Update on Labouchere Rd street trees

Journalist’s background: Could the City please:
1. Confirm what replacement tree numbers, species and locations it has selected to replace the dead ones on Labouchere Road? 
2. Confirm any measures it will take to ensure their continuing health, including whether there is any regular auditing of street tree health in South Perth to see whether new plantings survive? Please attribute the following quotes to City of South Perth Mayor Sue Doherty.

Please attribute the following quotes to City of South Perth Mayor Sue Doherty.

Confirm what replacement tree numbers, species and locations it has selected to replace the dead ones on Labouchere Road?
Following the unseasonal defoliation of eight Cut Leaf Plane Trees (Platanus digitata) on a section of the Labouchere Road median strip in South Perth, the City of South Perth engaged an independent arborist to provide a report on the trees. In summary, the trees were in a very poor growing environment and had been stressed for many years. The trees were removed on 25 March 2017.  New trees will be planted in well-prepared sites more conducive to plant growth during the City’s 2017 winter planting season. The City is currently investigating the most appropriate species and locations.

Confirm any measures it will take to ensure their continuing health, including whether there is any regular auditing of street tree health in South Perth to see whether new plantings survive?
Street trees are part of the City’s assets and the City is responsible for the planting, removal and all street tree maintenance. Trees are planted in winter and the City waters them for thei

Street trees are part of the City’s assets and the City is responsible for the planting, removal and all street tree maintenance. Trees are planted in winter and the City waters them for their first two summers to help them become established. 

All of the City’s 20,000 street trees are regularly assessed, monitored and updated on the City’s database that records tree details and the tree’s pruning history. The database can be viewed via Intramaps, the City's online mapping system.