Marrickville Council has 4 street trees up for removal in Stanmore.

Unfortunately Council has returned to the practice of banging nails into trees to attach their Notification of Removal signs.  For most occasions this is unnecessary & in my opinion does not send a good message to the community about community consultation or the care of trees.

Tree number 1:  A Grey Gum (Eucalyptus punctata) outside 115 Cambridge Street Stanmore.  Council gives the following reason for removal

  • “An independent arborist audit has identified a large basal stem wound & decay, which presents as an unacceptable hazard to the public & property.”

The dark colour is because it had just finished raining.

Council says they will replace this tree with a Rough Barked Apple (Angophora floribunda) as part of the 2012 street tree-planting program.

Rough Barked Apple (Angophora floribunda) is an Australian native evergreen tree from NSW that can reach 18-metres in height.  It requires moist soil, though is drought-tolerant once established.   In summer it produces small white flowers in profuse clusters. Parrots eat the seeds & bats, including the grey-headed flying fox, like to eat the nectar & pollen.  Insectivorous birds like to feed in the foliage.  Both bees & bats pollinate these trees. Rough Barked Apple trees can live for over 100-years.

It’s a shame this tree is to be removed because apart from the basal stem wound that has been here for years, this tree shows no other visible signs of ill health. It looks to be in great health. I will not be putting in a submission for this tree.

Shame it has to go because it is one of the best trees in Cambridge Street

Tree number 2:  A River White Gum (Eucalyptus elata) outside 15 Salisbury Road Stanmore.  Council gives the following reasons for removal -

  • “An independent arborist audit has identified significant stem decay in the plane of the tree’s extensive lean over Salisbury Road. This presents an unacceptable hazard to the public & property.”

Council says they will replace this tree with a Rough Barked Apple (Angophora floribunda) as part of the 2012 street tree-planting program.

This tree does not look healthy.  I will not be putting in a submission.

Salisbury Road tree

There is room for a lot more trees along Railway Avenue & there are no overhead cables

Tree number 3: Wallangarra White Gum (Eucalyptus scoparia) opposite 48 Railway Avenue Stanmore. Council gives the following reasons for removal -

  • “An independent arborist audit has identified numerous large stem wounds & extensive decay, which present as an unacceptable risk to the public & property.”

Council says they will replace this tree with a Rough Barked Apple (Angophora floribunda) as part of the 2012 street tree-planting program.

This is the first time I have seen white fruiting bodies. The tree is obviously in poor health. I will not be putting in a submission.

White fruiting body just below a pruning cut

Tree number 4: A Lemon Scented Gum (Corymbia citridora) at 266 Parramatta Road, though actually on Percival Road Stanmore.  Council gives the following reasons for removal -

  • “An independent arborist audit has identified a large basal stem wound & associated decay that presents as an unacceptable hazard to the public & property.”

Council says they will replace this tree with a Rough Barked Apple (Angophora floribunda) as part of the 2012 street tree-planting program.

This tree is a mess & bleeding sap from a number of wounds.  I will not be putting in a submission.  The deadline for submissions for all the trees closes on Tuesday 13th December 2011. 

One of 3 Eucalypts here that gives some visual respite when travelling down Parramatta Road

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