Street Tree Program

In Coldstream tree work involves:

• Removing 85 trees/stumps with a short useful life expectancy.
• Planting and establishing 302 trees that are suitable for site conditions.

Open the map and click on the tree symbols for tree work details.

Open the map and click on the tree symbols for tree work details. For more information about this project, please visit the project consultation webpage.

Using the Tree Work Map for your suburb, click on the tree symbols to see the types of trees being planted. If there is no map for your suburb or no tree symbol on a nature strip, this means a tree is not being planted.

The large scale of the street tree program means we order trees from nurseries one year in advance. For this reason, changing the tree type at planting time is problematic. We aim to select the right tree for the right place. This means we select street trees that can tolerate tough growing conditions and are suitable to coexist with roadside infrastructure. If you prefer trees with a particular flower, foliage, colour, or scent, we encourage planting these types of trees in private gardens.

Trees offer significant environmental, economic, and social benefits. Street trees are critical infrastructure that improves the liveability of our communities. For this reason, street trees will be given every chance to grow and perform as intended. If you would like the position of a newly planted street tree adjusted on your nature strip, or if you have concerns, please contact our Tree Management Team.

We are removing some street trees that have poor health, structure, and/or short useful life expectancy. Existing healthy trees are being retained. Compared to the total number of new street trees planted, tree removal represents a small percentage of our programmed work. Where street trees are removed, replacement planting is being undertaken wherever possible.

Each year we select areas to plant and renew street trees – built-up areas with the lowest tree canopy cover are our priority. If the street where you live is not part of this year's Street Tree Program, you can request a new street tree for your nature strip by submitting an online request. One of our arborists will review the request, and if we assess that the location is suitable, a new tree will be planted during the next planting season (autumn - spring).

The community is not expected to maintain street trees. Council undertakes maintenance for two years after planting until trees become established. Our maintenance involves watering trees during warmer months, weed control, re-mulching, adjusting tree stakes and ties, formative pruning, and replacing trees that are dead or sick.