Palmwoods Street tree strategy

Description of area and land use Major opportunities and constraints Street tree planting strategies Tucked into the foothills of the Blackall Range, Palmwoods lies in a gently Good opportunity exists to reinforce and sustain natural character through Street tree planting sustains the hinterland character of the town with undulating landscape. Named after the piccabeen palm groves that were footpath and feature plantings on the town's major entry-way where blackbutt, strong natural character themes along the town's northern approach and once a significant feature of the landscape, Palmwoods was purpose-built tallowwood, pink bloodwood and brush box dominate the landscape. cultural character within the town centre. as a timber town following construction of the North Coast rail line and later Open space areas along this route would also benefit from succession the focus shifted from timber to the production of fruit crops. Horticulture plantings and present good opportunity for the establishment of new street The current street tree species mix and hinterland character of the remains one of the major industries of the plan area today. trees on parkland perimeters. town centre is reinforced with a return to the use of mango, macadamia Residential estates continue to grow in the plan area with many young and other traditional food trees as features (in garden bed locations) in Significant potential to enhance the town's cultivated landscape character families moving to the conveniently located hinterland town. Despite steady recognition and celebration of Palmwood's history. and reinvigorate the leafy village atmosphere with additional planting of the growth in housing and traffic, Palmwoods has retained its historic charm signature Illawarra flame trees and piccabeen palms has also been identified. species are used for street tree plantings in residential and natural woodland character. Vistas over farmlands to the west and the streetscapes with mixed planting themes followed where possible. backdrop of the steep ridge of the Blackall Range are important borrowed The southern section of the town (nearer to the station) presents the best landscape elements that contribute significantly to the look and feel of the opportunities for canopy building and increasing town amenity. Good Character plantings and tree-lined streets are re-established in the locality. The heritage character of the town itself is complemented by a potential for rejuvenation of this area of town with new street tree plantings southern section of town where new plantings will also provide additional cultivated landscape of signature trees. exists. Additional signature plantings in this area could significantly lift shade to footpaths. amenity lending interest to the historic building façades and providing colourful accents. Signature character species are used for feature planting spaces and Trees and landscape character park perimeter plantings. Eucalypt woodland, Melaleuca woodland, eucalypt forest and notophyll Wide verges in the locality's older streets immediately surrounding the vine forest all naturally occur within the plan area. Blackbutt, brush box, pink townscape present opportunity to infill avenues of jacaranda (with a A network of shady spaces is established between the town's bloodwood and tallowwood are the predominate natural character species suitable replacement species on account of the invasive status of the recreational facilities and local school. tree at present) to enhance these attractive shady spaces. and form dense stands along the town's major approach of Woombye– Street tree planting is in accordance with the Placemaking Palmwoods Palmwoods Road. The Foliage and Shade Cover map for the plan area shows Pathways to the west side of town present good opportunity for street tree Public Domain Master Plan (November 2014). numerous parcels of bushland where the trees are mostly over 18m high. planting for the provision of shade. A strong character landscape is also evident in town with Illawarra flame The previously existing flying fox roost at Dunning Street is considered a tree, jacaranda, silky oak, silk trees and piccabeen palms signature constraint to future street tree planting. Although the flying foxes have not species. This character palette complements the historic architecture of the returned since a seasonal absence in 2014, the planting of any foraging or town, and provides vertical scale to the village. roost attracting species within the immediate area is considered a high risk. Canopy cover Canopy statistics report that Palmwoods has a high volume of trees with 41% cover across all land types and 43% cover over the road reserve. Foliage and Shade Cover mapping shows extensive open areas in the plan area where farmland exists. Rural residential development is greatest south- west of the plan area. Quality streetscapes are establishing in these newer residential estates which show a good mix of street tree species and very good rates of occupancy (with few vacant sites evident).

100 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 and feature nodes Trees for accent and highlights Alectryon subdentatus* (hard alectryon) (trial locations) Alectryon subdentatus* (hard alectryon) (trial locations) Archontophoenix cunninghamiana (piccabeen palm) Alectryon subcinereus* (wild quince) (trial locations) Woodland/open forest Araucaria bidwillii (bunya) (in garden beds only) Brachychiton acerifolius (Illawarra flame tree) Backhousia citriodora (lemon myrtle) Angophora woodsiana (smudgy apple) Argyrodendron trifoliolatum (white booyong) (lacebark) Brachychiton acerifolius (Illawarra flame tree) (pink bloodwood) Beilschmeidia obtusifolia (blush walnut) Corymbia ptychocarpa (swamp bloodwood) Buckinghamia celcissima (ivory curl) grandis (flooded gum) Corymbia intermedia (pink bloodwood) Stenocarpus sinuatus (firewheel) Cryptocarya triplinervis (three-veined laurel) (tallowwood) Diploglottis campbellii (small-leaved tamarind) Cupaniopsis parvifolia (small-leaved tuckeroo) (blackbutt) Elaeocarpus eumundii (Eumundi quandong) Diploglottis australis (native tamarind) (red mahogany) Elaeocarpus grandis (blue quandong) Elaeocarpus eumundii (Eumundi quandong) Eucalyptus siderophloia (grey ironbark) Elaeocarpus obovatus (hard quandong) Elaeocarpus obovatus (hard quandong) confertus (brush box) Ellatostachys xylocarpa (white tamarind) australis (Crow's ash) glomulifera (turpentine) Eucalyptus pilularis (blackbutt) (long jack/yellowwood) Rainforest Eucalyptus microcorys (tallow ) Guioa semi-glauca* (wild quince) (trial locations) Agathis robusta (kauri pine) opposita (sandpaper fig) Harpullia hiliana (blunt-leaf tulipwood) (hoop pine) ( maple) Harpullia pendula (tulipwood) Argyrodendron trifoliolatum (white booyong) Flindersia bennettiana (Bennett's ash) Litsea leefiana* (brown bolly gum) (trial locations) Backhousia myrtifolia (willow myrtle) Flindersia xanthoxyla (yellowwood) (brush box) (where existing only) Castanospermum australe (Moreton Bay chestnut) Grevillea robusta (silky oak) Podocarpus elatus (brown pine) Cryptocarya hypospodia (purple laurel) Harpullia pendula (tulipwood) Waterhousia floribunda (syn. Syzygium floribundum) (weeping lilly pilly) (pepperberry) Harpullia hiliana (blunt-leaf tulipwood) Syzygium (syn. Acmena) hemilampra (broad leaf form) Cryptocarya triplinervis (three-veined laurel) Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum) (blue satinash) Cupaniopsis parvifolia (small leaved tuckeroo) Lophostemon confertus (brush box) Tristaniopsis laurina 'Luscious' (water gum) Ficus coronata (sand paper fig) Macadamia integrifolia (macadamia) Xanthostemon chrysanthus (golden penda) Diospyros geminata (scaly ebony) Mangifera indica (mango) (in garden beds only) Drypetes deplanchei (yellow tulipwood) Mischarytera lautereriana (corduroy tamarind) (Crow's ash) Morus nigra (mulberry) Elaeocarpus grandis (blue quandong) Planchonella australis (black apple) Excoecaria dallachyana (scrub poison tree) (turpentine) Ficus fraseri ( fig) Syzygium oleosum (blue lilly pilly) (Moreton Bay fig) Syzygium (syn. Acmena) smithii (riberry) Flindersia xanthoxyla (long jack/yellowwood) Tamarindus indica (tamarind) Olea paniculata (native olive) Waterhousia floribunda (syn. Syzygium floribundum) Syzygium francisii (giant water gum) (weeping lilly pilly) See also Locally native species for natural character Street tree palettes are also appropriate for use in features palettes for use where appropriate. the localities of Chevallum and Landers Shoot.

Sunshine Coast Street Tree Master Plan Part B 101 Foliage and Shade Cover Palmwoods Local Plan Area

102 Sunshine Coast Street Tree Master Plan Part B Priority Planting Plan Palmwoods Local Plan Area

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