Update: Preferred species selected
Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Sioux' - to be planted on both sides of the road.
Creating quite the visual impact over a lengthy period, this variety has a great trunk and offers masses of intense, musk-pink flowers over summer, followed by stunning, rich foliage colour in tones of yellow, red and orange through autumn, before shedding its leaves. When mature, the bark of this variety will peel, creating a mottled effect to reveal the beautiful caramel-pink colour of its underbark.
Size - height x width: 6-8m x 4m
Foliage: Deciduous
Background
As part of Monash Council's Street Tree Strategy, residents of Nethercote 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.
Nethercote Drive, Mount Waverley
Our arborists have completed individual tree assessments based on the above criteria and, in Nethercote Drive, we are proposing to remove 2 trees and will be planting a total of 10 trees, which includes planting 8 trees in currently vacant locations.
Tree to be removed and replaced
New tree
Tree removed with no replacement
Species for replanting
Prunus cerasifera (Nigra) - to be planted on both sides of the road.
A small, ornamental flowering plum with very dark purple summer foliage carried on dark branches. Single pink flowers in spring make a spectacular display. Often used as a striking small foliage contrast tree for smaller gardens or as a street tree. Well-known and has been commonly used as a street tree in Australia.
Size - height x width: 5m x 4m
Foliage: Deciduous
Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Sioux' - to be planted on both sides of the road.
Creating quite the visual impact over a lengthy period, this variety has a great trunk and offers masses of intense, musk-pink flowers over summer, followed by stunning, rich foliage colour in tones of yellow, red and orange through autumn, before shedding its leaves. When mature, the bark of this variety will peel, creating a mottled effect to reveal the beautiful caramel-pink colour of its underbark.
Size - height x width: 6-8m x 4m
Foliage: Deciduous
