/community/2009/01/21/street-trees/ local advice for local gardeners Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:40:26 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 /community/2009/01/21/street-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Lorraine See Wed, 05 May 2010 07:24:16 +0000 /community/?p=13#comment-24 Although your street article is old I feel I need to add to it. As a judge for Keep Australia Beautiful one of our judging criteria for Tidy Towns is looking at 'Powerline Friendly Plantings'. Street trees need to be Energex powerline friendly approved with the following features:- * grow less than 4 metres tall * have a comparatively long lifespan * have low susceptibility to pests and diseases * don't tend to shed branches and fronds * are suitable for SEQ growing conditions * are readily available at local nurseries Energex and Ergon Energy have information on how to plant safely near powerlines if you go to their websites. Regards, Lorraine See Although your street article is old I feel I need to add to it. As a judge for Keep Australia Beautiful one of our judging criteria for Tidy Towns is looking at ‘Powerline Friendly Plantings’. Street trees need to be Energex powerline friendly approved with the following features:-
* grow less than 4 metres tall
* have a comparatively long lifespan
* have low susceptibility to pests and diseases
* don’t tend to shed branches and fronds
* are suitable for SEQ growing conditions
* are readily available at local nurseries
Energex and Ergon Energy have information on how to plant safely near powerlines if you go to their websites.
Regards, Lorraine See

]]> /community/2009/01/21/street-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Damian Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:17:07 +0000 /community/?p=13#comment-3 Street tree planting seems to have been overlooked by many councils to focus rather on 'short term' items that consumers can see are 'being worked on' such as roads, tunnels, etc. Reality is that the amenity landscape must be part of the project IF NOT the MOST IMPORTANT element. Australia should learn from our international neighbours - Singapore for example has a requirement for all development to include a certain percentage as 'green development'. No, that not green paint...its actually living plants. When will Australian government and councils, from federal or local councils recognise the fact that they are destroying our country by not integrating buildings into the landscape, but rather attempt their pitiful landscape post contruction mentality. Grow up Australia. Street tree planting seems to have been overlooked by many councils to focus rather on ‘short term’ items that consumers can see are ‘being worked on’ such as roads, tunnels, etc.
Reality is that the amenity landscape must be part of the project IF NOT the MOST IMPORTANT element.
Australia should learn from our international neighbours – Singapore for example has a requirement for all development to include a certain percentage as ‘green development’. No, that not green paint…its actually living plants.
When will Australian government and councils, from federal or local councils recognise the fact that they are destroying our country by not integrating buildings into the landscape, but rather attempt their pitiful landscape post contruction mentality. Grow up Australia.

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