Update: Preferred species selected

Thank you to everyone who voted on their preferred street tree species for Botanic Drive. Based on community feedback, the chosen option for this street is Jacaranda mimosifolia.

Jacaranda mimosifolia to be planted on both sides of the street.

This fast-growing tree is an elegant specimen with soft, green foliage which turns yellow in winter before shedding. Flowering occurs in summer, when purple, bell-shaped blooms are produced, covering the canopy. The seed pods are very distinct fleshy curved green pods that eventually dry and open. It is an attractive open tree with branches upwardly ascending. A great summertime feature due to its stunning purple flowers.

Size - height x width: 10m x 8m

Foliage: Deciduous

Background

As part of Monash Council's Street Tree Strategy, residents of Botanic Drive are invited to let us know what type of tree you'd like to see us plant in your street.

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

Why does Council identify trees for removal?

When assessing a street that is 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 which 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.

Botanic Drive, Glen Waverley

Our arborists have completed individual tree assessments based on the above criteria and, in Botanic Drive, we are proposing to remove 6 trees and will be planting a total of 20 trees, which includes planting 14 trees in currently vacant locations.

Botanic Drive 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 most appropriate for the conditions. These options are explained below with residents invited to pick their preference by using the below survey. Council's arboriculture team will then begin working towards planting the species in the preferred option.

Angophora costata planted on non powerline side and Angophora hispida on powerline side.

Angophora costata

This attractive Australian native Angophora (syn. Eucalyptus) is loved for its smooth bark that is slightly purple in colour. It has large and twisted limbs and a very large expanded trunk base. It bears white flower clusters in spring. This tree has opposite leaves compared to alternate leaves as seen in eucalypt tree varieties. It has beautiful red new growth.

Size - height x width: 20m x 12m

Foliage: Evergreen

Angophora hispida:

This is a smaller, dwarf form of Angophora (syn. Eucalyptus) and while we grow it as a small tree with a single trunk, it can be grown as a multi-stemmed specimen. Hispida means bristly and its young stems and new foliage can be described as extremely hairy. Its trunk produces attractive flaky grey and brown bark. Cream flowers are borne in the warmer months between November and January.

Size - height x width: 7-8m x 5-6m

Foliage: Evergreen

Lophostemon confertus planted on non powerline side and Eucalyptus woodwardii on powerline side.

Lophostemon confertus:

A rainforest tree native to the North-Eastern parts of Australia, this is a fast growing tree which is rarely affected by pests and diseases. Dome-like in shape, it develops a very dense foliage cover of dark green, leathery leaves providing good shade for the summer months. This variety rarely sheds limbs and has salmon coloured bark which flakes off over summer revealing orange-brown tones on the trunk. Summer also brings clusters of small white flowers whose stamens give them a decorative fluffy appearance.

Size - height x width: 15m x 10m

Foliage: Evergreen

Eucalyptus woodwardii:

The lemon-flowered gum is native to the Victoria Desert area of Western Australia, near the Nullabor Plain. It has smooth, grey-brown bark and a narrow habit with an open crown. Beautiful yellow inflorescences and fruiting capsules are heavy and cause the branches to bend, giving the tree a weeping nature.

Size - height x width: 12m x 3m

Foliage: Evergreen

Jacaranda mimosifolia to be planted on both sides of the street.

This fast-growing tree is an elegant specimen with soft, green foliage which turns yellow in winter before shedding. Flowering occurs in summer, when purple, bell-shaped blooms are produced, covering the canopy. The seed pods are very distinct fleshy curved green pods that eventually dry and open. It is an attractive open tree with branches upwardly ascending. A great summertime feature due to its stunning purple flowers.

Size - height x width: 10m x 8m

Foliage: Deciduous