Tree management
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Street trees
Street trees are one component of the city’s Urban Forest and are important public infrastructure assets. The draft Street Tree Master Plan is on public exhibition until 11 July 2011.
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Trees on your land
Newcastle City Council considers trees to be significant capital assets. They are as much part of the community infrastructure as roads and footpaths.
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Trees & neighbours
Council’s tree management controls do not give Council the authority to direct a neighbour to remove or prune trees that grow on their own land.
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City trees
The City of Newcastle considers trees to be significant capital assets. They are as much part of the community infrastructure as roads and footpaths.
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Tree removal
It is important to get the appropriate approval before you cut down a tree on your land
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Tree pruning
The main reasons for pruning ornamental and shade trees include safety, health, and aesthetics.
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Veteran trees
Large mature and prominent public trees are described as veterans because they have survived for many decades as the city around them has changed
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Laman Street Figs
The Laman Street Hills figs were planted in the early 1930s as part of a program to plant thousands of various Figs throughout Newcastle
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The benefits of trees
We all know the environmental benefits of trees, cleaner air, lower temperatures, reduction in stormwater runoff, habitat for local fauna, but have you ever stopped and thought about the social benefits of trees?
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Plants and advice
The Community Greening Centre is located in March Street, Kotara