Background

Our Street Tree Strategy helps protect and increase our street tree canopy across Monash. This is something we know is very important to our residents because of the role it plays in cooling, shading and beautifying our streets.

We are inviting residents of Blandford Court and Tottenham Grove to let us know what type of tree you'd like to see us plant in your street.

Click 'Follow' at the top of this page to receive updates on the project, including the results of voting.

Why does Council identify trees for removal?

When assessing a street as part of our Street Tree Strategy, we flag trees for removal that are dead, dying (assessed as having less than five years useful life), diseased or dangerous (pose an inappropriate level of risk to people or assets that cannot be reasonably be managed).

These trees are then replaced where appropriate and we also look for other opportunities to plant trees on the street.

Blandford Court and Tottenham Grove, Mulgrave

Our arborists have completed individual tree assessments based on the above criteria. We will be:

  • Removing 22 trees, and
  • Planting 29 new trees.
Blandford Court and Tottenham Grove - tree replacement map

Tree to be removed and replaced

New tree

Tree removed with no replacement

Species for replanting

Three different options for replanting have been identified by Council's arboriculture team, with species identified as the most appropriate for the conditions. These options are explained below. Residents are then invited to select their preference by using the survey at the bottom of the page. Council's arboriculture team will then begin working towards planting the species in the preferred option.

Princeton Sentry (Gingko biloba)

The ancient Ginkgo is well-known for its attractive fan-shaped foliage with butter-yellow autumn colour and a distinctive winter branch silhouette. Princeton Sentry, as the common name implies, has a narrow, upright form.

Size – height and width: 9m x 5m

Foliage: Deciduous

Chinese photinia (Photinia serratifolia)

An adaptable species with a compact, broad-domed form. Its deep green leaves are glossy with slightly toothed edges, turning red in autumn and winter. New growth in spring turns leaves a rose-bronze colour, with clusters of small white flowers blooming at ends of branches. Once established, the Chinese Photina is drought-tolerant but does not like soggy soil.

Size – height and width: 6-8m x 5-8 m

Foliage: Evergreen

Blueberry Ash (Elaeocarpus reticulatus)

This hardy small tree or tall shrub is an Australian native tolerant of a variety of conditions and can be found naturally along the Eastern coast of Australia from the northern parts of Tasmania extending through to K’gari (Fraser Island) in Queensland. It has deep green foliage that is a reddish-pink colour when young and produces white to pink feathery flowers with fringed edges. The flowers hang like tiny lampshades during spring and summer, and the ornamental display is continued with the appearance of dark blue berries from which it gets its name. In addition to this, the older leaves turn a red colour making this a spectacular tree for year-round interest.

Size - height x width: 9m x 4m

Foliage: Evergreen

Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Residents invited to provide feedback

    By 20 February 2026.

  • Timeline item 2 - incomplete

    Affected trees removed

    By 30 April 2026.

  • Timeline item 3 - incomplete

    Preferred species planted

    By 30 June 2026.