Marrickville Council has said they intend to remove 2 Tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera) from outside 318 Marrickville Road Marrickville. They give the following reason -
- “Civil works are required to upgrade the stormwater system, which incorporates construction of a large diameter pipe to alleviate flooding, & repair of the adjacent footpath. The removal of both street trees is necessary to facilitate the infrastructure improvement works.”
Council has said they will replace these with 2 other Tulip trees, but don’t say when they will do this.
It’s a shame because this is at the leafy end of the shopping strip & the trees are tall & healthy. I am glad they will be replaced. The deadline for any comment is Monday 12th March 2012. I will not be putting in a submission.
2 very tall Tulip trees up for removal in Marrickville Road Marrickville
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March 7, 2012 at 3:25 pm
S
What a shame. It’s the trees that make Marrickville Road.
March 7, 2012 at 3:32 pm
Jacqueline
Thanks for your comment S. I agree & think there needs to be many more trees along Marrickville Road shopping strip.
March 7, 2012 at 3:34 pm
brenda
I understand that civil works need to be carried out but I don’t understand why they can’t be carried out without the trees being removed.
March 8, 2012 at 12:22 am
Kristina
I find it quite distressing that such mature & healthy trees need to be cut down for this work, especially as there are large stretches of this block with out trees. With such valuable trees, is it possible to transplant the trees rather than remove them?
And I wonder if Marrickville council would do to Marrickville Rd what they are doing in Lewisham with the addition of a lot of street trees on Old Canterbury Rd?
May 27, 2012 at 4:10 pm
Kate
Marrickville Council PLEASE ENSURE these trees are replaced immediately after the civil works are completed. We NEED more trees in Marrickville as we are lagging WAY BEHIND other LGA’s in Sydney.