Heritage street
The following streets are listed as heritage streets due to their historic character or landscape history:
- Brisbane Street
- Alt Street
- Rawson Avenue
- Manning Street
- Chesterfield Parade
- Avoca Street
- Flood Street
- Francis Street (Wellington to Denham Street)
- Oceanview Avenue
Streetscape Character
Most of the tree plantings date back to the 1930’s and are located in wide streets either in the roadways with semi-circular cut-outs e.g. Rawson Avenue or in the middle of wide naturestrips.
Dominant Trees
Common name | Botanical name |
---|---|
Camphor Laurel | Cinnamomum camphora |
Hills Fig | Ficus microphylla var ‘Hillii’ |
Port Jackson Fig | Ficus rubiginosa |
Brushbox | Lophostemon confertus |
Poplar | Populus nigra ‘Italica’ |
Paperbark | Melaleuca quinquenervia |
New Zealand Christmas Bush | Metrosideros excelsa |
Issues and Considerations
- Many of these heritage listed trees were planted during the 1930’s and have been assessed on the database as over-mature or senescent
- A number of these over-mature trees could be classified as hazardous due to their poor to fair condition or structural defects. These hazards have been exacerbated by previous poor pruning practices; excessive pruning of roots for road re-surfacing or repairs to kerbs and gutters
- Additional streets with impressive avenues of trees could be nominated for heritage listing to ensure their protection e.g. Onslow Street
- Some existing trees have raised or exposed surface roots that have been damaged by road and footpath construction and repairs
Strategies
- Maintain and enhance the existing stock of heritage trees
- Increase and expand the number of heritage listed street trees
- Ensure that plantings are sympathetic to the heritage values of the built environment
Actions
- Use the street tree database to determine the health and condition of each tree listed in heritage streets and their projected lifespan using the SULE method (Safe Useful Life Expectancy)
- Individually assess these trees and prioritise an action plan for each street for renewal/replacement
- Using current replacement costs, estimate projected costs and seek funding
- Assess other streets for planting of potential heritage trees
- Investigate the use of specially constructed tree pits for replacement trees in heritage streets to minimise potential root damage
- Choose trees from the accompanying table of potential heritage trees.
Preferred Tree Species
Size | Common name | Botanical name |
---|---|---|
Medium (6 to 12 metres) |
Coastal Banksia | Banksia integrifolia |
Tuckeroo | Cupaniopsis anacardioides | |
Waterhousea | Waterhousea floribunda | |
Smooth Barked Apple | Angophora costata | |
Large (over 12 metres) |
Cook Island Pine or New Caledonia Pine |
Araucaria columnaris * |
Norfolk Island Pine | Araucaria heterophylla | |
Port Jackson Fig | Ficus rubiginosa | |
Cabbage Tree Palm | Livistona australis | |
Brushbox | Lophostemon confertus | |
Fine-leafed Paperbark | Melaleuca leucadendra * |
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Paperbark | Melaleuca quinquenervia | |
Cotton Palm | Washingtonia robusta |
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