At a time when local authorities and private land owners are becoming increasingly aware of trees and their importance in the urban environment, it is important to have professionals assess amenity trees on a regular basis to monitor their health and structural condition.

Tree Radar Australia offers a wide range of Arboricultural consultancy services including Arborist Reports, Tree Surveys, Tree Hazard Management Reports, Construction and Design Responses for Council and tree health, pest and disease management.

Tree Radar Australia also uses Tree Radar Unit™ (TRU™) to provide the only, completely non-invasive method of tree decay detection and tree root detection available in Australia.
 

Non Invasive Tree Root Mapping

  

Non Invasive Method of Internal Decay Detection

  

Tree Root Detection
   

Tree Radar accuratley maps a trees underground root system without penetrating the ground.

T.R.U is the only method that can detect the full amount of remaining sound wood, without damaging the tree's defence systems.

Tree Radars Tree Root Detection can establish the root proliferation and immediatley report any structural instability issues.

Non Invasive Internal Decay Detection and Tree Root Mapping

Using a novel application of Ground Penetrating Radar technology, T.R.U™ can create either a high-resolution, non-invasive image of the internal structure of a tree or accurately map a tree's underground root system. The T.R.U™ does this in much the same way that a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (M.R.I.) does for humans. When accurate information is required to make 'hard-to-call' decisions, T.R.U™ fills a critical gap in the quantitative analysis of tree health and tree related hazard management.phical representation of its root mass, in much the same way that a Magnetic Resonance Imagaing (MRI) does for humans. The T.R.U. therefore fills a critical gap in the quantitive analysis of tree health and structural integrity.

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Fig. 1: T.R.U™ was used to quantify stem decay levels and map the root system of this Aboriginal scar tree Eucalyptus camaldulensis (River Red Gum), Elphinstone, Victoria.

Tree Radar Unit™ - A Non Invasive Method of Internal Decay Detection

There are various methods of detecting decay within trees however T.R.U. is the only method that is completely non-invasive (i.e. it does not penetrate the bark and/or cambial layer of the tree, potentially creating an ingress point for decay fungus or plant pest(s). We believe that the ability to measure the extent of remaining sound wood, without further damaging the tree's defense systems, is essential to the ongoing development of professional arboricultural practice.

Tree Radar Unit™ allows Arborists to accurately quantify the severity of decay in the trunk and large branches of a tree. This information can be used as an accurate tool when making management decisions regarding the potential risk a tree may or may not pose to people and/or property.

Cavity at the base of a 35m tall Eucalyptus viminalis (Manna Gum) in a public picnic area.
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Tree Radar Unit™ is rugged and light weight, allowing Arborists to carry out decay detection scanning at any height, even in the largest of trees.

Left: Scanning a 400 year old Melaleuca leucadendron (Willow Leaved Paperbark) for the City of Cairns. Cairns Post Nov 15, 2007
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To learn more about the detection of decay in trees and receive expert advice from one of our qualified consultants contact us using our online form.
 
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Remaining Solid Wood
Actual v/s Virtual
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Tree Radar Unit™ - Tree Root Detection

Trees are under ever increasing pressure in today's urban environment. When urban development necessarily places infrastructure in close proximity to established trees the results can be disastrous. Using Tree Radar Unit™ to establish the root proliferation of a tree can potentially inform an Arborist of structural instability issues.
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Above: One of several century old Jacaranda mimosifolia (Jacarandas) which have failed catastrophically in recent times due to a root decay fungus Phellinus noxius (Phellinus sp.) Newfarm Park - Brisbane.
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Tree Radar Australia personnel scanning the roots of two Ficus elastica (Indian Rubber Trees) prior to road widening works in Hong Kong.
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Above: Single linear scan/Virtual trench
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Above: Multiple linear scans - top down

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