Government to plant 17,000 more trees over next four years

We are deciding what street trees will replace 50 yo eucalypts removed just before we purchased the house, it takes alot of research to make sound decisions on what to replant regarding appropriate shading, roots etc as we want the best for our street. Perhaps developers and residents etc need guidelines on what to plant where for best future results and perhaps promote a nice theme of particular trees in different suburbs. An effective social media campaign on what others are doing successfully would help and would perhaps encourage residents to purchase trees themselves saving the powers that be a little money. A volunteer buddy/kind of mentor set up in suburbs for care of newly planted trees would be a community building side effect. We all need to take responsibility for our immediate environment.

Deciduous trees are great for people to plant on their properties, but our city needs lots of natives to provide the best food and shelter options for our native wildlife.

Thomas Lowe is this why your rates are going up?

I’m glad more trees are being planted, but some thought about what type of tree is planted and where is sadly missing. In Bonython, a large number of trees (eucalypts of course) have been planted along Athllon Drive, in front of the north facing units. In a few years, the winter sun will be lost by all those units and the interiors will be darker and colder. A more sensible approach would have seen deciduous trees planted, providing shade in summer and light in winter.

Yes keep planting trees, but not eucalypts. They are horrible and unless they have a deep rooting system are always falling over. Their branches often crack and fall, sometimes on people. Looking around the ACT currently and seeing how many trees are affected by Die-Back, we’re probably loosing several thousand a year anyway, so if you plant 17,000 over 4 years you’re probably only replacing the losses.

I haven’t heard the term “Bush Capital” for a long time. We NEED to get it back. Just my opinion.

Where would a tree fit on a 400m block in the new suburbs?

To allow winter sun through in winter, the trees need to be deciduous. Trees that shade houses could increase heating bills.

I am still waiting on a gum tree to be removed! If it falls over on my car I won’t be very happy!
But please….for the love of god don’t plant another one!

Great to plant more trees -it can never be enough – but it’s useless in our climate without a programmed watering program built in as part of the cost.