Precinct Planting

The City of Yarra is presently developing the overall direction for the ongoing planning, planting and management of street trees within the municipality. The city has been divided into precincts and detailed Precinct Planting Master Plans have been developed in line with this overall direction.

Council has visited each precinct, assessing each street and identifying opportunities for the planting of new trees. Where opportunities for planting have been identified, appropriate tree species have been selected taking into consideration their ability to tolerate harsh conditions, street layout and neighbourhood character. These considerations are outlined below.

All of Yarra map
(icons on right of this map link to individual maps )

Master plan
Appendix A Tree Facts Sheets
Appendix B Investigated Species List
Appendix C Implementation Schedule

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Tree selection

Street trees have been selected to tolerate the harsh urban conditions that exist within Yarra. Conditions such as heavy clay soils, air pollution, reflected heat from buildings and roads, highly compacted conditions, small constrained spaces, overhead power lines, underground services and overshadowing from tall buildings have been taken into consideration.

Inherent characteristics such as evergreen, deciduous, flowering, leaf colour, bark colour, height and shape, growth rate, longevity and weed potential in bushland environments have all been considered during the tree selection process.

Street layout

Each street has been visited and its physical size and layout has been assessed. Factors such as footpath width, road width, on-street parking arrangements, proximity of buildings to the footpath, height of buildings, orientation of the streets which affects the sun access and presence of overhead services have been taken into consideration. These factors have informed the decision to retain or remove existing trees and confirm if there is space to plant new trees.

Neighbourhood character

The character of the street is assessed in the context of the local neighbourhood. Elements such as dominant land use (residential, industrial etc), existing street trees (including their type, condition and character), the adjoining open space (which varies from the formal exotic parks to bushland reserves along waterways), architectural character, presence of bluestone kerb and channel and the character of residential gardens have been taken into consideration.

Precinct planting masterplans

Each of the above factors has informed the type of tree recommended for each street along with its most appropriate location (in the footpath, roadside, centre of road or naturestrip).

The recommendations for each individual street are contained within each Precinct Planting Masterplan.

Many street trees live for over 100 years and therefore Council placed a high emphasis on researching and selecting the right tree for the right street, not only for today but also for future generations to enjoy. The implementation of the Masterplans will take many years.

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Further information

Open Space Planning Unit
Richmond Town Hall
333 Bridge Road Richmond
Telephone 9205 5255
Email info@yarracity.vic.gov.au

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