steps in removing a branch from a tree Soils (Physical, chemical, biological structure) Soil profile Improving soil profile Colloids Water and air Soil temperature Soil life Soil Problems (Loss of soil fertility, Erosion, Salinity, Soil compaction, Soil acidification, Build up of dangerous chemicals) Improving soils (soil additives etc) Limestone Underlay Technique Fertilisers Fertilising established trees Plant Nutrition Water Problems Drainage Propagation Choosing the right propagating technique Seed Seed sources Hybrid seed production Storing seed Difficult seeds Dormancy facftors Maintaining genetic identity Propagating Media Propagating Eucalypts Propagating Acacias Cuttings Improving curtting success rates Grafting Top graft Whip & Tongue graft Irrigated graft Grafting selected plants (Eucalypts, Grevilleas, Banksias, Hakeas) After care of seed and cuttings Transplanting (seedlings, cuttings) Potting up plants and Growing on Most Commonly Grown Varieties Review dozens of relevant genera Allocasuarina Casuarina Melia Pittosporum Acacia More About Important Groups Eucalyptus Banksia Brachychiton Grevillea Diagnosing Tree Problems Tree Surgery Techniques Other Varieties Rainforest Trees Constructing a Rainforest Acmena Eugenia Mallotus Melicope (Euodia) Neolitsia Nothofagus Schefflera Stenocarpus Syzygium Aracaria Agathis Actinostrobus Callitris Podocarpus Adansonia Agonis Albizzia Alstonia Alphotinia Angophora Barklya Buckinghamia Castenospermum Elaeocarpus Ficus Macadamia Melia Nuytsia Tristania/Lophostemon Making The Best Use of Native Plants Why plant trees in the Landscape Problems with trees Biological controls Parasitism Symbiosis Planting Techniques (Pocket planting, slope serrration, Wattling, Planting arid sites, Direct seeding, Spray seeding) Edible Australian Tree Crops (Davidsonia, Quandong, Backhousia, Citrus, Acacia, Syzygium, Tasmannia, Kunzea) Australian indigenous timber trees Essential oils Useful Australian Conifers (Actinostrobus, Athrotaxus, Agathis, Araucaria, Callitris, Podocarpus) Australian Indigenous Palms Special Assignment You select and conduct an in depth study of one plant genus or group (eg. Timber trees, conifers, trees from a particular region) Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.Aims To identify Australian Native Trees To describe the culture of Australian Native Trees. To propagate Australian Native Trees Compare characteristics and cultural requirements of different commonly grown species of Australian Native Trees. Compare characteristics and cultural requirements of conifer and rainforest species of Australian Native Trees. Describe a range of uses for Australian native trees. Study one type of Australian Native Tree in depth. Scope of the Subject? The study of Australian Trees is immense. You may not realise just how many different trees come from Australia. Australian native trees are found in all of the following genera: Abrophyllum Acacia Acmena Acradenia (syn: Bosistoa) Acronychia Andersonia Agathis Alectryon Aleurites Allocasuarina Alphitonia Alstonia Amorphospermum Angophora Anodopetalum Anopterus Aphananthe Araucaria Archidendron Archirhodomyrtus Archontophoenix Argophyllum Argyrodendron Arytera Atalaya Atherosperma Athrotaxis Backhousia Baloghia Banksia Barklya Barringtonia Bauerella Beilschmiedia Blepharocarya Bombax Brachychiton Bridelia Buckinghamia Cardwellia Caldcluvia Callistemon Callitris Capparis Carissa Carnarvonia Caryota Cassia Castanospora Castenospermum Casuarina Ceratopetalum Cerbera Choricarpia Cinnamomum Clerodendrum Crateva Croton Cryptocarya Cupaniopsis Cuttsia Dacrydium Delarbrea Darlingia Davidsonia Daphnandra Decaspermum Denhammia Dillenia Diospyros Diploglottis Doryphora Drypetes Duboisia Dysoxylum Elaeocarpus Elaeodendron Elattostachys Endiandra Erynthrina Eucalyptus Eucryphia Eugenia Euodia Ficus Floydia Garcinia Gardenia Geijera Glochidion Grevillea Guilfoylia Guioa Hakea Harpullia Hedycarya Hernandia Heterodendron Hibiscus Hichesbeachia Hollandaea Howeia Hydriastele Hymenosporum Lagerstroemia Lagunaria Lepiderma Liculia Livistonia Lophostemon Macadamia Mallotus Melaleuca Melia Melicope Neolitsea Normanbya Nothofagus Mischocarpus Olea Opisthiolepis Orania Oreocallis Orites Owenia Pandanus Pentacerus Petalostigma Phyllocladus Pipterus Pisonia Pithecellobium Pittosporum Planchonella Pleiogynium Podocarpus Polytalthia Polyosma Polyscias Premna Psychotria Ptychosperma Quintinia Randia Rapanea Rhoddamnia Rhodomyrtus Rhodosphaera Santalum Sarcopteryx Schefflera Sloanea Stenocarpus Sterculia Streblus Syncarpia Syzygium Tasmannia Thespesia Timonius Toechima Toona Trema Tristaniopsis Trachocarpa Waterhousea Wilkiea Xanthostemon Zanthoxylum NB: Some trees have had name changes but are still most often known by the above listed names (e.g. Oreocallis is now called Alloxylon and Euodia is now called Melicope). Trees form the framework of a garden. More than any other plants, they determine a garden’s character - creating shade and protection for everything below them. Before selecting the trees for your garden, you need to consider how shaded, protected and enclosed you want your garden to be. The balance of sun and shade is all-important. In our generally hot summers, shade is most desirable for outdoor living areas like patios and terraces, but you may well want to have sunny areas to grow flowers, shrubs or vegetables; and lawns do best in the sun too. Too many large trees can shade these areas excessively. Of course, you may decide to plant lots of trees to create a forest-like garden, concentrating on shade-loving shrubs and ground covers beneath them. 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