Zone 6 - North Bondi & Rose Bay Basin
This zone extends north-west from the Bondi basin of Blair Street to the lower slopes of Rose Bay. The area’s original vegetation consisted of sand dunes and low lying swamps. It once supported stands of Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub – now listed as a threatened ecological community.
Some of the more significant tree species that were found here include: Wallum Banksia (Banksia aemula) and the Broad-leaved Paperbark (Melaleuca quinquenervia) in the flooded lagoon areas behind the sand hills.
Other notable species found in pockets of woodland were Scribbly Gum (Eucalyptus haemastoma), Red Bloodwood (Corymbia gummifera), Smooth-barked Apple (Angophora costata), and possibly Eucalyptus oblonga or Eucalyptus sparsifolia (Benson and Howell, 1990).
Streetscape Character
The landscape of this area varies widely from established tree-lined streets such as Chaleyer Street, Murriverie Road and Onslow Avenue to sparsely planted streets such as Gilgandra Road and Niblick Street with wide bare naturestrips. These open expanses can be explained by the recent loss of many mature plantings of New Zealand Christmas Bush (Metrosideros excelsa), a once dominant tree in this area. Generally the majority of streets have wide grassy naturestrips with only a few constrained by overhead wires.
Dominant Trees
A number of well established streets with plantings that date from the 1930’s and 1940’s, including:
| Common name | Botanical name |
|---|---|
| Brushbox | Lophostemon confertus |
| Swamp Paperbark | Melaleuca quinquenervia |
| Hills Weeping Fig | Ficus microcarpa var. 'Hillii' |
| Eucalyptus varieties | Eucalyptus spp |
| Tuckeroo | Cupaniopsis anacardioides |
| Bottlebrush | Callistemon citrinus |
Preferred Tree Species
| Size | Common name | Botanical name |
|---|---|---|
| S* | Fringed Wattle | Acacia fimbriata |
| Dwarf Apple | Angophora hispida | |
| Weeping Bottlebrush | Callistemon viminalis | |
| Port Jackson Mallee | Eucalyptus obstans | |
| White Feather Honeymyrtle | Melaleuca decora | |
| M* | Purple-leafed Willow Myrtle | Agonis flexuosa ‘After Dark’ |
| Lemon Myrtle | Backhousia citriodora | |
| Coastal Banksia | Banksia integrifolia | |
| Old Man Banksia | Banksia serrata | |
| Willow Bottlebrush | Callistemon salignus | |
| NSW Christmas Bush | Ceratopetalum gummiferum | |
| Tuckeroo | Cupaniopsis anacardioides | |
| Scribbly Gum | Eucalyptus haemastoma | |
| Cheese Tree | Glochidion ferdinandi | |
| L* | Sydney Red Gum | Angophora costata |
| Yellow Bloodwood | Corymbia eximia | |
| Red Bloodwood | Corymbia gummifera | |
| Port Jackson Fig | Ficus rubiginosa | |
| Brushbox | Lophostemon confertus | |
| Broad-leaved paperbark | Melaleuca quinquenervia |
*Small (to 6 metres), Medium (6 to 12 metres), Large (over 12 metres)
