BACK TO NATURE - About That Tree

with Tree Surgeon Tony Wootton, our local arborist and author, meeting the Hinterland's tree needs since 1996

In the last few editions of the Hinterland Times, I've been writing about our staff at Tony Wootton Tree Surgeon. I began writing about trees for the Barung Landcare newsletter back in the late 1990s. I then began to write articles in the Range News, a predecessor to the Hinterland Times.

Then, in the year 2000, I wrote my first book, About That Tree (I'm holding it in this photo!). It featured my 10 favourite trees on the Blackall Range, with information about their horticultural features, timber usage, bush tucker value, etc., and included a map showing their location. Unfortunately, some of those trees are no longer here.

I had always intended to write another book featuring the less well-known endemic trees of our plateau, but I was so busy actually caring for people's trees that I have never had the time!

My main motivation for writing about trees is to try to raise people's awareness around trees, and really to try to get people to acknowledge the trees that are a big part of their lives by getting them to notice when they flower, or what birds they attract, or how they appear in the different seasons.

We live in an incredibly beautiful rainforest region. Rainforests are the climax of biodiversity on the planet, and opening your minds and your hearts to the trees around you and celebrating the wonder of their creation can only enrich your life, as it has done mine. Touch trees.

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