Log seat, baseball field
Where it stood, why it came down, and what it became.
Smooth-barked apple · Angophora costata
Removed as part of the Le Page Park masterplan redevelopment in Cheltenham. Rather than being chipped, the timber was salvaged for reuse by Arborcraft.
This Angophora costata stood in Le Page Reserve, Cheltenham, until it was removed as part of the Le Page Park masterplan redevelopment. Rather than going through a chipper, the timber went to Arborcraft's yard - itself based in the City of Kingston - to be milled and reused.
The trees removed as part of the redevelopment are being replanted at a ratio of three new trees for every one removed, once the project is complete.
A fast-growing native that looks more sculpture than street tree. Its salmon-pink bark and twisted form make it a favourite park and avenue planting well south of its natural range.
A log bench seat milled from an Angophora costata removed from Le Page Reserve, Cheltenham, as part of the Le Page Park masterplan redevelopment. One of eight seats made from City of Kingston trees to replace deteriorated telegraph-pole seating - installed more than 30 years ago - at a local baseball field. Delivered around six weeks after the first enquiry.