> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Arboriculture and tree management

> Where QRtub fits for tree populations: what gets tagged, when it is worth it, the problems tree teams hit, and the software it points at.

A tree is a long-lived asset in a public place, inspected on a cycle by people who are not the
people who notice it. That combination is unusual, and it is what makes tags on trees behave
differently from tags on plant.

## Where QRtub fits

You are tagging something that will outlive several contracts and probably several software
choices. A tag nailed to a street tree in 2026 needs to still resolve when the works history has
moved platforms twice and the contractor has changed.

QRtub holds the address, so the tag stays put and what it opens is a setting.

## What gets tagged

* Street and park trees, individually numbered
* Significant and heritage trees
* Recent plantings under establishment maintenance
* Trees on strata and commercial property under a management contract

## QRtub is particularly useful when

* **The tag has to outlive the contract.** Management moves between contractors; the numbering
  on the tree does not.
* **The same tree is inspected by staff and noticed by the public.** Two audiences, one tag —
  see [One tag, your team and the public](/how/team-and-public).
* **The population changes constantly.** Plantings, removals, storm damage. Codes can be reserved
  and produced in batches before the next round of planting is decided.
* **Tags go somewhere anyone can reach them.** Unlike plant in a yard, a street tree is scanned by
  residents, which is either wasted or useful depending on what is behind it.
* **The trees are numbered in the thousands** and the register has to survive staff turnover.

## The problems tree teams hit

In the order they usually arrive:

1. [One tag, your team and the public](/how/team-and-public) — the crew's inspection form and
   a public reporting route from the same tag
2. [Make the installation earn its keep](/how/earn-its-keep) — species, planting date and who
   maintains it, rather than a locked spreadsheet
3. [Let anyone report a fault](/how/report-a-fault) — a resident reporting a hanging limb

## Works with

The technical detail for each lives on its own page. This is only which tool fills which slot.

| Tool                                               | What a scan opens                                                                                                                        |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Mitti**                                          | The tree's inspection template, or its record — [guide](/integrations/mitti/setup)                                                       |
| **Google Forms**                                   | A public reporting form, pre-filled with the tree number — [guide](/integrations/google-forms/prefill)                                   |
| **Google Maps**                                    | The tree's location from its own coordinates — [guide](/integrations/google-maps)                                                        |
| **Arborcheck · TreePlotter · CONFIRM · TreeWorks** | Their own record for that tree. Any of them with a per-tree URL works; see [What Is a Destination?](/destinations/what-is-a-destination) |
| **Council GIS and work-order systems**             | The spatial record or the open job                                                                                                       |

## Typical Item fields

Tree number · species (botanical and common) · planting date · location and coordinates ·
last inspection · next inspection due · works history reference · ownership or management contract

Species and ownership are the two worth making [Allowed Values](/fields/allowed-values), because
they are the two that get typed three different ways.

## Related

* [What Is a Tag?](/tags/what-is-a-tag) — choosing something that survives outdoors
* [Choosing a Tag Type](/tags/choosing-a-tag-type)
* [Reserve Links in bulk](/links/numbered-links)