Street Trees in Wilga Street, Mount Waverley
The Street Tree Strategy aims to enhance and preserve Monash’s street tree canopy to ensure it continues to be a source of neighbourhood and city pride. We hope to create engaging and inviting green spaces, encouraging walking, cycling and street activity and delivering tangible benefits to local communities.
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
Council’s arborist has completed individual tree assessments based on the above criteria and in Wilga Street, Mount Waverley, we are proposing to remove 6 trees and will be planting a total of 31 trees which includes an additional 26 trees in vacant locations.
Replacement Tree Species
Council's arborist has proposed 5 appropriate tree species to be considered for planting. In some cases, we will need to select 2 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 Wilga Avenue:
Wilga Street Mount Waverley Proposed Tree Renewal Plan(PDF, 2MB)
If you would like to receive a hard copy of the plan, please contact council using the details below.
Survey Results
Council sought feedback on the preferred option of tree species that directly affected residents would like to see planted in their street.
Your street has selected Option 1 – Callistemon viminalis, Weeping Bottlebrush and Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry', Crimson Sentry Norway Maple.
For Wilga Street, 17 votes were received with 10 votes for Option 1, two votes for Option 2 and five votes for Option 3.
The Callistemon viminalis, Weeping Bottlebrush is a pretty bird-attracting tree with a heavy crown due to the profusion of brilliant red flowers in spring and summer. The weight of these flowers gives it a pendulous habit.
The Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry', Crimson Sentry Norway Maple is a flashy crimson foliaged maple with dense upright branching. This small tree has lightly textured greyish-black bark. It has a compact growth habit, with its large crimson summer leaves turning to gold and orange in autumn, adding great colour contrast foliage.
These trees will be planted on both the power line and non-power line sides of the street in an alternating pattern.
The new trees for your street are expected to be planted in June/July 2022, following removals in May 2022.
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 annual tree maintenance program, where they will be checked and pruned if necessary.
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.
Proposed Species Options - Wilga Street(PDF, 982KB)