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Yandina Street Tree Strategy Yandina Street tree strategy Description of area and land use Canopy cover Street tree planting strategies The local plan area of Yandina occurs in the north of the Sunshine Coast Canopy cover over all lands is below-average for the region (31%) with Street trees enhance the historical look and feel of the township and Council region and totals 396 hectares in land area. The plan area contains the Foliage and Shade Cover plan for Yandina showing that open rural reinforce existing planting themes. the Yandina township, rural residential streets, farmlands, and industrial lands account for numerous areas of low or no tree cover. Vegetation cover and commercial precincts. Originally known as 'Native Dog Flat' the oldest reported for road reserve areas is also below average (27%). Analysis of Street tree planting focuses on shading pedestrian networks, building surveyed town in the Maroochy Shire was named Yandina in 1871. street tree occupancy within the town suggests that canopy cover can be canopy and establishing feature trees in key locations; and improving the readily increased through a solid program of proactive street tree planting. Yandina's landscape character beautifully blends the cultural heritage general amenity of town approaches. values of the small country town with the natural character of the area. Major opportunities and constraints The town's strong character tree palette bleeds out into surrounding Yellow flame trees frame the distinct facade of the village shop fronts while streets and links the sports precinct and other community facilities back clumps of eucalypts grow in areas immediately surrounding the township Numerous opportunities to build on the existing street tree canopy of to the town centre with feature and shade tree plantings. and along the major approaches to the town from the Bruce Highway. Yandina exist. Potential exists for the establishment of large trees in many Entry statement plantings are established on Coolum–Yandina Road. Mount Ninderry provides visual interest to the east while Wappa Dam and of the towns exceptionally wide nature strips and currently vacant large intersection nodes. Mapleton Forest are significant natural features to the west. The South Street trees create a network of shady pathways along Farrell Street and Maroochy River runs through the plan area while the North Maroochy River The signature hinterland colour species palette is well established in in and around School Road where tree plantings can also help screen occurs to the north just outside of the plan area. the town and there's ample opportunity to bleed this character out into the railway line. Yandina was a major timber town with beech, red cedar, bunya pine and surrounding streets. Additional street tree plantings also offer the potential to provide a continuous tree canopy to link and unify the somewhat Street tree planting seeks to achieve a 100% occupancy rate in the flooded gum logged until closure of the town's mill in the 1970s. Land use town's tourist precinct. today mixes rural residential living with local industry. The Buderim Ginger segregated township. Factory, also a significant tourist attraction, is the town's most significant In the major approaches to town from the north and east, numerous Street tree planting aligns with the Yandina Town Centre Master Plan commercial enterprise. planting nodes provide good opportunity for the establishment of natural (January 2003) and Yandina Town Centre Master Plan (January 2005). character place-making plantings. Trees and landscape character Further street tree planting opportunities include shading pathways around The distinct landscape character of Yandina was solidified during the local school as well stretches of vacant road reserve where vegetation streetscape rejuvenation works in 2011. Yellow flame, tulipwood and brush can be used to increase amenity by screening the rail corridor. box trees now provide a lush canopy to the historic form of the town centre. Original plant communities consisted of eucalypt woodland and tall open forest, swamp and notophyll vine forest (rainforest) dominated by piccabeen palms in some pockets, with bunya and hoop pines in others. Signature natural character species include swamp box, weeping lilly pilly, blue gum/forest red gum, bunya pine, lemon-scented gum, swamp paperbark, firewheel and black tea tree. Quandong and Illawarra flame trees provide colour in the plan area and the seasonal blush of swamp bloodwood is a recognisable feature of Pioneer Road where the Buderim Ginger Factory is located. 116 Sunshine Coast Street Tree Master Plan Part B Street tree palettes Signature trees Signature trees (cont.) Trees for local streets Locally native species for natural character features Avenue trees / Major thoroughfares Trees for accent and highlights Backhousia citriodora (lemon myrtle) Brachychiton discolor (lacebark) Elaeocarpus eumundii (Eumundi quandong) Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (piccabeen palm) Woodland / open forest Buckinghamia celcissima (ivory curl) Elaeocarpus obovatus (hard quandong) Brachychiton acerifolius (Illawarra flame tree) Corymbia intermedia (pink bloodwood) Corymbia ptychocarpa (swamp bloodwood) Flindersia australis (Crow's ash) Brachychiton discolor (lacebark) Corymbia tessellaris (Moreton Bay ash) Cupaniopsis parvifolia (small leaved tuckeroo) Flindersia bennettiana (Bennett's ash) Corymbia ptychocarpa (swamp bloodwood) Endiandra sieberi (corkwood) Diospyros pentamera* (myrtle ebony/grey persimmon) Flindersia schottiana (cudgeree) Stenocarpus sinuatus (firewheel) Eucalyptus creba (narrow-leaved ironbark) (trial locations) Lophostemon confertus (Queensland box) Tabebuia argentea (Caribbean trumpet tree) Eucalyptus microcorys (tallowwood) Elaeocarpus obovatus (hard quandong) Harpullia pendula (tulipwood) Tabebuia chrysantha (yellow trumpet tree) Eucalyptus racemosa (scribbly gum) Harpullia hillii (blunt leaf tulip) Lophostemon suaveolens (swamp box) Eucalyptus resinifera (red mahogany) Harpullia pendula (tulipwood) Melaleuca bracteata (black tea tree) Eucalyptus siderophloia (grey ironbark) Magnolia ‘Little Gem’ (little gem magnolia) Waterhousia floribunda (syn. Syzygium floribundum) Eucalyptus tereticornis (blue gum/forest red gum) (weeping lilly pilly) Melaleuca (syn. Callistemon) viminalis 'Wildfire' (weeping red bottle brush) Eucalyptus tindaliae (Tindale's stringybark) Xanthostemon chrysanthus (golden penda) Melaleuca viridiflora (broad-leaved paperbark) Lophostemon suaveolens (swamp box) Feature trees for large spaces Syzygium (syn. Acmena) hemilampra (broad leaf form) Rainforest Agathis robusta (kauri pine) (blue satinash) Araucaria bidwillii (bunya pine) Araucaria bidwillii (bunya pine) (garden bed spaces only) Tristaniopsis laurina 'Luscious' (water gum) Araucaria cunninghamii (hoop pine) Araucaria cunninghamii (hoop pine) Waterhousia floribunda (syn. Syzygium floribundum) Argyrodendron trifoliolatum (white booyong) Beilschmiedia obtusifolia (blush walnut) (weeping lilly pilly) Backhousia subargentea (giant ironwood) Castanospora alphandii (brown tamarind) Xanthostemon chrysanthus (golden penda) Brachychiton discolor (lacebark) Corymbia citriodora (lemon-scented gum) Beilschmiedia obtusifolia (blush walnut) Corymbia intermedia (pink bloodwood) Diospyros pentamera (myrtle ebony/grey persimmon) Elaeocarpus grandis (blue quandong) Grevillea robusta (silky oak) Eucalyptus tereticornis (blue gum/forest red gum) Gmelina leichhardtii (white beech) Ficus macrophylla (Moreton Bay fig) Ficus macrophylla (Moreton Bay fig) Gmelina leichardtii (white beech) Sloanea woollsii (yellow carabeen) Grevillea hilliana* (Hill's silky oak) (trial species) Grevillea robusta (silky oak) Peltophorum pterocarpum (yellow flame tree) Toona ciliata (syn. australis) (red cedar) See also Locally native species for natural character features palettes for use where appropriate. Street tree palettes are also appropriate for use in the localities of North Arm, Ninderry, Valdora, Yandina Creek, Cooloolabin and Kiamba. Sunshine Coast Street Tree Master Plan Part B 117 Foliage and Shade Cover Yandina Local Plan Area 118 Sunshine Coast Street Tree Master Plan Part B Priority Planting Plan Yandina Local Plan Area Sunshine Coast Street Tree Master Plan Part B 119 .
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