APPENDIX N - Trees and Shrubs
The following is a list of tree and shrub species that need to be restricted
in the vicinity of hydraulic services within the ACT. This listing includes
some of the more popular species used in urban design within the ACT but is
in no way a consideration of all species. For further guidance on species not
included below ACTEW advises the consultation of a tree specialist.
Not suitable for planting closer than 2.0 metres to pipes
| Botanical name |
Local name |
Acacia buxifolia |
Box-leaved wattle |
Banksia ericifolia |
Heath banksia |
Callistemon citrinus |
Crimson bottlebrush |
Euonymus Japonica |
Evergreen spindle tree |
Genista tinctoria |
Broom |
Logerstroemia indica |
Pink crepe myrtle |
Malus (species) |
Flowering crabapples |
Nerium oleander |
Oleander |
Pyracantha (species) |
Firethorn |
Viburnum tinus |
Laurustinus |
Not suitable for planting closer than 4.0 metres to pipes
| Botanical name |
Local name |
Angophora costata |
Smooth-barked apple myrtle |
Melaleauca armillaris |
Bracelet honeymyrtle |
Betula pendula |
Silver birch |
Eucalyptus cinerea |
Argyle apple |
Fraxinus excelsior "Aurea" |
Golden ash |
M. styphelioides |
Prickly paperbark |
Sophora japonica |
Pagoda tree |
Sorbus aucuparia |
Rowan, mountain ash |
Not suitable for planting in the suburban environment
| Botanical name |
Local name |
Acer negundo |
Box elder maple |
Casuarina cunninghamiana |
River oak |
Celtis australis |
Southern nettle tree |
E. globulus |
Tasmanian blue gum |
E. sideroxylon |
Mugga or red ironbark |
Fraxinus oxycarpa |
Desert or caucasian ash |
Pinus (species) |
Pines |
Populus (species) |
Poplars |
Quercus (species) |
Oaks |
Salix (species) |
Willows |
Ulmus (species) |
Elms |
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