Significant tree register

Bayside is renowned and loved for its leafy outlook, tree lined streets and lush private gardens.

To preserve this character for future generations, residents can nominate a special example to be included on our Significant Tree Register.

The Significant Tree Management Policy outlines how trees are nominated, listed and removed from this register. The policy does not restrict the owner of a significant tree from maintaining it however removal from this register must be endorsed by Council.

Protecting large, significant trees across the Bayside municipality is one of the actions of the Urban Forest Strategy.

What is a significant tree?

Some trees, through age, size, and rarity of planting or association with historical events achieve a higher level of importance on private or public land.

Trees meeting the criteria outlined below can be put forward for inclusion on Council’s Significant Tree Register by Council resolution.

If a tree or other vegetation is listed on the Significant Tree Register, a Local Law permit is required to destroy, damage, remove, cut, trim, lop, prune the tree/vegetation.

Future plans to further protect significant trees

Introducing further protections for significant trees is an action of the Bayside Urban Forest Strategy. This includes the introduction of a new planning overlay to include trees on the Significant Tree Register into the Bayside Planning Scheme.

This will mean that a Planning Permit will be required for the proposed removal of any tree on the register, and for building works proposed within the Tree Protection Zone of a Significant tree.

English Oak at 151 Union St, Brighton

Find out about significant trees in:

Beaumaris
Black Rock
Brighton and Brighton East
Cheltenham
Hampton and Hampton East
Highett
Sandringham

Beaumaris

Moreton Bay Fig at 2 Beach Road

Address	Common name	Genus and species	Location
32 Alfred St	Kurrajong	Brachychiton populneus	on common property 2m from north boundary 2m from west boundary
2 Beach Rd	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	4m from north boundary 7m from west boundary
29 Beach Rd	Coast Banksia	Banksia integrifolia	5m from south boundary 5m from west boundary
109 Cromer Rd	Evergreen Alder	Alnus jourullensis	3m from west boundary 5m from north boundary
29 Dalgetty Rd	Sweet Gum	Liquidambar styraciflua	5m from east boundary 9m from north boundary
45 Dalgetty Rd	Manna Gum	Eucalyptus viminalis	0m north boundary 11m east boundary
57 Dalgetty Rd	Cherry Ballart	Exocarpos cupressiformis	0m north boundary 11m east boundary
3 Te Hongi Crt	Smooth Barked Apple Myrtle	Angophora costata	0m from north boundary 0m from east boundary
5 Tramway Pde	Flowering Gum	Corymbia ficifolia	adjacent south-east corner of 5 Tramway Beaumaris
60 - 62 Wells Rd	River Red Gum	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	3m from north boundary 13m from east boundary
10 Valmont Avenue	Lemon Scented Gum	Corymbia citriodora	located approximately 11m from the north boundary and approximately 1 from the west boundary

Black Rock

Smooth barked Apple Myrtle at 19-21 Cheltenham Rd

Address	Common name	Genus and species	Location
16 Ardoyne St	Lemon Scented Gum	Corymbia citriodora	0m from north boundary 0m from west boundary
19 - 21 Cheltenham Rd	Smooth Barked Apple Myrtle	Angophora costata	on common property 55m from south boundary 27m east boundary
2/14 Ebden Ave	Desert Ash	Fraxinus angustifolia	3m from west boundary 7m from south boundary
81 Stanley St	Coast Banksia	Banksia integrifolia	0m from south boundary 8m from west boundary

Brighton and Brighton East

Canary Island Date Palm at 378 St Kilda St

Brighton

Address	Common name	Genus and species	Location
47 Bay St	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	0m from west boundary 33 from north boundary
49 Bay St	Peppercorn	Schinus molle	2m from east boundary 15m from south boundary
49 Bay St	Camphor Laurel	Cinnamomum camphora	14m from east boundary 9m from north boundary
8 Black St	English Oak	Quercus robur	12m from north boundary 9m from east boundary
9 Black St	Bull Bay Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	6m from south boundary 9m from west boundary
15 Black St	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	3m from south boundary 9m from west boundary
15 Black St	Bhutan Cypress	Cupressus torulosa	2m from east boundary 50m from south boundary
15 Black St	Bhutan Cypress	Cupressus torulosa	2m from east boundary 45m from south boundary
15 Black St	Bhutan Cypress	Cupressus torulosa	2m from east boundary 38m from south boundary
17 Black St	Bhutan Cypress	Cupressus torulosa	2m from east boundary 38m from south boundary
89 Cochrane St	Pin Oak	Quercus palustris	10m from north boundary 16m from east boundary
92 Dendy St	English Oak	Quercus robur	9m from north boundary 9m from east boundary
42 Elwood St	English Oak	Quercus robur	2m from south boundary 2m from east boundary
8 Esperance Ave	Common Lime	Tilia xeuropea	1m from south boundary 3m from east boundary
6 Farleigh Gve	Sweet Gum	Liquidambar styraciflua	2m from east boundary 15m from north boundary
6 Farleigh Gve	Sweet Gum	Liquidambar styraciflua	2m from east boundary 6m from south boundary
14 Glyndon Ave	Weeping Elm	Ulmus glabra	9m from south boundary 8m from east boundary
7 Grosvenor St	Peppercorn	Schinus molle	0m from north boundary 6m from west boundary
70 Halifax St	Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	17m from west boundary 5m from north boundary
70 Halifax St	Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	17m from west boundary 3m from south boundary
2 Hammond St	Lemon Scented Gum	Corymbia citriodora	0m from south boundary 7m from west boundary
9 Kinane St	Silver Elm	Ulmus minor "Variegata"	on common property 0m from south boundary 4m from east boundary
13 Kinane St	Red Flowering Gum	Corymbia ficifolia	0m from north boundary 0m from east boundary
24 Kinane St	Pin Oak	Quercus palustris	0m from north boundary 4m from east boundary
12 Middle Cres	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	1m from south boundary 6m from west boundary
30 Moffat St	Canary Island Date Palm	Phoenix canariensis	7m from east boundary and 2m from north boundary
30 Moffat St	Canary Island Date Palm	Phoenix canariensis	3m from west boundary and 7m from south boundary
7 Mulgoa St	Norfolk Island Palm	Araucaria ariera	0m from south boundary 11m from west boundary
70 New St	English Oak	Quercus robur	1m from west boundary 4m from south boundary
135 New St	Canary Island Date Palm	Phoenix canariensis	4m from south boundary 5m from east boundary
237 - 243 New St	Peppercorn	Schinus molle	7m from east boundary 6m from south boundary
368 New St	English Oak	Quercus robur	7m from north boundary 23m from east boundary
368 New St	Bhutan Cypress	Cupressus torulosa	Cypress hedge on northern boundary (separated by burnt out section)
368 New St	Bhutan Cypress	Cupressus torulosa	Cypress hedge on western boundary facing New Street
485 New St	Sugar Gum	Eucalyptus cladocalyx	in Elsternwick Park near the corner of New & Rusden Streets, Brighton
29 Seymour Gve	Honey Locust	Robinia pseuadoacacia	0m from east boundary 5m from north boundary
29 Seymour Gve	Honey Locust	Robinia pseuadoacacia	0m from east boundary 11m from north boundary
29 Seymour Gve	Sugar Gum	Eucalyptus cladocalyx	adjacent to 29 Seymour Grove, Brighton
50 - 58 South Rd	Irish Strawberry Tree	Arbutus unedo	5m from north boundary 20m from west boundary
2 St James Mews	Pin Oak	Quercus palustris	2m from east boundary 2m from north boundary
378 St Kilda St	Canary Island Date Palm	Phoenix canariensis	4m from east boundary 3m from north boundary
378 St Kilda St	Canary Island Date Palm	Phoenix canariensis	4m from east boundary 10m from north boundary
422A St Kilda St	South African Coral	Erythrina caffra	0m from south boundary 10m from west boundary
20 Were St	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	1m from north boundary 4m from west boundary
20 Were St	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	1m rom north boundary 12m from west boundary
20 Were St	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	1m from north boundary 11m from east boundary
20 Were St	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	1m from north boundary 5m from east boundary
77 Were St	English Oak	Quercus robur	0m from south boundary 20m from east boundary
16 Westley Ave	Kurrajong	Brachychiton populneus	outside east boundary 4m north of south boundary
16 Westley Ave	Kurrajong	Brachychiton populneus	outside east boundary 1m south of south boundary
56 Wilson St	Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	2m from west boundary 9m from north boundary

Brighton East

Address	Common name	Genus and species	Location
1 Berkeley Gve	Peppercorn	Schinus molle	2m from north boundary 4m from east boundary
6 Bright St	Red Flowering Gum	Corymbia ficifolia	located on common property adjacent to Unit 16, 6 Bright St
306 Dendy St	Maritime Pine	Pinus pinaster	at Dendy Park Brighton adjacent to 8 Sunlight Crescent Brighton
19 Edro Ave	Southern Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	3m from east boundary 3m from south boundary
709 - 723 Hawthorn Rd	Peppercorn	Schinus molle	2m from south boundary 15m from east boundary facing Beddoe St.
709 - 723 Hawthorn Rd	Turkey Oak	Quercus cerris	3m from south boundary 9m from west boundary facing Beddoe St.
58 Hodder St	Southern Mahogany	Eucalyptus botryoides	2m from south boundary 19m from east boundary
2A Mavis Ave	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus Macrophylla	Council tree asset ID 460329 located at 2A Mavis Ave (Landcox Park)
230 North Rd	Captain Cook's Pine	Araucaria columnaris	10m from north boundary 7m from west boundary
120 South Rd	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	60m from west boundary 120m from north boundary
163 South Rd	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	44m from east boundary 89m from south boundary
163 South Rd	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	50m from east boundary 87m from south boundary
163 South Rd	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	68m from east boundary 88m from south boundary
163 South Rd	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	98m from east boundary 65m from south boundary
163 South Rd	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	44m from west boundary 35m from south boundary
163 South Rd	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	9m from west boundary and 43m from south boundary
163 South Rd	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	4m from west boundary and 19m from south boundary
151 Union St	English Oak	Quercus robur	1m from east boundary 18m from north boundary

Cheltenham

Monterey Pine at VIC GC Park Rd

Address	Common name	Genus and species	Location
36 Glebe Ave	Broad-leaved Paperbark	Melaleuca quinquenervia	Nature strip tree adjacent to 36 Glebe Avenue
20 Munro Ave	Irish Strawberry Tree	Arbutus unedo	0m from west boundary 2m from south boundary
Park Rd	Monterey Pine	Cupressus macrocarpa	Hedge row (part) on northern boundary (Park Rd) of golf course
Park Rd	Monterey Pine	Cupressus macrocarpa	Hedge row (part) on western boundary (Reserve Rd) of golf course
Park Rd	Monterey Pine	Cupressus macrocarpa	Hedge row (part) on southern boundary (Weatherall Rd) of golf course

Hampton and Hampton East

Lemon Scented Gum at 20 Kelly Ave

Address	Common name	Genus and species	Location
43 Crisp St	Flowering Gum	Corymbia ficifolia	4m from south boundary 12m fr south boundary 12m fr east boundary
12 Foam St	West Australian Willow Myrtle	Agonis flexuosa	1m from south 2m from west boundary
12 Foam St	Red Flowering Gum	Corymbia ficifolia	0m from east 7m from south boundary
312 - 314 Hampton St	Chinese Elm	Ulmus parvifolia	on common property 12m from west boundary 10m from north boundary
77 Highett Road	Smooth Bark Apple Myrtle	Angophora costata	located in the front setback
53 Holyrood St	River Red Gum	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	0.5m from north 8m from west boundary
17 - 19 Linacre Rd	Moreton Bay Fig	Ficus macrophylla	28m from east boundary 41m from south boundary
17 - 19 Linacre Rd	Irish Strawberry Tree	Arbutus unedo	3m from south boundary 9m from east boundary
17 - 19 Linacre Rd	Poplar	Populus serotina "Aurea"	15m from east boundary 47m from south boundary
38 Myrtle Rd	Lemon Scented Gum	Corymbia citriodora	2m from west boundary 12m from south boundary
20 New St	Petticoat Palm	Washingtonia filifera	adjacent to 20 New Street, Brighton
13 Vista Rd	Marri	Corymbia calophylla	9m from east boundary 4m from north boundary
20 Kelly Ave	Lemon Scented Gum	Corymbia citriodora	2m from north boundary 8m from west boundary
4 Nepean Ave	Golden Elm	Ulmus glabra	1m from west boundary 8m from south boundary
7 Wave Street	Chinese Elm	Ulmus parvifolia	located in the rear setback

Highett

Flowering Gum on 7 Haynes St

Address	Common name	Genus and species	Location
7 Haynes St	Flowering Gum	Corymbia ficifolia	located on the south boundary 5m from east boundary
10 Worthing Rd	Lemon Scented Gum	Corymbia citriodora	5m from north boundary 9m from east boundary

Sandringham

Peppercorn (both trees) at 18 Susan St

Address	Common name	Genus and species	Location
56 - 60 Abbott St	African Olive Tree	Olea europea subsp africana	on common property 1m from north boundary 25m from west boundary
57 Abbott St	English Oak	Quercus robur	1m from east boundary 5m from north boundary
108 Abbott St	Irish Strawberry Tree	Arbutus unedo	0m from west boundary 0m from north boundary
5 - 7 Edward St	Algerian Oak	Quercus canariensis	7m from south boundary 13m from west boundary
32 Park Ave	Willow Myrtle	Agonis flexuosa	0m from east boundary 5m from north boundary
9 Reno Rd	Manna Gum	Eucalyptus viminalis	6m from north boundary 1m from east boundary
18 Susan St	Peppercorn	Schinus ariera	1m from south boundary 8m from east boundary
18 Susan St	Peppercorn	Schinus ariera	1m from south boundary 15m from east boundary
33 - 57 Vincent St	Pin Oak	Quercus palustris	Pin Oak Row on Vincent St between Bluff Rd(east) & Moorabbin St(west)

Total Trees, Rows or Hedges: 105
Total Geospatial locations : 108

National Trust Australia (Victoria) significant tree ratings

The categories used to define significant trees (registration criteria and significance ratings) are:

1 Scientific

Horticultural or genetic value
Important source of seed or propagating stock
Particularly resistant to disease or exposure
Species or variety that is rare or of a very localised distribution
Remnant native vegetation
Outstanding for its size
An outstanding example of the species

2 Social

Unique location or context
Contribution to landscape
Associated with Aboriginal activities
Important landmark
Spiritual and religious associations
Contemporary association with the community

3 Historic

Forms part of an historic park, garden or town
Commemorative plantings
Associated with an important event
Associated with an important person, group or institution

4 Aesthetic

A really great looking tree
Exhibits curious growth form or unusual physical features
Is a better than average example of its species, or a tree in its location