As we move into the proper wet season and the first of the real winds arrive here's something that perhaps will provoke thought and comment. As Arborists we should be giving our local authorities more direction in relation to the more reliable trees to selct for planting in street scapes.
Ok there are no species able to reverse the impacts of poor and damaging practices, but all of us are well aware of particular species that seem dangerously vulnerable in specific conditions..ie shallow clay soils etc...
Khaya senegalensis African mahogany was a species heavily promoted by local authorities in Darwin after TC Tracy, and we have known for a long time sicne that as a species it is not suited to shallow clay soils, it develops such a massive canopy that it requires an extensive root system.
This morning in Darwin
Damaging winds, floods forecast for NT - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 