As part of Monash Council's Street Tree Strategy, the trees in Picadilly Street 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.

Picadilly Street, Oakleigh South

Our arborists have completed individual tree assessments based on the above criteria and, in Picadilly Street, we are proposing to remove 1 tree and will be planting a total of 3 trees, which includes planting two trees in a currently vacant location.

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.

Acer campestre 'Elsrijk - to be planted on both sides of the road.

This is a smaller version of the regular Acer campestre, named after a park in Holland where it was discovered. It is well suited for smaller gardens and landscaping projects.

Size - height x width: 7m x 5m

Foliage: Deciduous