Tree Management Plans Melbourne

 

Practical, prioritised programs for inspecting, maintaining and managing trees over time.

A Tree Management Plan provides a structured approach to the ongoing management of individual trees, larger properties and tree populations.

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Rather than treating every issue as an isolated event, the plan records the existing tree population, identifies required work, establishes priorities and recommends suitable reassessment periods.

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Who Needs a Tree Management Plan?

 

Tree Management Plans are suitable for:

• Schools and childcare centres

• Owners corporations

• Commercial properties

• Industrial sites

• Retirement villages

• Aged-care facilities

• Places of worship

• Sporting facilities

• Cemeteries

• Government properties

• Property portfolios

• Large residential sites

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What May Be Included?

 

Depending on the property and required scope, the plan may include:

• Tree inventory

• Unique tree identification numbers

• Tree-location mapping

• Species and dimensions

• Health and structural condition

• Useful life expectancy

• Risk assessment

• Recommended works

• Work priorities

• Inspection timeframes

• Monitoring requirements

• Tree-protection measures

• Replacement planting

• Photographs

• Budget-planning categories

• Emergency response recommendations

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Prioritised Recommendations

 

Recommended actions may be categorised as:

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Urgent

Work required promptly to address an identified concern.

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High Priority

Work recommended within a defined short-term period.

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Routine

Planned pruning, maintenance or monitoring that can be included in the normal property-management program.

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Long-Term

Future replacement, succession planting, monitoring or site-improvement measures.

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Balanced and Proportionate Management

 

A suitable Tree Management Plan should manage foreseeable concerns without recommending unnecessary work.

Our recommendations consider:

• Tree condition

• Site use

• Frequency of occupation

• Tree benefits

• Available management options

• Cost and practicality

• Future site objectives

• Replacement requirements

• Long-term canopy value

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Tree Inventories and Asset Management

 

For larger sites, each tree can be assigned a unique identification number and recorded in a structured inventory.

This can assist property managers with:

• Tracking recommended work

• Obtaining comparable contractor quotations

• Recording completed maintenance

• Scheduling future inspections

• Monitoring identified defects

• Budgeting for replacement

• Demonstrating an organised inspection process

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Ongoing Inspection Requirements

 

A Tree Management Plan is a point-in-time assessment.

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Trees and site conditions continue to change, and the plan will recommend reassessment periods based on:

• Tree condition

• Site use

• Identified defects

• Tree age

• Previous failure

• Environmental exposure

• Management objectives

 

Additional inspections may be recommended following storms, branch failure, nearby construction or a significant change in condition.

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Request a Tree Management Proposal

Tell us:

• The property type

• Approximate number of trees

• Primary purpose of the assessment

• Whether a previous inventory exists

• Whether mapping is required

 

A site plan or aerial image is helpful for larger properties.

 

Call or SMS Corey Martin on 0403 693 674

Email corey@arborsolve.net.au

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