With the city’s temperatures continuing to rise to resemble a climate more like Dubbo’s, some species of trees will thrive while others will struggle to survive. climate
from Buenos Aires were all likely to do better in Melbourne than they have in the past.
Jacarandas in full bloom are a common sight in Sydney and are more likely to be seen in Melbourne in the future.“People love oak trees, they are big shady trees, they keep areas cool but when we replace an oak tree now in our oak lawn we are more likely to plant a different kind of oak,” he said. “Instead of an English oak we might plant what we call an Algerian oak, one that’s better adapted to the drier climate.
Researchers tested 20 popular native plants from across Australia to see how they fared in drought and heatwave conditions and found some died, including aResearcher Dr Renee Marchin Prokopavicius has just published a range of research on plant heat and drought tolerance.Researcher Dr Renee Prokopavicius said researchers could recommend tolerant species, but they didn’t always match up to those species best for planting in cities.
“Drought tolerant species are often slow growing and they have smaller leaves and that’s not ideal for street trees that provide shading – you would prefer faster growing, large, lots of leaf area and dense canopy” she said. University of Melbourne arboriculture expert Greg Moore said the Sydney research showed indigenous trees in Melbourne such as shrubby grevilleas and bottlebrushHowever, commonly planted trees in Melbourne including spotted gums
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