A significant aim of the Union Court revitalisation project is to create a predominantly single level precinct that provides a more accessible space for people with a disability and other groups including the elderly, children and people with illnesses.
A large amount of construction needs to occur across the entire precinct to level this area.
As a result of this work many of the trees along University Avenue between Union Court and Childers Street, in Union Court and around Sullivan’s Creek need to be removed.
ANU is committed to ensuring University Avenue remains a tree-lined gateway to the heart of the University and will replace every tree removed as part of the project.
The ANU arborist has been providing advice to the project team to ensure the right species are selected as replacement trees. Five of the large cedar trees along University Avenue will also be protected and preserved.
Proposed tree planting will celebrate the memory of existing trees while paying homage to historic tree planting design to highlight the landscape legacy of our open spaces.
The new University Avenue trees selected are Quercus palustris ‘Freefall’, a Pin Oak, and Eucalyptus polyanthemos, a Red Box – these tree will be planted in alternate pairs reflecting the Indigenous and European history of the site while reinforcing the landscaped axis of the area.
These trees have been chosen to create both shade in summer and allow sunlight through winter to create great places for the community to socialise.
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