As part of Monash Council's Street Tree Strategy, the trees in North Road have been nominated for renewal.

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.

North Road, Oakleigh and Oakleigh South

Our arborists have completed individual tree assessments based on the above criteria and, in North Road, we are proposing to remove 5 trees and will be planting a total of 48 trees, which includes planting 43 trees in currently vacant locations.

Click each image below to see the tree replacement maps.

Tree to be removed and replaced

New tree

Tree removed with no replacement

Species for replanting

One species for replanting has been identified by Council's arboriculture team, due to being the most appropriate for the conditions.

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