Trees along Hume Highway

This post collets pictures of trees along Sydney's section of Hume Highway. It will be updated progressively.

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Coronation Reserve, Strathfield

Figs trees at Coronation Reserve. Overlooking corner shops at two local streets of Enfield. The reserve runs the length of Coronation Parade, which connects to wide tree-lined 'The Boulevarde' of Strathfield at the Hume Highway/Liverpool Road intersection.

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Trees at Wilson Street

Towering Sydney Blue Gum punctuated the row of terrace houses. There is a great tree in every block similarly there is a great tree on every street.

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Trees at Emu Park, Emu Plains

Eucalyptus spp at western Emu Park, with setting sun and the Blue Mountains ridge line at the background. Click the image to view large.

Avenue tree planting along the Great Western Highway. Most of the mature trees are Eucalyptus saligna (Sydney Blue Gum). These trees are in significant tree register.

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Paperbark trees & terraced houses

Young Street, Redfern

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Urbanising Leppington

Dying grove of eucalyptus trees and partial abandoned market garden in the foreground. Stockpile of soil mounds can be seen through the tree trunks and the location of the new railway station is somewhere further behind.

'Before' photo taken twelve month ago will be uploaded to this page just to compare how this suburbs is urbanising. Stay tuned

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Cliff top fig

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Park of many great figs - Waterloo Park

Waterloo Park has as many as 30+ figs (Port Jackson and Moreton Bay) dominate the skyline.
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Growth

At the station

A significant tree train passengers will not miss on the eastern end of the station platform, just before the stair leading up to the main street of Leura village centre. The tree is listed as heritage item on the Blue Mountains LEP as part of the station listing.