The West Australian Nut
& Tree Crop Association was
brought into existence in 1975 by a small group of people
passionate
about growing nut trees (the original name was the West
Australian
Nutgrowing Society). A few years later, fruit and other tree
crops were
added to the brief. At that time, the variety of nut and fruit
trees
available to the public was very limited, as was information
about the
horticulture of growing and propagating exotic plants and the
use and
processing of their products. In 2007, WANATCA was dissolved due to
falling membership.
The Association flourished, with four
meetings per year, plus field trips and other events. Quandong
magazine
was a quarterly newsletter that grew into a substantial publication:
the last ten issues are presented here. The twenty-seven Yearbooks
contained more detailed articles. Digitization is now complete.
ACOTANC, the Australasian
Conference on Trees and Nut Crops, was twice been hosted by WANATCA
in
Perth, Western Australia. Papers from the ninth conference in 2001
are
displayed on this website.
Visitors to the site find a growing wealth of publications available
to them.
