Flax Leaf Paperbark ( Melaleuca linariifolia), Gladwyn Ave

The tree is a major feature of the streetscape and provides significant visual appeal and amenity to the wider community.

  • Tree number

    271/CTR/2021

  • Date of assessment

    22/08/2022

  • Assessing Officer

    Christian Renaud

  • Tree Owner

    Council Tree

  • Record Type

    Single Specimen Tree

  • Number of trees

    1

  • Botanical Name

    Melaleuca linariifolia

  • Common Name

    Flax Leaf Paperbark

  • Structural Root Zone (SRZ)

    3.7m

  • Approximate age

    45+ years

  • Diameter at breast height:

    127cm

  • Tree Protection Zone (TPZ)

    15m

  • Tree height

    9m

  • Tree canopy width

    9m

  • Coordinates

    329121.6, 5802390.5

  • Glen Eira Asset ID

    TS45170

Statement of significance:

This tree fulfils the criteria of:

  • Outstanding size (Girth height spread)
  • Aesthetic value
  • Outstanding example of the species

This large Flax Leaf Paperbark tree is a particularly large, healthy and well-formed example of the species, having achieved its potential within the constraints of a nature strip. Although fairly typical of the species, it has an outstanding trunk girth, as well as an impressive canopy.

The tree is a major feature of the streetscape and provides significant visual appeal and amenity to the wider community.

The impressive, domed canopy offers substantial shading over paved surfaces, and although a common species throughout Glen Eira, given its condition, this is an outstanding example of the species for the entire municipality.