After 10,000 trees fell down due to cyclone Marcus, Darwin council has already planted 12,000

DARWIN Council has done more than just replace the 10,000 trees which were torn out of the ground during Cyclone Marcus

DARWIN Council has done more than just replace the 10,000 trees which were torn out of the ground during Cyclone Marcus.

Engineering and city services general manager Ron Grinsell said not only had the trees been planted but council now had a stringent system to ensure those planted wouldn’t pose a risk to the community.

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“Since Cyclone Marcus, council has planted more than 12,000 trees to regrow Darwin’s urban forest,” he said.

The cyclone highlighted African Mahoganies which caus­ed significant damage across the city. Since the cyclone, council has removed several dangerous ones such as a tree in the Nightcliff Village a few weeks ago but it doesn’t have a proactive removal program.

Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis was proud of council’s efforts to regrow the city’s natural canopy coverage. Picture: Che Chorley

“(Mahoganies) are regularly assessed and removed when an arborist deems them to be unsafe to retain,” Mr Grinsell said.

Darwin Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis said he was proud of council’s efforts to regrow the city’s natural canopy coverage.

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“From Cyclone Marcus we learnt a number of lessons and the best lesson was before we plant any trees, let’s find out which ones we can plant safely,” he said. “Now we have an approved list of trees that will not come down in a cyclone.”

Council plans to plant 5500 more trees over the next four months on the street, in parks and to revegetate Darwin.