Zone 8 - Sheltered Valley
The hilly landscapes of Bondi and Bronte have a number of areas that could be referred to as small sheltered valleys or gullies. They are protected from the coastal influences that limit the success of tree planting; receive greater water run-off; have deeper soils and are more protected from strong winds.
Some examples are:
- Blandford Avenue Bronte
- Leichhardt Street Bronte
- Cuthbert Street Queens Park
- Varna Street Waverley
Streetscape Character
Many of these streets already benefit from having mature established trees primarily because of these improved growing conditions. The streets vary from wide to very narrow with corresponding widths of naturestrips. A number of the narrower streets have a canopy of trees that covers the width of the street.
Dominant Trees
These streets are fortunate to have a high proportion of mature large trees such as:
| Common name | Botanical name |
|---|---|
| Brushbox | Lophostemon confertus |
| Paperbark | Melaleuca quinquenervia |
| Hills Weeping Fig | Ficus microcarpa var. 'Hillii' |
| Blueberry Ash | Elaeocarpus reticulatus |
| Tuckeroo | Cupaniopsis anacardioides |
| Jacaranda | Jacaranda mimosifolia |
Preferred Tree Species
| Size | Common name | Botanical name |
|---|---|---|
| S* | Dwarf Apple | Angophora hispida |
| Weeping Bottlebrush | Callistemon viminalis | |
| White Feather Honeymyrtle | Melaleuca decora | |
| Prickly Paperbark | Melaleuca styphelioides | |
| Sweet Pittosporum | Pittosporum undulatum | |
| M* | Purple-leafed Willow Myrtle | Agonis flexuosa ‘After Dark’ |
| Lemon Myrtle | Backhousia citriodora | |
| Old Man Banksia | Banksia serrata | |
| NSW Christmas Bush | Ceratopetalum gummiferum | |
| Tuckeroo | Cupaniopsis anacardioides | |
| Blueberry Ash | Elaeocarpus reticulatus | |
| Scribbly Gum | Eucalyptus haemastoma | |
| Cheese Tree | Glochidion ferdinandi | |
| Riberry | Syzygium luehmannii | |
| Watergum | Tristaniopsis laurina | |
| Waterhousea | Waterhousea floribunda | |
| L* | Sydney Red Gum | Angophora costata |
| Cook Island Pine or New Caledonia Pine | Araucaria columnaris | |
| White Stringybark | Eucalyptus globoidea | |
| Mugga Ironbark | Eucalyptus sideroxylon | |
| Port Jackson Fig | Ficus rubiginosa | |
| Jacaranda | Jacaranda mimosifolia | |
| Brushbox | Lophostemon confertus | |
| Fine-leafed Paperbark | Melaleuca leucadendra | |
| Broad-leaved paperbark | Melaleuca quinquenervia |
*Small (to 6 metres), Medium (6 to 12 metres), Large (over 12 metres)
