Hackett streets are predominately lined with exotic species, with red box (Eucalyptus polyanthemos) the most common native species. In September 1964, the NCDC set out its approach for the street trees of Hackett:
‘In the new suburb of Hackett the characteristic setting of the existing bushland background of Mt. Majura and Mt. Ainslie will be retained and in fact will be made to penetrate into the housing area.
The tree planting programme at Hackett has been planned within the framework of an Australian character. Colour patterns of spring flowering trees will be established within the overall area.
The trees have been planted on a neighbourhood basis rather than by individual streets. Care has also been taken to ensure that they have been planted to gain the greatest aspect benefit without cutting out winter sunshine from the homes.
One of the other areas to receive attention has been the showground where, in addition to general planting, pines have been planted to provide a boundary and a protective wind break.’
(source Sidewalk Supervisor, The Canberra Times 14 September 1964, National Library of Australia, Trove)
Street | Scientific name | Common name |
Antill Street | Eucalyptus bicostata | southern blue gum, Victorian blue gum |
Eucalyptus mannifera ssp. maculosa* | brittle gum | |
Quercus lusitanica | Lusitanian oak gall oak, or dyer’s oak | |
Quercus robur | English oak | |
Bragg Street | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
Brennan Street | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
Burrell Street | Not planted | |
Caldwell Street | Liquidambar styraciflua | Liquidambar or American sweetgum |
Dakin Place | Liquidambar styraciflua | Liquidambar or American sweetgum |
Dunlop Street | Gleditsia triacanthos Shademaster’ | Honey locust |
Dunn Place | Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Shademaster’ | Honey locust |
Fison Street | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
French Street | Eucalyptus polyanthemos | Red box |
Gilbert Street | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
Gilruth Street | Sophora japonica | Japanese pagoda tree |
Grayson Street | Eucalyptus polyanthemos* | Red box |
Hackett Place | Eucalyptus polyanthemos | Red box |
Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywood’ | Claret ash | |
Haddon Street | Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywood’ | Claret ash |
Harris Place | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
Harris Street | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
Hedley Street | Sophora japonica | Japanese pagoda tree |
Helms Place | Not planted | |
Hull Place | Gleditsia triacanthos Shademaster | Honey locust |
Jukes Place | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
Jukes Street | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
Kellaway Street | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
Kenny Place | Gleditsia triacanthos Shademaster’ | Honey locust |
Mackenzie Street | Eucalyptus polyanthemos | Red box* |
Madigan Street | Platanus orientalis
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Plane tree
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Prunus serrulata | Japanese cherry | |
Maitland Street | Eucalyptus pauciflora* | Snow gum |
Mills Place | Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Shademaster’ | Honey locust |
Mills Street | Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Sunburst’ | Honey locust |
Newton Street | Eucalyptus pauciflora | Snow gum* |
Phillip Avenue | Platanus x acerifolia | London plane tree |
Prell Place | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
Richards Street | Eucalyptus polyanthemos | Red box |
Rivett Street | Eucalyptus polyanthemos | Red box |
Russell Street | Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Shademaster’ | Honey locust |
Selwyn Street | Fraxinus oxycarpa Raywood’ | claret ash |
Skeats Street | Sophora japonica | Japanese pagoda tree |
Stanley Street | Liquidambar styraciflua | Liquidambar or American sweetgum |
Steele Street | Liquidambar styraciflua | Liquidambar or American sweetgum |
Stott Street | Liquidambar styraciflua | Liquidambar or American sweetgum |
Taylor Place | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
Tryon Street | Eucalyptus polyanthemos* | Red box |
Verco Street | Quercus borealis | Red oak |
* native species found on Mount Ainslie-Majura Reserve
Scientific names obtained from the ACT Beekeepers ACT Street trees list, March 2001 http://www.actbeekeepers.asn.au/pdfs/ACT-STREET-TREES-1.pdf.
Source – Hackett Community Association (2019) Hackett – 50 years plus: Story of a North Canberra suburb.