Street trees in Akuna Avenue, Notting Hill
Our focus is on preserving trees that are healthy and creating additional planting in local parks and reserves to boost greenery.
We will only be removing and replacing those trees that are dead, dying (with a useful life expectancy of less than two years) or dangerous (they pose a risk to the community in the short term).
Street Tree Assessments
Our arborists have completed individual tree assessments based on the above criteria. In Akuna Avenue, we are proposing to remove four trees and will be planting a total of 13 trees which includes an additional nine trees in vacant locations.
Replacement Tree Species
Council's arborist has proposed three appropriate tree species to be considered for planting. In some cases, we will need to select two complementary species to be planted on either side of the road to accommodate constraints such as power lines, service pits and other infrastructure that exists within the street.
A proposed street tree renewal plan including all proposed tree removals, replacements and species choices has been drafted for Akuna Avenue:
Akuna Avenue - Proposed Tree Renewal Plan(PDF, 183KB)
Survey Results
Council sought feedback (reply paid mail survey and online survey), on the preferred option of tree species directly affected residents would like to see planted in their street, until Friday 16 March 2018.
Your street has selected Option 1 - Acer campestre 'Elsrijk “and Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Urbanite’. A total of four votes were received. All four votes were registered for Option 1.
The Acer campestre 'Elsrijk' is a compact, slow growing, which has small leaves with rounded lobes that are dark green in summer and turn a beautiful clear yellow in the autumn. This tree will be planted on the power line side.
The Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Urbanite’ is a deciduous tree which has yellow-green flowers, which are produced in spring and are bird attracting. This tree will be planted on the non-power line side.
The works to remove existing trees and to plant the new trees will commence by June and be completed by September 2018.
Council will be responsible for the care of the new street trees for the first two years as they become established. However our residents can play a vital role in their successful establishment by keeping an eye on them and reporting to Council if they see the tree is not looking well or has been damaged.
The trees will then become part of Council’s proactive annual maintenance program, where they will be checked and pruned if necessary as part of an annual program.
Thank you for providing your feedback to renew your streetscape and Monash’s highly valued tree canopy.
For more information, please contact Lucas Skelton, Manager Horticulture, on 9518 3555.
Option 1
Power line side
Acer campestre - 'Elsrijk'
Compact, slow growing small tree with a dense round canopy. Small leaves with rounded lobes, dark green in summer, which turn a beautiful clear yellow in the autumn.
Mature Size (h x w): 7 x 6m
Form: Broad domed
Non-power line side
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - ‘Urbanite’ Urban Ash
This deciduous tree is an attractive pyramid shaped ash tree with dark green foliage that turns bronze in autumn, before falling. Yellowish-green flowers are produced in Spring. The flowers attract birds.
Mature Size (h x w): 15 x 8m
Form: Round