Update: Preferred species selected
Brachychiton acerifolius - to be planted on both sides of the road.
A drought tolerant, slow growing tree native to the warmer parts of the east coast of Australia, this tree is known for its masses of crimson flowers in spring-summer when the tree is totally devoid of foilage.
Size - height x width: 12m x 6m
Foliage: Deciduous
Background
As part of Monash Council's Street Tree Strategy, residents of Wanda Street 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.
Wanda Street, Mulgrave
Our arborists have completed individual tree assessments based on the above criteria and, in Wanda Street, we are proposing to remove 11 trees and will be planting a total of 32 trees, which includes planting 21 trees in currently vacant locations.
Click on 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
Lophostemon confertu - to be planted on both sides of the road.
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
Brachychiton acerifolius - to be planted on both sides of the road.
A drought tolerant, slow growing tree native to the warmer parts of the east coast of Australia, this tree is known for its masses of crimson flowers in spring-summer when the tree is totally devoid of foilage.
Size - height x width: 12m x 6m
Foliage: Deciduous
