Publications

FACTT is assocated with the following Publications:

Woods Wiki–stories of trees in Australia and related topics by Alan Brown ISBN 978-0-6483674-0-6, viii, 104 p., colour ill.

The book is intended to be a source of information on trees, forests and allied industry, with an emphasis on the Canberra region. It complements earlier publications by FACTT, especially Westbourne Woods. The 60 topics are wide ranging and include accounts of outstanding research on biological control of pests and on building board, examples of both small-scale and large-scale domestication of trees, and on improving and sustaining forest production. It introduces readers to more detailed accounts of these topics via suggestions for further reading.

One motivation for gathering these contributions from leading foresters and other scientists has been the great decline in public agency support for work on trees and forests and the consequent loss of knowledge and expertise, not only in Australia but in other countries also.

The book is available from the ANBG bookshop and the National Arboretum Canberra bookshop. It is also available for $30 from the guides at the Westbourne Woods walks.


Guide to Westbourne Woods

Trees create the character of Canberra’s landscape. Almost one hundred years ago, TCG Weston laid out Westbourne Woods at Yarralumla to test which trees would grow best in this harsh environment. Fifty years later, the Royal Canberra Golf Club laid out its spectacular course among those trees. Today, golfers and, at set times, the public enjoy the glorious legacy of Weston and his successors.

This new 64-page guide to Westbourne Woods tells the story of how all this came about and provides detailed maps for the identification of particular trees and groups of trees. Indoors or outdoors, it helps us to better appreciate the beauty and the historic significance of the area that was entered on the ACT Heritage Register in 2011.

Copies are available from the Botanical Bookshop at ANBG for $20.00 or from FACTT (members $20.00).

Elm Leaf Beetle

During Tree Week 2015 Geoff Butler presented a paper on the Elm Leaf Beetle and the damage it is causing to trees in Canberra and other localities. That power point presentation has been modified and is included below (Elm Leaf Beetle July 2015.pptx).

A history of Australian Capital Territory arboreta 1928–2003

Shirley JW 2008 A history of Australian Capital Territory arboreta 1928–2003. 140 pp. Forest and Wood Products Australia, Melbourne.

Shirley JW 2008 A history of ACT arboreta. Forest and Wood Products Australia, Melbourne. 140 pp.