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 Lavidge Road 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.

Lavidge Road, Ashwood

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

  • Removing 2 trees, and
  • Planting 16 new trees.
Lavidge Road 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.

Green Vase Japanese Zelkova (Zelkova serrata)

A medium to large deciduous tree with a vase shaped form with ascending branches. The grey trunk is smooth at first with pink to brownish orange lenticels . Later , it flakes off in sheets revealing the orange-brown bark underneath. The ovoid to elongated leaves are soft green and turn a bronzy red and orange-yellow in the autumn. Drought resistance in heavy soils.

Size – height and width: 18-20m x 12-15m

Foliage: Deciduous

Wilga (Geijera parvifolia)

This is a slow-growing native tree with attractive dark green foliage. Flowers are small and white and strong-scented. With a rounded form to 9m, it has ornamental appeal in urban situations although has been traditionally hard to propagate.

Size - height x width: 9m x 8m

Foliage: Evergreen

Dwarf Yellow Bloodwood (Corymbia eximia ‘Nana’)

A smaller cultivated variety (cultivar) of Corymbia eximia (syn. Eucalyptus), the foliage is broad with a strong green colour and may turn a paler yellow/green in the colder months. The trunk adopts a striking sculptural appearance that has mottled, flaky brown bark. In Spring, the tree puts on an eye-catching display covering itself in creamy yellow flowers, attracting nectar loving birds.

Size - height x width: 6-8m x 4-6m

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.