Week 13 Exemplar - Community Area

Adelaide, South Australia, Burnside Village’s recent development was architecturally designed to feature a curved glazed glass roof overhead a significant 100 year old River Red Gum Tree. The new Tree Mall features a range of high profile retail stores in a beautiful relaxed setting.

The River Red Gum tree represents the growth of the centre over the past 40 years. When the decision was made to build Stage 3, the Cohen family wanted to keep the 18 metre tree that they considered significant to their past.

The Main infrastructure for the River Red Gum was established during the development phase of Burnside Village. It was fitted with a irrigation system, a water meter, a catenary wire arrest system and a 22 metre diameter root ball system (larger than ever before). The controlled irrigation system waters the tree at regular intervals. All watering is monitored and recorded to ensure the correct amount of water is released.

Burnside Village Management has a long-standing relationship with Marcus Lodge (Arborist), and further engaged the services of Dr Martin Bader (Tree physiologist) and Professor Giles Hardy (Forest pathologist) on 1 June 2012 to further inspect the River Red Gum, and collaboratively provide a professional and accurate assessment on the state of the tree.