Threats to Root Systems of Significant Indigenous Trees in Beaumaris

The

healthy River Red Gum (Eucalyptus

camaldulensis)
above, at the rear of 23 Hardinge
Street, Beaumaris, has not been under threat from
its owners.

There

was, however, concern that intensive development or
disturbance of soil on the

adjoining lot to the west, shown partly in the
August 2007 photograph above, could harm it.

Fortunately,

5 years later, as the photo in the preceding
hyperlink shows, that large River Red Gum at the
rear of the property still appears to be healthy.

Hardinge and Anita Streets
in Beaumaris are noted for their fine remaining
River Red Gums,
in a low-lying,

wet area.

This

healthy conspicuous Coast Banksia (Banksia

integrifolia)
at 29

Beach Road is listed on Bayside
City Council’s Significant Tree
Register.

Its large root system led Council to refuse
an application for the front-most dwelling of 3
proposed on this site in 2007. See 1936
and 1951
photos.

A 2010

application for a single structure
comprising six dwellings with a basement
whose plan area would cover 61% of the
site area, and greatly reduce the soil moisture bank
for the tree was refused

by unanimous vote of all 7 Bayside councillors. A 2012

VCAT order overrode the Council refusal, but
its Lines 23-25 mentioned the Coast Banksia. The
house was demolished in early 2013.