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 Whites Lane 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.

Whites Lane, Glen Waverley

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

  • Removing 18 trees, and
  • Planting 71 trees.
Whites Lane - tree replacement map
Whites Lane - tree replacement map
Whites Lane - 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.

Dwarf Yellow Bloodwood (Corymbia eximia ‘Nana’) - to be planted on the side of the lane with powerlines.

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

Smooth-barked Apple (Angophora costata) - to be planted on the side of the lane with no powerlines.

This attractive Australian native is loved for its smooth bark that is slightly purple in colour. It has large and twisted limbs and a very large, expanded trunk base. It bears white flower clusters in spring. This tree has opposite leaves compared to alternate leaves as seen in eucalypt tree varieties. It has beautiful red new growth.

Size - height x width: 20m x 12m

Foliage: Evergreen

Coming

Urbanite Green Ash (Fraxinus ‘Urbanite’) - to be planted on both sides of the lane.

Urbanite Green Ash develops a broad pyramid shape with a strong, upright trunk. Lustrous, dark green pinnate leaves with five to nine leaflets, changing to a deep bronze in autumn. The large leaflets impart a moderately coarse, but elegant, texture to the canopy. Bark is attractive grey to dark greyish-brown, becoming ridged and furrowed as it matures.

Size – height and width: 11-15 x 8m

Foliage: Deciduous

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.