16 McLean Avenue Chatswood NSW 2067.

Jacaranda trees in general are a beautiful addition to suburbs such as Chatswood. Aside from necessary shade and the beautiful bursts of colour when flowering, they also assist in promoting green space within urban development and softening the harshness of the expanding Chatswood CBD high rise buildings. I trust that Willoughby Council will review the reasons behind this tree removal request. Is it diseased? Does it simply require some targeted pruning?

Having looked at the real estate photographs of 16 McLean Ave, it is abundantly clear that the jacaranda tree is healthy and thriving. It provides shade in an increasingly concrete urban setting, is visually stunning, is an asset to the local area, and is supportive of local bird life and human mental health. Why do people buy property on the north shore, with large, established trees in their yards, only to subsequently want to remove them? Property owners are flouting the rules of the suburb they bought into. I would submit that generous pruning undertaken by a council appointed, honest arborist would be the correct outcome under the guidelines.

Why to remove a completely healthy tree?
I'm disappointed with the council for promoting residents to just remove trees for the sake of it.
This request to remove the Jacaranda must be rejected.