Ti-Tree, Northern Territory

The Anmatyerre name for the area close to Ti-Tree township is Aleyaw but no one seems to know how or where the name Ti Tree or Tea Tree came from. One of the first features in the area to be named was Ti Tree Well No. 3 (still to be seen on the western side of the highway just south of the township) which was developed during the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line.

The remains of Ti Tree Well No. 2 can be found at the southern end of the air strip.

In 1888 an area of about 64 km incorporating the well was formally set aside as the Tea Tree Telegraph Reserve and in 1919 W. J. 'Bill' Heffernan was granted a lease to a parcel of land which he called Tea Tree Station. The current station covers an area of 3584 km².

Since the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line, Tea Tree Well had become known for its good supply of sweet water but this was not enough to make Heffernan's labours financially rewarding. By 1935 the run was poorly improved with primitive buildings and no horse or bullock paddocks. Heffernan died in Alice Springs in 1969 and the station was carried on by his widow.

In 1975, Ian Dahlenburg took up {{convert|640|acre|km2|order=flip}} of the station and established Dahlenburg Horticultural Enterprise which now grows grapes and watermelons on Ti Tree Farm.

In 1976, Ti Tree Station was sold to the Aboriginal Land Fund Commission and became a subject of a land claim on behalf of the local Aboriginal people. Much of the area surrounding Ti Tree township is now within the bounds of the Ahakeye Land Trust, an Aboriginal Freehold Lease.

In 1980, the local community petitioned the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly to change the spelling from "Tea Tree" to "Ti-Tree". On 15 May 1981, the area of the town was gazetted and on 22 April 1983, its name was officially changed to "Ti-Tree".

In 1994, the town was incorporated into the Anmatjere Community Government Council.

In 2007, boundaries for the locality of Ti-Tree which match those of the town were gazetted.{{cite web |title=Survey Plan CP/5098 – Locality of Ti Tree (sic) |url=http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/hpa-services/surveyplans?planname=CP/5098 |publisher=Northern Territory Government |access-date=28 October 2019}}{{cite web |title=Search result for Ti-Tree |url=http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/imfPublic/imf.jsp?site=nt_atlas&qhlt=true&qsel=true&qbuf=0.01&qry=PLACE_ID=22396&qlyr=113 |website=NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory |publisher=Northern Territory Government |access-date=28 October 2019}}

Ti-Tree is the first substantial stop heading north from Alice Springs and is the largest community between Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. There is a hotel, a school and a police station along with several other buildings. Petrol and other traveller facilities are available.

Much of the land surrounding Ti-Tree is Aboriginal land, owned by the Anmatyerre people. Their art can be viewed within the town and there are several interesting sites in the area surrounding the township. The town serves as a service town to surrounding Aboriginal Communities.

Ti-Tree is the centre for a vegetable-producing area, producing fresh vegetables and fruit for Territory markets, with an annual table-grape harvest alone reaping $10 million.

Ti-Tree School is located at 26 Palmer Street in Ti-Tree. It is a school operated by the Northern Territory Government. In 2018, the school offered Reception to Year 9, had a total enrolment of 80 students of which 96% were indigenous and had a teaching staff of six who was supported by seven non-teaching personnel.{{Citation | title= Ti Tree School, Ti Tree, NT | website=My School | publisher= Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) | url= https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/50120 |date=2018 |access-date=30 October 2019 }}{{Citation | title= Ti Tree School | publisher= EducationHQ | url= https://educationhq.com/directory/372/ti-tree-school/ |access-date=30 October 2019 }}

{{Weather box|location = Ti-Tree (Territory Grape Farm), elevation {{convert|566|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1993–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present)

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|Jan record high C = 46.2

|Feb record high C = 45.6

|Mar record high C = 43.5

|Apr record high C = 39.0

|May record high C = 34.9

|Jun record high C = 32.8

|Jul record high C = 33.1

|Aug record high C = 35.9

|Sep record high C = 38.8

|Oct record high C = 41.6

|Nov record high C = 43.6

|Dec record high C = 45.9

|Jan record low C = 13.5

|Feb record low C = 11.0

|Mar record low C = 9.8

|Apr record low C = 4.9

|May record low C = -1.7

|Jun record low C = -2.1

|Jul record low C = -3.0

|Aug record low C = -4.0

|Sep record low C = 1.1

|Oct record low C = 4.5

|Nov record low C = 7.8

|Dec record low C = 11.2

|Jan high C = 37.4

|Feb high C = 36.5

|Mar high C = 34.7

|Apr high C = 30.9

|May high C = 25.6

|Jun high C = 22.4

|Jul high C = 22.8

|Aug high C = 25.4

|Sep high C = 30.4

|Oct high C = 33.4

|Nov high C = 35.8

|Dec high C = 36.5

|Jan low C = 22.2

|Feb low C = 21.7

|Mar low C = 19.7

|Apr low C = 14.7

|May low C = 9.5

|Jun low C = 6.1

|Jul low C = 5.2

|Aug low C = 6.9

|Sep low C = 11.9

|Oct low C = 15.7

|Nov low C = 19.0

|Dec low C = 21.3

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 70.2

|Feb rain mm = 63.2

|Mar rain mm = 19.5

|Apr rain mm = 16.9

|May rain mm = 19.8

|Jun rain mm = 8.5

|Jul rain mm = 5.0

|Aug rain mm = 3.2

|Sep rain mm = 10.8

|Oct rain mm = 14.7

|Nov rain mm = 26.8

|Dec rain mm = 62.0

|unit rain days = 1.0 mm

|Jan rain days = 4.8

|Feb rain days = 4.4

|Mar rain days = 2.1

|Apr rain days = 1.4

|May rain days = 2.1

|Jun rain days = 1.1

|Jul rain days = 0.7

|Aug rain days = 0.5

|Sep rain days = 1.1

|Oct rain days = 2.6

|Nov rain days = 3.7

|Dec rain days = 5.2

|source 1 = Australian Bureau of Meteorology{{cite web

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| title = Climate statistics for Australian locations- TERRITORY GRAPE FARM

| date = 7 April 2024}}

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• Ti-Tree Airfield

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