Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Apr 12, 2008 12:39 pm Ok, maybe i'm being a "bit" petty.....i'm not sure....
In our estate The Chase in Berwick, there are a variety of trees that are used for the nature strips of different streets, being planted by Flemings at the moment. The most popular one has been Manchurian pears, we've got Chinese Elms , Maples, Our street has not been planted and i have been wondering for ages what they had planned....so i went into the Sales office and asked. The Land Sales consultant didn't know, so she sent an e-mail off to AVJ's landscape representative asking the question. I received a call back the next day, saying that they are going to be Chinese Elms..... Grrrrrrrrrrrr.....i want Manchurian Pears like the 2 streets around the corner, they look so manicured and classy!!!! http://www.flemings.com.au/homegarden/ornamental_details.asp?CULT_ID=MANCHU We are on a corner block in a T shaped court and will have 2 trees of these large trees around us and i don't want Chinese Elms.... they look terrible IMO and don't suit the streetscape!!!!!http://www.flemings.com.au/homegarden/ornamental_details.asp?CULT_ID=ULMSEL8A Do you care what trees go on your street? Do you think they would listen if i asked them (very nicely of course) to change them to Manchurian Pears???? Yeah yeah, you might as well tell me i'm being "petty" But what would you do to make your streestscape better? Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 2Apr 12, 2008 12:51 pm Nature strips…now these are a bone of contention IMO.
You pay a small fortune, to landscape and grass it, the council can come along at any time park their bloody trucks on it and bugger it up, or change the concrete path due cracking/lifting caused by the roots of the stupid trees they plant on the nature strip, and leave crap all over your nice nature strip. We’ve been fortunate to date, but I’ve seen countless other nature strips ruined by their incompetence. IMO if they do plant a tree on your nature strip, drive over the bloody thing! Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 3Apr 12, 2008 12:58 pm kiwi056 IMO if they do plant a tree on your nature strip, drive over the bloody thing! Hahahahaha, nice one Kiwi!!!! LOL, worst case scenario, i COULD drive over every tree in the street??? until they plant some Manchurian pears or give up trying to plant trees all together that are unsuitable for that purpose/location!!!! Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 4Apr 12, 2008 2:49 pm Personally, it wouldn't bother me, the trees will be there long after I am gone.
If you are concerned then I would be speaking to your neighbours and see what the general feeling is. They might like chinese elms or they also might like manchurian pears. Or they may not care less. If they also want manchurian pears then it gives you a stronger case with the developers to have them changed. Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 5Apr 12, 2008 3:55 pm I'm with Kiwi on this one. We have trees planted on the nature strip in the development I'm building in and the tree planted near my block has cost me an additional $2,000 as an arborist report stated that it has a wide spreading root system that would eventually threaten my slab... so I had to have concrete piers put in to protect the slab. That $2,000 tree also obstructs my view of the reserve at the end of my court from almost all of my windows.
I really wish the developers of my estate had used some common sense and not planted trees that have wide spreading root systems. And, they're not even planting nice trees. Nor are these trees drought tolerant. I think you can ask them to change it to a different type of tree Phoenix, all they can do is say no. Failing that, just wait a little while until your stage of the development is finished and, if the tree is on your nature strip, arrange for it to have an accident Received keys to my new home on 16/5/08 Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 6Apr 12, 2008 3:57 pm But what if they want gums? They you'll be a total pickle.
Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 7Apr 12, 2008 6:59 pm Cookiemonster rellie If you are concerned then I would be speaking to your neighbours and see what the general feeling is. They might like chinese elms or they also might like manchurian pears. Or they may not care less. If they also want manchurian pears then it gives you a stronger case with the developers to have them changed. But what if they want gums? They you'll be a total pickle! Guess what we have in our estate Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 8Apr 12, 2008 8:50 pm Quote: Failing that, just wait a little while until your stage of the development is finished and, if the tree is on your nature strip, arrange for it to have an accident If they wont change it, pull it out and replace it with the one you want (unfortunately at your expense), they wont care as long as there is a tree there. Paula Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 10Apr 14, 2008 11:34 am What is wrong with Chinese elm? We planted one not expecting much and it came up a real winner. Have you actually seen one in real life at least? Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 11Apr 14, 2008 11:52 am 3timesbuilda What is wrong with Chinese elm? We planted one not expecting much and it came up a real winner. Have you actually seen one in real life at least? I have 3xb, but in a small court i don't think a tree that grows 10m high and 11m in width is suitable for a naturestrip location. The tree's look ok when small, but mature trees of that size are only going to damage the surrounding infrastruscture. I don't think enough thought is put into the fact that in 10-15 years, these trees will not be suitable for the streetscape in our court. Put them as feature plants in larger gardens or parks and they would do really well, but not for a tight court. Each to their own i say. Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 12Apr 14, 2008 1:11 pm Paula Quote: Failing that, just wait a little while until your stage of the development is finished and, if the tree is on your nature strip, arrange for it to have an accident If they wont change it, pull it out and replace it with the one you want (unfortunately at your expense), they wont care as long as there is a tree there. x 2 Or put what you want in now before they do it. Make it a feature, couple of rock, mulch etc underneath so they (hopefully) come in and rip it out. Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 13Apr 15, 2008 9:32 pm Below is a pic of what they are planting in our estate. They are actually quite beautiful, tall, straight and slender, with graceful dark green foliage. Being an evergreen it will look good all year round. Another advantage of this particular species is their ability to withstand strong winds, boggy soils, drought, frost and floods! Best of all they have low maintenance characteristics.
There are several others in the immediate area but I suspect that they have been genetically modified because apparently significant numbers of this particular species have only been widely planted in the past few years. Earlier ones were a different shape, and although they have kept their original appearance, really do look quite dated now. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Geoff - Decophile. Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 15Apr 15, 2008 9:51 pm Don’t water it……ignore it and maybe it will die.
Then you can plant what you want. Mine died, so I planted a gum….now I’m not allowed to cut it down! BUT I planted it, after theirs died! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 17Apr 15, 2008 10:00 pm Paula Quote: Don’t water it……ignore it and maybe it will die. For a miniute I thought you were talking about the lamp post Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 18Apr 15, 2008 10:15 pm Paula Quote: Don’t water it……ignore it and maybe it will die. For a miniute I thought you were talking about the lamp post so did I lol the problem with planting a different tree to the rest of the street is it might look like the odd one out <no raised eyebrows pleese > I think streets with a consistent avenue of trees look fabulous. Talk to the developer and see if you can change their mind P. If that fails, run it over and plant your own . Re: Trees on your Nature Strip 19Apr 15, 2008 10:23 pm This is Paris at night, it the prettiest thing I have ever seen all the trees in the main street are lit with small lights.
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