ds23 Plantspecies

DESIGN STANDARDS
for
URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
23 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN
LANDSCAPE PROJECTS
Design Standards for Urban Infrastructure
23 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN

LANDSCAPE PROJECTS
23 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPE PROJECTS 1
23.1 Introduction 23-2
23.2 Related codes of practice and guidelines 23-2

23.2.1 Legislation 23-2
23.3 Additions to the plant list 23-2
23.4 Trees and shrubs 23-3

23.4.1 Definitions 23-3
23.4.2 Additional design clearances required 23-10
23.4.3 Special plants 23-11
23.4.4 Native trees higher than 15 metres 23-12
23.4.5 Native trees 10 to 15 metres high 23-15
23.4.6 Native trees less than 10 metres high 23-16
23.4.7 Introduced trees higher than 15 metres 23-17
23.4.8 Introduced trees 10 to 15 metres high 23-19
23.4.9 Introduced trees less than 10 metres high 23-21
23.4.10 Conifer trees 23-24
23.4.11 List of special plants: trees 23-26
23.4.12 Native shrubs higher than 4 metres 23-31
23.4.13 Native shrubs 2 to 4 metres high 23-33
23.4.14 Native shrubs 1 to 2 metres 23-37
23.4.15 Native shrubs less than 1 metre high 23-39
23.4.16 Introduced shrubs higher than 4 metres 23-40
23.4.17 Introduced shrubs 2 to 4 metres high 23-41
23.4.18 Introduced shrubs 1 to 2 metres high 23-43
23.4.19 Introduced shrubs less than 1 metre high 23-44
23.4.20 List of special plants: shrubs 23-45
23.4.21 Native ground covers 23-50
23.4.22 Introduced ground covers 23-51
23.4.23 List of special plants: ground covers 23-52
23.4.24 Native climbers 23-54
23.4.25 Introduced climbers 23-55
23.5 Grasses 23-56

23.5.1 Definitions 23-56
23.5.2 List of special plants: native grasses 23-56
23.5.3 List of special plants: introduced grasses 23-60
23.6 Water plants 23-61

23.6.1 Edge zone plants 23-61
23.6.2 Margin zone plants 23-63
23.6.3 Water zone plants 23-65
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23.7 Deleted plants list 23-66
23.8 Name changes from previous list 23-69
23.9 Pest plants in the ACT 23-71
23.10 Further reading 23-72
23.11 Index 23-73
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23.1 Introduction
The purpose of this design standard is to provide a list of plant species (terrestrial and
aquatic), that are suitable for use in public landscapes in Canberra. It has been developed
specifically for use in public land managed by Canberra Urban Parks and Places.
Information contained in this plant list relating to size and use of plant material has been
generalised and is indicative of the typical growth patterns and potential of the species in
Canberra. The size and growth patterns of individual specimens is likely to vary, depending
on the site and conditions where it is growing. The designer must be assured of the suitability
of the selected plant for the proposed use and location.
When used in conjunction with a brief, the plant list is to be treated as part of the brief. If
particular circumstances arise where plants are required that are not on this list, then the
matter should be discussed with the Landscape Development Officer in Canberra Urban
Parks and Places (CUPP). Information including that described in section 23.2, is to be
provided to support the request to use other plants.
23.2 Related codes of practice and guidelines

23.2.1 Legislation
Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 (ACT)
Utility Networks (Public Safety) Regulations 2001 (ACT)
23.3 Additions to the plant list

Plants proposed for addition to the plant list must be suitable for use in public places in
Canberra. Details of sites where the species has been grown successfully, either in Canberra
or other locations with similar growing conditions, may help to facilitate acceptance while
species with weed potential or poisonous parts are unlikely to be accepted for inclusion on
the list.
New varieties and cultivars may be proposed for approval for use in particular sites following
the completion of a written assessment (see below) and where ongoing observation of their
performance may lead to their subsequent acceptance for the plant list. The observation and
subsequent assessment of the plants performance will be monitored every three years by the
appropriate officers from Urban Services and CUPP. The results of the this process will be
reported in a reasonable timeframe (one month). If the written assessment provides examples
of the plants success in conditions and climate similar to that of Canberra, the species will be
introduced into the list without going through the procedure of the trial period. Urban
Services do however, have the obligation to refuse proposed additions if the plants history
deems its exclusion.
Suggestions for additions to the plant list can be made by submitting the following
information to the Landscape Development Officer, Canberra Urban Parks and Places, for
review.
• Botanical name
• Common name
• Plant type (tree, shrub, ground cover, grass, climber, aquatic)
• Typical height and width in Canberra
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• Description (shape, growth habit, foliage, flowers, fruit, nuts, bark)

• Environment required and tolerance (drainage, wind, frost, drought, sun, shade)
• Maintenance requirements (pruning, irrigation, common pests or diseases)
• Landscape uses/advantages
• Limitations (for example, not suitable for planting in paved areas)
• What features would make you choose this plant instead of other plants already on the
plant list?
• Does the plant have prickles?
• Does the plant have messy fruit?
• Does the plant sucker?
• Does the plant have invasive roots?
• Does the plant have a propensity to drop branches?
• Are any parts of the plant poisonous?
• Is the plant related to a species on the ACT weeds list? If so, what characteristics of this
plant make it less likely to be a potential weed?
• Examples of specimens located in Canberra or in other areas.
Photographs of the plant would also be helpful.
23.4 Trees and shrubs

23.4.1 Definitions
Native plants: Plant species which were growing naturally in Australia before European
settlement. The term indigenous is used to refer to plants of a specific region or site within
the continent when a comparison is made with other regions or sites. In this list ‘local
species’ is used to describe indigenous plants of the ACT region.
Introduced plants: Plant species which have origins outside the land mass of Australia.
Botanical name: Recognised scientific name used for the current genus, species, subspecies
and cultivar (abbreviation CV, that is, cultivated plant variety) names. The previous name of
a plant may be included below the botanical name in brackets.
Code: A standardised code or abbreviation for each plant to be used on planting plans (for
example Aml = Acacia melanoxylon). The letters representing genus name are in upper case
(capitals), those letters representing species name and/or cultivar name are in lower case.
Height x width: Average mature height and width (in metres) under usual conditions in the
ACT.
Invasive/invasiveness: Inherent seeding or clonal reproduction potential of certain plant
species that threatens natural environments.
Not suitable for: Past experience with landscape works on public lands has led to
recommendations of plants which are not suitable for particular types of sites or purposes.

• Car parks – plant species have characteristics which are undesirable, for example, a
light canopy which provides insufficient summer shade, vigorous root system,
leaf/fruit drop which increases maintenance cost or which creates a nuisance.
• Creeks, watercourses – includes semi and permanent water courses, both natural
and constructed. Usually natural areas with low maintenance in which certain plants
are invasive. Restrictions are on indicated species with undesirable characteristics,
for example, vigorous root systems, invasiveness or increased maintenance costs.
All specified plants are restricted unless written approval is obtained from Canberra
Urban Parks and Places.
• Dry sites – sites where soil moisture is almost always below the water holding
capacity of the soil.
• Exposed sites – sites always subjected to the prevailing winds, full sun and/or often
characterised by steep gradients and shallow soils.
• Large plantings – plant species which have not performed sufficiently well in the
past (for example, pest attack) to warrant mass plantings. Such plants are better used
in low numbers in mixed plantings.
• Natural areas including semi-natural open space and native grassland sites – sites
of native plant and animal communities (for example, Canberra Nature Park) where
plant invasion of otherwise horticulturally useful species is to be avoided.
Designated plants listed, should not be planted adjacent to or within these areas.
– plants that have seeds spread by birds should have a clearance zone of 500
metres.
– plants that have airborne seeds should have a clearance of 100 metres.
– plants that are prone to suckering should have a clearance of 50 metres
• Paved areas – hard surface areas where planting of designated plants increases
maintenance costs significantly (for example, vigorous root systems, fruit or foliage
drop, resins, pruning requirements and pest control) and where plants perform
poorly.
• Playing fields – irrigated and dryland grassed areas where tree root invasion will
increase maintenance costs. Such designated species should not be planted within 35
metres of the playing areas.
• Poorly drained sites – sites which often experience soil moisture above the water
holding capacity of the soil, often due to impeded drainage.
• Poor soils – soils which limit plant growth due to inadequate chemical or physical
properties.
• Roads and streets – the plant list should be read in conjunction with Design
Standard 4 Road Verges which details setbacks and indicative sections of some road
hierarchies.
• Screening – the density of the branching and/or shoot system is unsuited for
screening views.
• Shelter belts – plants unsuited to a high degree of wind exposure.

• Single species – plants which suffer unacceptably high levels of pest damage when
grown at high densities of the one species.
• Urban areas – plants which suffer unacceptably high insect or disease attack or
plants which have visual characters or management problems which makes them
unsuited to an urban environment.
• Wet sites – sites which experience frequent and prolonged water inundation, usually
due to site topography.
Minimum clearance from building setback: This is the minimum distance from a tree to
all adjacent building setbacks. This minimum distance has been set to ensure:
• that sufficient clearance is provided for healthy tree growth
• minimal adverse impacts on adjacent buildings and assets
• minimal future management problems
• N/A = Not applicable
Tree shape categories: The following four categories of trees are used to describe clearance
requirements:
Category 1 – Large/medium sized rounded tree with clean trunk and
rounded to eliptical form. For example, Fraxinus oxycarpa
‘Raywood’ (Claret ash), Eucalyptus mannifera (Brittle gum).
Category 2 – Small to medium tree with rounded to spreading form

often with low branches. For example, Prunus mume (Japanese
flowering apricot), Eucalyptus moorei (Narrow-leaved sallee).
Category 3 – Upright tree with narrow columnar form. For example,

Cupressus sepervirens ‘Stricta’ (Roman cypress), Quercus robur
‘Fastigata’ (Upright English oak).
Category 4 – Pyramidal shaped tree, often with low branching habit.

For example, Cedrus libani (Atlas cedar).

Minimum clearance from paths: This information is based on a combination of

AUSTROAD clearances and known growth characteristics of approved street tree species.
Minimum planting distances are given in relation to three common path widths:
• Path width of 1.2m: Trees shall not be planted within:
Category 1 1.5m + mature trunk radius
Category 2 2.0m
Category 3 1.5m + mature canopy radius
Category 4 Mature canopy radius
Category 2 2.5m
Category 2 2.0m
Category 4 Mature canopy radius

Minimum clearance from building setback.
Example of minimum clearance from paths.



Root barrier zone: A linear root barrier zone has been identified for trees to specify when a
root barrier is required. If the tree is closer to a path or kerb than the distance given then a
root barrier is required. N/A = Not applicable. N/R = Not required (if planted at minimum
distance from path or kerb).
Management/siting notes: Specific problems attributed to the species, for example, disease
occurrence, insect attack, nuisance fruit drop and any other comments that need to be taken
into consideration such as irrigation requirement.
• Frost tolerance – if not listed, the plant has a high frost tolerance. It is suitable for
exposed sites butmay not be in hollows or frost pockets. Otherwise, the following
explanations apply:
Low – requires shelter from frost in the ACT
Medium – suitable in unsheltered sites but not in very exposed sites.
• Shade tolerance – if not listed, full sun requirement is assumed. Otherwise, the
following explanations apply:
Shade – requires shade
Shade/sun – will tolerate shade but will also grow in sun.
• Pruning – often the appearance of plants in urban settings can be improved by
judicious pruning. However, some plants require more frequent pruning. These
plants are noted specifically. In some cases the comment ‘Responds to severe
pruning’ is listed. These plants will tolerate hardwood pruning, and hence, their
useful life in public landscapes can be extended.
Design characteristics: Features of a plant that set it apart for design consideration, for
example, autumn colour, symbolic meaning such as ANZAC lone pine. Foliage and flower
colour are usually listed. Other notable features may be included such as common name,
bark, fruit, canopy density and shape.
23.4.2 Additional design clearances required

The following additional information has been provided for approved street trees.
Minimum clearance from kerbs: This information is based on a combination of
AUSTROAD clearances and known growth characteristics of the approved street tree
species. Minimum planting distances are to allow sufficient clearance for pedestrian access
and passengers alighting from vehicles onto verges. Distances also take into account canopy
spread at maturity and growth over time and the potential for roots to damage the kerb
structure.
Minimum clearance from driveways: Clearance to driveways allows for mature tree
canopy spread and growth over time. Allowance is made for vehicle height, alighting space
and potential root damage to the driveway.
Minimum clearances from concrete channel, invert linings and floodway structures:
Minimum planting distances are to ensure no vegetation other than grass shall be planted
within 3 metres of a concrete invert. If a tree is located closer than 3 metres to the concrete
invert then a root barrier is required.
Minimum clearances from stormwater pipes: Tree planting should be restricted within 3
metres of a stormwater pipeline and associated structures, except in the case of plantings in
street verges. Vigorous rooting species such as poplars, willows and elms shall not be planted
within 10 metres of a stormwater pipeline and associated structures (manholes and plantation
sumps). If a tree is planted closer than 3 metres to the pipeline and associated structure then a

root barrier is required. The root barrier should surround the pipe and associated structure.
Specific trees and shrubs have also been identified in the list specifying a minimum distance
required for planting from hydraulic services as determined by ActewAGL.
Minimum clearances from powerlines and other electricity infrastructure: Tree planting
should be restricted in the vicinity of power lines and other oabove ground electricity assets.
Advice about species of trees suitable fro planting near power lines, and the required
clearances from power lines and other infrastrucutre, is available from ActewAGL.
23.4.3 Special plants

Some plants from previous lists have been withdrawn from the general plant list and
allocated to a special list category. The purpose of this special list is to indicate that special
care is required in the specification of such plants. The list contains plants which are
potentially invasive, have higher management implications (pruning, disease control or pest
problems) or have specialised growing conditions.
The use of these plants is limited to certain applications and certain sites within public
landscapes in the ACT. The choice of these plants will require approval from the Landscape
Development Officer in Canberra Urban Parks and Places.
Due to the nearly world-wide spread of Dutch Elm Disease, only limited use of Elms (Ulmus
spp.) will be approved. Designs using this species will require specific written approval from
Canberra Urban Parks and Places. These plants are marked by a cross (+) before the genus
name.
If a plant is a recent addition to the list, it is indicated by an asterisk (*) before the genus
name. These additional plants may be added to the general plant list if their performance is
satisfactory.

23.4.4 Native trees higher than 15 metres

Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Min. Tree Root Management Design
x width for and clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics
(m) restrictions from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
Casuarina Csc 20x10 Dry sites. 9 1 3 Prefers moist River she-oak.
cunninghamiana Road verges site. Responds to Local species.
subsp. less than 6 severe pruning.
cunninghamiana metres.
Eucalyptus Eag 16x10+ Dry sites. 9 1 2.5 Borers can be a Black gum.
aggregata Road verges problem. Fibrous
less than 6 Prefers wet sites. grey/brown
metres. bark.
Eucalyptus albens Eal 16x10+ Road verges 9 1 2.5 White box.
less than 6 Grey/blue
metres. foliage. Grey
bark
Eucalyptus Ean 25-50x Road verges 9 1 2.5 Prefers poor New England
andrewsii 10-20 less than 9 granite soils. blackbutt.
metres. Grey/brown
fibrous bark.
Eucalyptus Eah 21x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Prefers moist Apple-topped
angophoroides less than 8 soils. box. Greyish
metres. flaky bark.
Eucalyptus Ebd 20- Road verges 9 1 2.5 Prefers well- Big Badja gum.
badjensis 35x10 less than 8 drained sites. Fibrous/ribbon
metres. bark.
Eucalyptus Eba 15- Road verges 9 1 2.5 Slow growth. Blue box.
baueriana 20x10 less than 6 Prefers good Fibrous bark.
metres. loam. Green-blue
(Eucalyptus
leaves.
bauerana)
Eucalyptus Ebx 15- Road verges 9 1 2.5 Blaxland’s
blaxlandii 25x10 less than 6 stringybark.
metres. Brown
stringybark.
Eucalyptus Ebr 20x10+ Road verges. N/A 1 N/A Pest problems. Apple box.
bridgesiana Urban areas. Open space use
only. Local
species.
Eucalyptus Eca 15- Road verges 9 1 2.5 Broadleaf
caliginosa 25x10 less than 6 stringybark.
metres. Grey bark.
Spreading
crown.
Eucalyptus Ece 15- Road verges 9 1 2.5 Autumn gum Silver-leaf
cephalocarpa 25x10 less than 6 moth. stringybark.
metres. Attractive blue-
grey foliage.
Eucalyptus Ech 25x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Prefers irrigation Attractive
chapmaniana less than 8 or moist site weeping blue-
metres. with an easterly grey foliage.
aspect. Medium
frost tolerance.


building (m)
setback (m)
Eucalyptus Eda 22x15 Road verges 11 1 2.5 Prefers moist, Green/grey
dawsonii less than 9 loamy soil. foliage.
metres. Spreading
canopy.
Eucalyptus dives Edi 16x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Autumn gum Broad-leaved
less than 6 moth problems. peppermint.
metres. Top dies out. Fibrous, dark
Prefers dry sites. grey or brown
Hybridises with bark. Local
Eucalyptus species.
macrorhyncha.
Eucalyptus elata Eel 25-30 Road verges 9 1 3.0 Prefers moist River
x10 less than 8 site. Sheds peppermint.
metres. ribbon bark. Large, fast
growing.
Eucalyptus Egl 25x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Medium frost White
globoidea less than 8 tolerance. stringybark.
metres. Glossy green
foliage.
Grey/brown
bark.
Eucalyptus Ego 15x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Long-leaved
goniocalyx less than 6 box. bundy.
metres. Local species.
Thick fibrous
grey-brown
bark.
Eucalyptus Emf 20x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Some canker Brittle gum.
mannifera less than 6 problems at Local species.
metres. Botanic Desirable street
Gardens. tree. White
bark.
Eucalyptus Eme 25x15 Road verges 11 1 3.0 Yellow box.
melliodora less than 9 Local species.
metres.
Eucalyptus Emt 25x15 Road verges 11 1 3.0 Yellow box.
melliodora less than 9 Blue foliage.
(Tarcutta form) metres. Examples in
front of Old
Parliament
House.
Eucalyptus Emc 20x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Sometimes Grey box.
microcarpa less than 6 exhibits a multi-
metres. stemmed form.
(E. woollsiana)
Eucalyptus Epo 20x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Slow growth Red box. Local
polyanthemos less than 6 rate. Pest species. Blue
subsp. metres. problems when round leaf.
polyanthemos young. Prefers
well drained
sites.


building (m)
setback (m)
Eucalyptus rossii Ero 15x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Scribbly gum.
less than 6 Local species.
metres. White bark
with scribbles.
Eucalyptus rubida Eru 15x10 Dry sites. 9 1 2.5 Sheds bark in Candlebark.
subsp. rubida Road verges ribbons. Local species.
less than 6 White/red bark.
metres.
Eucalyptus Esc 15x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Canker at the Wallangarra
scoparia less than 6 Botanic white gum.
metres. Gardens. White bark.
Spreading
canopy.
Eucalyptus Esi 15x10 Road verges 9 1 3.0 Red ironbark.
sideroxylon less than 6 Dark fibrous
metres. bark. Cream
flowers.
Eucalyptus Esr 15x10 Road verges 9 1 3.0 Red ironbark.
sideroxylon less than 6 Dark fibrous
‘Rosea’ metres. bark. Pink
flowers.

23.4.5 Native trees 10 to 15 metres high

x width for clearance shape barrier and siting notes characteristics
from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
Acacia Aml 12x6 7 1 2.5 Survives well on Longer lived
melanoxylon moist sites. than other
Possible street acacias. Local
tree - trial use. species.
Eucalyptus Eac 12x12 Road verges 10 1 2.5 Good on poor Wattle-leaf
acaciiformis less than 5 sites. peppermint.
metres. Tall, dense.
Broad or fine
leaf forms.
Better form
than E. nicholii.
Eucalyptus Ear 12+x8 Dry sites. 8 1 2.5 Coarse,
aromaphloia Road verges grey/black
less than 4 bark. Scented
metres. foliage. Species
complex with
several species
involved.
Eucalyptus Ede 12x8 Urban areas. N/A 1 N/A Psyllid attack. Tumbledown
dealbata red gum.
Mallee-like on
poor sites.
Open space
use.
Eucalyptus Emi 14x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Mallee, multi-
mitchelliana less than 5 stemmed.
metres.
Eucalyptus Eno 12x10 Road verges 9 1 2.5 Long-leaved
nortonii less than 5 box, mealy
metres. bundy. Local
species.
Fibrous, grey
bark.
Eucalyptus Epi 6-15x6 Road verges 7 1 2.5 Prefers low flat Narrow-leaved
pilligaensis less than 3.5 site. box. Fibrous,
metres. grey bark.
Eucalyptus Est 10x10 Dry sites. 9 1 2.5 Prefers wet sites. Black sallee.
stellulata Road verges Local species.
less than Olive green
4.5 metres. trunk.
Spreading
canopy.

23.4.6 Native trees less than 10 metres high

from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
Allocasuarina ALt 6x4 Road verges. 6 1 2.5 Well drained, Forest oak.
torulosa Clay soils. moist sites. Not Corky bark.
for clay soils. Purplish foliage
Shade/sun. colour in cold
Medium frost weather.
tolerance.
Eucalyptus Eap 3x3 Road verges. 5 2 N/R Attractive
apiculata Poorly drained compact
sites. mallee.
Eucalyptus Ecu 3x4 Poorly drained 5 2 N/R Ribbon bark. Cliff mallee
cunninghamii sites. Road Low spreading. ash. Bluish
verges. foliage.
(E. rupicola)
Eucalyptus Emo 5x4 5 2 N/R Multi-stemmed Ribbon bark.
moorei habit. Can be Mallee form.
pruned to single
stem for street
tree use.
Eucalyptus Epy 4-9x5 6 2 N/R Medium frost Blue-leaved
polybractea tolerance. Can mallee.
be pruned to Peppermint
single stem for mallee with
street tree use. bright blue
juvenile
foliage. Multi-
stemmed.
Melaleuca Mli 5x4 Road verges. 6 1 2.5 Medium frost Snow-in-
linariifolia tolerance. summer.
paperbark.
White flowers.

23.4.7 Introduced trees higher than 15 metres

from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
Acer platanoides ACp 15x10 Poor soils. Dry 9 1 2.5 Norway maple.
sites. Road Yellow autumn
verges less colour.
than 6 metres.
Catalpa CATb 15x12 Exposed sites. 9 1 2.5 Irrigated/moist Indian bean
bignonioides Dry sites. sites only. tree. Distinctive
Road verges Sheltered sites. heart-shaped
less than 6 Medium frost leaves. White
metres. tolerance. flowers.
Fraxinus FRo 15x10 Creeks. Paved 12 1 3 Good for dry Desert ash.
oxycarpa areas. Road sites. Vigorous Deciduous.
verges less root system. Golden autumn
(F. rotundiflora)
than 8 metres. colour.
Fraxinus FRw 15x10 Paved areas. 12 1 3 Suffers dieback Claret ash.
oxycarpa Road verges with insufficient Deciduous.
‘Raywood’ less than 8 moisture.
metres. Vigorous root
(F. rotundiflora
system.
‘Raywood’)
Liquidambar LQs 20x10 Paved areas. 9 4 3 Shallow Various autumn
styraciflua Dry sites. rooting. colours.
Road verges Vigorous root
less than 6 system.
metres.
Liquidambar LQf 20x10 Paved areas. 9 4 3 Shallow Purple autumn
styraciflua Dry sites. rooting. colour. Holds
‘Festeri’ Road verges Vigorous root colour well into
less than 6 system. winter.
metres.
Liriodendron LIt 15x15 Dry sites. 11 1 2.5 Shelter from Tulip tree.
tulipifera Road verges. hot, dry winds. Specimen tree.
Slow growing. Green/orange
Not shade flower. Yellow
tolerant. Prefers autumn colour.
moist site.
Platanus PLch 18x8 Road verges 12 1 5 Resistant to Leaf similar to
(orientalis) X less than 8 anthracnose. Platanus
‘Chilensis’ metres. acerifolia.
Platanus PLd 18x10 Road verges 12 1 5 Resistant to Cut leaf foliage.
orientalis less than 8 anthracnose.
‘Digitata’ metres.
(P. orientalis
‘Cyprus’)
Populus POg 22x12 Creeks. Road 12 1 5 No root suckers.
‘Gundaroo’ verges.
Populus tremula POt 16x13 Creeks. Road 11 1 5 European aspen.
verges. Yellow autumn
colour.

23.4.7 Introduced trees higher than 15 metres

from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
Populus POy 15x5 Dry sites. Car 10 1 5 Prone to gum Yunnan poplar.
yunnanensis parks. Creeks. drop. Root Windbreak.
Paved areas. suckers not Strong growing
Road verges. vigorous. tree.
Quercus Qac 15x12 Paved areas. 10 1 2.5 Bristle-tipped
acutissima Road verges oak. Large,
less than glossy leaves.
8 metres.
Quercus cerris Qce 20x15 Paved areas. 11 1 2.5 Turkey oak.
Road verges Small acorns,
less than retains brown
8 metres. leaves in winter.
Quercus coccinea Qco 15x10 Paved areas. 9 1 2.5 Scarlet oak. Red
Road verges autumn colour.
less than Small acorns.
6 metres.
Quercus nigra Qni 15x15 Paved areas. 11 1 2.5 Water oak.
Road verges Almost
less than evergreen.
8 metres. Glossy deep
green leaves.
Quercus palustris Qpa 18x12 Paved areas. 10 1 2.5 Pin oak. Rust
(seedling form) Road verges red autumn
less than colour. Retains
7 metres. brown foliage
through winter.
Quercus palustris Qpg 18x12 Paved areas. 10 1 2.5 Preferred form Pin oak. Sheds
(grafted form) Road verges of Qpa as a leaves in winter.
less than street tree. Rust red autumn
7 metres. colour.
Quercus robur Qro 20x20 Paved areas. 14 1 2.5 Prefers good English oak.
Road verges moisture. Oak Globular or
less than leaf miner. dome-shaped
10 metres. form.
Quercus robur Qrf 15x3 Road verges 5.5 3 2.5 English oak.
‘Fastigiata’ less than 4 Upright,
metres. columnar form.
Quercus suber Qsu 15x12 Paved areas. 10 2 2.5 Slow growing. Cork oak.
Road verges Evergreen.
less than Spreading
5 metres. canopy.
Tilia X europea TIe 30x20 Dry sites. 14 1 3 Irrigated/moist Common
Road verges. sites ONLY. linden, lime
tree. Fragrant,
insignificant
white flower.

23.4.8 Introduced trees 10 to 15 metres high

x width for clearance shape barrier and siting characteristics
from category zone notes
building (m)
setback (m)
Betula pendula BTp 12x6 Dry sites. 7 1 2.5 Irrigated/moist Silver birch.
Road verges. sites ONLY. White bark.
Vigorous root Yellow autumn
growth. Plant colour.
no closer than 4
metres from
hydraulic
services.
Betula pendula BTl 12x6 Dry sites. 7 1 N/R Irrigated/moist Silver birch.
‘Laciniata’ Road verges. sites ONLY. White bark.
Vigorous root Pendulous
growth. foliage with
distinctive cut
leaf. Yellow
autumn colour.
Fraxinus FRp 10x3 Creeks. Road 5.5 1 N/R Tolerates wet Golden weeping
excelsior verges less soils. Plant no ash. Golden
‘Aurea Pendula’ than closer than 4 yellow colour.
3.5 metres. metres from Umbrella shape.
hydraulic
services.
Fraxinus ornus FRo 10x15 Creeks. Road 11 1 2 Manna ash.
verges less Scented white
than 8 metres. flowers.
Fraxinus velutina FRv 10-12 Paved areas. 8 1 2 Smaller, more Arizona ash.
x8m Road verges compact than Velvet buds,
less than Fraxinus larger leaves
4.5 metres. oxycarpa. than Fraxinus
Vigorous root oxycarpa. Clear
system. yellow autumn
foliage colour.
Gleditsia GLsh 12x12 Natural areas. 10 1 2 Honey locust.
triacanthos Road verges Few seed pods.
‘Shademaster’ less than Dark green
4.5 metres. foliage.
Gleditsia GLsu 12x12 Natural areas. 10 1 2 Honey locust.
triacanthos Road verges Few seed pods.
‘Sunburst’ less than Golden/green
4.5 metres. foliage.
Juglans nigra JUn 10x10 Dry sites. 8 1 N/R Slow growing. Black walnut.
Paved areas. Requires Yellow autumn
Road verges. irrigation. colour.
Populus simonii POs 13x5 Dry sites. 8 1 3 Does not sucker Chinese poplar.
Road verges. from the roots.
Quercus ilex Qil 14 x10 Road verges 9 1 2 Susceptible to Holm oak.
less than 6 water logging. Evergreen.
metres. Prefers deep Dense crown.
soils.

23.4.8 Introduced trees 10 to 15 metres high

building (m)
setback (m)
Sophora japonica SOj 12x10 Paved areas. 9 1 2 Plant no closer Pagoda tree.
Road verges than 4 metres Prolific yellow
less than from hydraulic flowers. Sticky
6 metres. services. seeds.
Ulmus parvifolia Ups 12x10 Road verges 9 1 2 Chinese elm.

(seedling form) less than 6 Rough bark.
metres. Upright form.
Ulmus parvifolia Upy 12x10 Road verges 9 1 2 Chinese elm.
‘YN Clone’ less than 6 Smooth, mottled
metres. bark. Weeping
form.
Zelkova serrata ZEs 12x8 Dry sites. 8 1 2 Possible Japanese
Road verges replacement zelkova.
less than tree for elms. Orange/ russet
4 metres. Used in Woden foliage in
Shopping autumn. Shade
Square. tree. Graceful
form.

23.4.9 Introduced trees less than 10 metres high

building (m)
setback (m)
Acer ACb 5x3 Poorly drained 4 2 N/R Shade/sun. Trident maple.
buergeranum sites. Prefers dry Red and yellow
sites. Drought autumn foliage.
hardy.
Acer japonicum ACj 5x5 Exposed sites. 4.5 2 N/R Sheltered site Japanese maple.
Dry sites. only. Red autumn
colour.
Alnus jorullensis AUj 6x3 Dry sites. 4 1 2.5 Shade/sun. Argentinian
Medium frost alder. Cut-leaf
tolerance. form available.
Almost
evergreen.
Betula pendula BTy 4x3 Dry sites. 4 1 N/R Shade/sun. Weeping birch.
‘Youngii’ Road verges. Weeping to
ground level.
Cedrela sinensis CEDs 6x2 Natural areas. 4 1 N/R Suckers Chinese cedar.
profusely. Pink foliage in
spring, yellow
in autumn.
Corylus avellana CORa 8x4 Dry sites. 5 1 N/R Shade/sun. Hazelnut. Nuts
Road verges. Requires produced in
irrigation. autumn.
Fraxinus FRe 8x8 Paved areas. 7 1 2 Easily damaged Golden ash.
excelsior ‘Aurea’ Creeks. Road when small. Yellow
verges less Slow growing branches. Black
than 3.5 shoots. buds in winter.
metres. Yellow autumn
foliage.
Koelreuteria KOp 5x8 Dry sites. 6 2 N/R Slow growing. Golden rain
paniculata Requires tree. Yellow
irrigation. flowers.
Striking seed
pods. Foliage is
yellow/orange
in autumn.
Bronze spring
foliage.
Liquidambar LQp 9x5 Paved areas. 6 1 2.5 Vigorous root Deep red
styraciflua ‘Palo Poor soils. system. autumn foliage.
Alto’
Liquidambar LQt 9x5 Paved areas. 6 1 2.5 Vigorous root Deep red
styraciflua Poor soils. system. autumn foliage.
‘Tiriki’ Canberra
selection.
Malus X Maf 6x4 4 2 N/R Low fruit Japanese
floribunda production. flowering crab.
Conspicuous
pink flowers.
Small fruit.


building (m)
setback (m)
Malus halliana MAp 5x3 4 2 N/R Shade/sun. Low Parkman crab.
‘Parkmanii’ fruit Shell-pink
production. flowers, elegant
form.
Malus ioensis MAi 4x3 4 2 N/R Suitable near Bechtel crab.
‘Plena’ hard-paving. Conspicuous
Low fruit pink flowers in
production. late spring.
Malus spectabilis MAs 8x4 4 2 N/R Suitable near Chinese crab.
hard-paving. Conspicuous
Low fruit double pink
production. flowers.
Pistacia atlantica PSa 6x4 4 1 N/R Slow growing. Red/orange
autumn colour.
Flaky red bark.
Pistacia chinensis PSs 6x4 4 1 N/R Slow growing. Chinese
pistachio.
(P. sinensis)
Red/orange
autumn colour.
More attractive
than P.
atlantica.
Prunus Pam 5x5 4.5 2 N/R Birds remove Almond. Pink
amygdalus nuts. flowers.
Prunus X Pbl 4x4 4 2 N/R Multi-stemmed. Double cherry
blireiana plum. Pale
purple leaves.
Pink early
spring flowers.
Prunus Pca 4x3 4 2 N/R Taiwan cherry.
campanulata Upright growth.
Pale purple
leaves. Rose-
pink flowers.
Prunus cerasifera Pce 3x2 Natural areas 3 2 N/R Low branching. Cherry plum.
‘Elvins’ Masses of white
flowers in
spring.
Prunus cerasifera Pcn 5x5 Natural areas. 4.5 2 N/R Pear and cherry Cherry plum.
‘Nigra’ slug. Dark purple
leaves. Pink
flowers.
Prunus cerasifera Pcp 5x5 Natural areas. 4 2 N/R Cherry plum.
‘Pissardii’ Dark purple
leaves. White
flowers.


building (m)
setback (m)
Prunus mume Pmu 4x3 4 2 N/R Fruit drop. Japanese

flowering
apricot. Earliest
prunus to flower
(August). Pink
or white
flowers.
Prunus mume Pmp 4x3 4 2 N/R Japanese
‘Pendula’ flowering
apricot. Early
flowering in
pale pink.
Weeping form
of Pmu.
Prunus persica Ppe 3x3 Dry sites. 4 2 N/R High Peach. Pale
maintenance pink, white or
due to pruning crimson
to promote the flowers.
display of
flowers. Group
plantings in
selected areas
only.
Prunus serrulata Pse 9x4 Dry sites. 4 2 N/R Avoid pruning. Japanese cherry.
Large double
white or pink
flowers. Yellow
autumn foliage.
Sculptural form.
Pyrus calleryana PYc 5+x5 5 1 N/R Variable height Orange/yellow
depending on autumn colour.
cultivar choice
Pyrus ussuriensis PYu 8x6 6 1 N/R Develops strong Manchurian
suckers after pear. Orange
pruning autumn colour.
White flowers.
Pyrus ussuriensis PYw 8x6 6 1 N/R Grafted form of Heavy
‘Winter Glow’ manchurian flowering.
pear, brittle
when young.

23.4.10 Conifer trees

from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
Cedrus deodara CDd 20x15 Poorly drained 12 4 N/R Hardier/faster Deodar. Green
sites. Road tree than Cedrus needle foliage.
verges less libani.
than 10
metres.
Cedrus libani CDa 23x15 Poorly drained 12 4 N/R Slow growing. Atlas cedar.
sites. Road Blue-green
(Cedrus atlantica)
verges less needle foliage.
than 10
metres.
Chamaecyparis CCl 12x5 Poorly drained 9 4 N/R Susceptible to Lawson
lawsoniana sites. Dry sites. root rot. Prefers cypress. Cones
irrigation. not persistent.
Flattened
branchlets.
Chamaecyparis CCa 8x3 Poorly drained 4 4 N/R Susceptible to Lawson
lawsoniana sites. Dry sites. root rot. cypress.
‘Alumii’ Blue/green
foliage.
Chamaecyparis CCs 8x4 Poorly drained 4 4 N/R Susceptible to Lawson
lawsoniana sites. Dry sites. root rot. cypress. Gold
‘Stewartii’ foliage early,
pale green later.
Cryptomeria CPj 8x5 4.5 1 N/R Bronze
japonica ‘Elegans Japanese cedar.
Aurea’ Bronze autumn
foliage.
Cupressus CUa 15x12 Paved areas. 12 4 N/R Faster growing Arizona
arizonica Road verges. tree than cypress. Blue
Cedrus. foliage.
Vigorous root
system.
Cupressus CUs 12x3 6 3 2.5 Roman cypress.
sempervirens Columnar
‘Stricta’ shape. Formal
appearance.
Cupressus CUg 4x2 3 3 N/R Roman cypress
sempervirens form. Golden
‘Swane’s Golden’ colour, narrow
upright form.
Cupressus CUt 15x8 Paved areas. 10 4 N/R Vigorous root Bhutan or
torulosa Road verges. system. Himalayan
cypress.
Pyramidal
shape.
Screening plant.

23.4.10 Conifer trees

from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
Metasequoia MEg 17x8 Poorly drained 8 4 3 Prefers moist Dawn redwood.

glyptostroboides sites. Dry sites. site. Foliage is bright
Road verges green in
less than summer, turning
7 metres. brown in
Paved areas. autumn.
Attractive red,
flaky bark.
Deciduous
conifer.
Pinus canariensis PIc 25x7 Road verges. 12 4 N/R Canary Island
Natural areas. pine. Long,
drooping
needles.
Reddish-brown
bark.
Pinus halepensis PIh 18x10 Road verges. 10 4 N/R Drought Aleppo pine.
Natural areas. resistant. Original lone
pine of ANZAC
tradition.
Silver/grey
bark.
Pinus patula PIp 15x12 Road verges. 10 4 N/R Mexican yellow
Natural areas. pine. Weeping
foliage.
Pinus pinea PIpi 15x12 Road verges. 10 4 N/R Stone pine.
Natural areas. Edible seeds.
Umbrella-like
form with no
central leader.
Alternative lone
pine or ANZAC
tradition.
Pinus sabinana PIs 20x10 Road verges. 12 4 N/R Digger pine.

Natural areas.
Pinus torreyana PIt 20x10 Road verges. 12 4 N/R Torrey pine.
Natural areas. Edible seeds.
Taxodium TAd 15x8 Dry sites. 10 4 3 Irrigated/moist Bald or swamp
distichum Road verges. sites ONLY. cypress. Brown
Slow growing. autumn colour.

23.4.11 List of special plants: trees

from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
Acer negundo Acn 16x12 Road verges. 10 1 2.5 Very hardy. Poor form –
Natural areas. heavily
Paved areas. branched,
Creeks. spreading habit.
* Allocasuarina ALg 15x8 Dry sites. 7 1 2 Forms root Dark green
glauca Road verges suckers. City foliage.
less than Walk, Civic
4.5 metres. Centre.
* Allocasuarina ALl 5x3 Road verges. 4 2 N/R Black she-oak.
littoralis Wet sites. Small tree of
bushy habit.
Local at
Gibraltar Falls.
Allocasuarina ACv 6x4 4 1 N/R Hard to Attractive when

verticillata establish. mature.
Psyllids.
Alnus glutinosa AUg 10x6 Dry sites. 8 1 2.5 Good for wet Common alder,
Road verges. areas. black alder.
Creeks. Winter fruit
visible.
Angophora APc 22x10 Poorly 9 1 2.5 Requires semi- Pitted pink bark.
costata drained soils. sheltered sites.
Road verges Low frost
less than tolerance. Plant
8 metres. no closer than 4
metres from
hydraulic
services.
* Angophora APf 10x7 Dry sites. 6 1 2 Example at Dense foliage.
floribunda corner of Clusters of
Liversidge St & terminal white
Balmain Cr, flowers.
Acton.
Medium/low
frost tolerance.
Araucaria AAb 40x15 Road verges. 15 4 4 Slow growing. Bunya bunya
bidwillii Cockatoo pine. Dark
damage. green prickly
Medium frost foliage, large
tolerance. cones.
Arbutus X ARa 18x10 Poor soils. 9 1 2 Slow growing. White flowers

andrachnoides Dry sites. Shade/sun. in spring. Small
red fruit in
autumn.
Callitris CLe 10x3 Road verges. 4 3 N/R Slow growing. Local species.
endlicheri Shade/sun.
Susceptible to
canker.


from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
Callitris CLr 15x7 Road verges. 7 4 N/R Requires Dark green
rhomboidea irrigation for foliage although
good growth. one form has
Susceptible to blue grey
canker. foliage.
Carpinus betulus CARb 15x10 Dry sites. 9 1 N/R Irrigated/moist Can be trimmed
Road verges sites only. as a hedge.
less than 6 Shade/sun.
metres.
Celtis australis CTa 8x7 Natural areas. Slow growing. Nettle tree.
Road verges Invasive by
7 1 N/R
less than 3.5 seed.
metres. Replacement
only.
Eucalyptus Ebi 25x15 Dry sites. 15 1 4 Tops die out. Heavy foliage
bicostata Road verges. Many pest texture. Long,
problems. dark green
(Eucalyptus
leaves.
globulus subsp.
Bicostata)
Eucalyptus Ebl 20x10+ Urban areas. N/A 1 N/A Prone to severe Local species.
blakelyi insect attack. Use only in
mixed plantings
in natural areas.
Eucalyptus Eci 15x10 Road verges. 9 1 3 Autumn gum Grey-blue
cinerea Single moth, scale. foliage. Low-
species. Minimal use in limbed
urban settings. character. Local
Plant no closer species. Useful
than 4 metres for screen
from hydraulic plantings.
services.
Eucalyptus Egg 15x10 Road verges. 9 1 N/R Low survival Mallee habit.
gregsoniana Dry sites. rate. Dark pendulous
foliage. White
trunk.
Eucalyptus Elm 15x10 Road verges. 9 1 N/R Low survival Weeping form.
lacrimans Dry sites. rate.
(E. pauciflora
Tantangera form)
Eucalyptus Ema 20x10 Urban areas. N/A 1 N/A Stagheaded. Red
macrorhyncha Agistment Dead branches stringybark. Use
areas. develop early. in natural areas
only. Local
species.
Eucalyptus Emd 20x15 Dry sites. 11 1 3 Tops die out. Heavy foliage
maidenii Road verges. Many pest texture. Long,
problems. dark green
(E. globulus
leaves.
subsp. Maidenii)


from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
Eucalyptus Eni 15x10 Road verges. 9 1 3 Double leaders Grey-green

nicholii lead to high leaves.
demands on tree Insignificant
surgery. Scale. flowers. Fibrous
bark.
Eucalyptus Epp 15x10 Dry sites. 9 1 N/R Low survival White trunk.
pauciflora subsp. Road verges. rate.
Pauciflora
(E. pauciflora)
Eucalyptus Epl 5x3 Large 3 Many pest Specimen tree.
pulverulenta plantings. problems. Can
Road verges. be straggly.
* Eucalyptus Eti 25x10 Road verges 9 1 3 Dark fibrous
tricarpa less than 6.0 bark. Cream
m. flowers in
(E. sideroxylon
threes. In
subsp. Tricarpa)
nature, Eti has
better form than
Esi.
Eucalyptus Evi 25x10 Dry sites. Ribbony bark Woodland form
viminalis Road verges. with a shedding at Lake George.
10 1 3
habit. Local Unsuited to high
form has greater use activity
drought areas.
tolerance.
Eucalyptus Eyo 15x8 Road verges. N/A 1 N/A Open space use. Similar look to
youmanii Urban areas. Eucalyptus
macrorhyncha.
Ginkgo biloba GIb 10x5 Exposed sites. 4 1 N/R Slow growing. Maidenhair tree.
Dry sites. Requires Yellow autumn
Road verges. irrigation. Only colour.
plant male form. Deciduous.
Pinus radiata PIr 25x12 Road verges. 14 4 N/R Limited to Monterey pine.
Natural areas. replacements in Rich green
existing foliage.
plantings and
only where
approved by
CUPP.
Populus nigra POn 30x4 Dry sites. 12 3 5 Irrigated/moist Lombardy
‘Italica’ Creeks. Road sites only. Prone poplar. Yellow
verges. Rivers to rust. Problem autumn colour.
root suckers.
Limited to
replacements in
existing
plantings and
only where
approved by
CUPP.


from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
* Prunus Pag 4x1 3 3 N/R Fastigate form.

‘Amanogawa’ Flowers light
pink, fragrant.
Young leaves
coppery.
* Prunus Psk 5x3 3.5 2 N/R Flowers pale
‘Sekiyama’ rose-purple.
(‘Kanzan’) Young leaves
bronze colour.
* Prunus Psf 6x6 5 2 N/R Flowers white
‘Shirofugen’ flushed pale
pink. Young
leaves bronze
colour, turn
deep orange in
autumn.
* Prunus Pst 5x5 4.5 N/R Flowers white.
‘Shirotae’ Young green
(‘Mt. Fuji’) leaves slightly
bronze colour.
* Quercus phellos Qph 15x8 Paved areas. 8 1 2.5 Yellow/orange
Road verges colour. Fine
less than 5 leaves
metres.
Quillaja QIs 5x3 3 1 N/R Medium frost Chilean soap
saponaria tolerance. Slow bark. Evergreen.
growing. Attractive
foliage.
Decorative
fruits.
Robinia RBp 15x10 Road verges. 9 1 2.5 Thorns exclude Compound mid-
pseudoacacia Paved areas. use in green leaf.
Natural areas. pedestrian
areas. Root
suckers are
potentially
invasive.
+ Ulmus Uam 30x20 Road verges 14 1 3 Susceptible to Yellow autumn
americana less than 10 Dutch elm colour.
metres. disease.
Creeks
+ Ulmus glabra Ugh 9x5 Creeks. 5 2 N/R Shade/sun. Specimen tree.
‘Horizontalis’ Susceptible to Yellow autumn
Dutch elm foliage.
disease.
+ Ulmus glabra Ugl 6x5 Creeks. 6 1 N/R Susceptible to Yellow foliage.
‘Lutescens’ Dutch elm
disease.


from category zone
building (m)
setback (m)
+ Ulmus procera Upr 30x20 Road verges 14 1 N/R Susceptible to Yellow autumn
less than 10 Dutch elm colour.
metres. disease. Root
Creeks. suckers.
+ Ulmus procera Upa 20x15 Road verges 12 1 3 Shade/sun. Variegated
‘Argenteovarie- less than Prefers deep foliage.
gata’ 9 metres. soil, but tolerant
Creeks. of poor
conditions.
Susceptible to
Dutch elm
disease.
+ Ulmus procera Ups 30x20 Road verges 14 1 3 Grafted form Yellow autumn
‘Special clone’ less than 10 with a uniform colour.
metres. character.
Creeks. Susceptible to
Dutch elm
disease.
+ Use of Ulmus species restricted to replacements in existing plantings only. No new designs using these species will be
approved.

23.4.12 Native shrubs higher than 4 metres

Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics
x width notes
Acacia dealbata Adl 6x4 Road verges. Root suckers. Responds to Local species. Good screen
severe pruning. Lives up to plant.
10 years.
Acacia howittii Aho 5x4 Shelter belts. Scale. Low frost tolerance. Useful hedge. Fragrant
Road verges. foliage.
Acacia mearnsii Amr 7x5 Road verges. Alternative for Acacia Local species. Bipinnate
decurrens. leaves.
Acacia pravissima Apr 4x3 Road verges. Shade/sun. Acacia bug. Local species.
Acacia pycnantha Apy 4x3 Road verges. Subject to rust galls. Low Local species.
frost tolerance.
Acacia spectabilis Asp 4x3 Natural areas. Road Shade/sun. Bluish foliage. Grey-white
verges. bark.
Banksia ericifolia BNe 5x5 Road verges. Responds to severe pruning. Orange flower spikes in
Plant no closer than 2 winter.
metres from hydraulic
services.
Banksia X ‘Giant BNg 5x5 Road verges. Responds to severe pruning. Larger winter flower spikes
Candles’ than BNe (up to 400 mm).
Banksia integrifolia BNi 6x4 Road verges. Responds to severe pruning. Upright growth. Yellow
Bird attractor. flowers.
Banksia marginata BNm 5x4 Road verges. Shade/sun. Local form available.
Green/silver leaves.
Banksia serrata BNs 6x4 Road verges. Shade/sun. Responds to Light green foliage.
severe pruning. Medium Gnarled habit with age. Old
frost tolerance. Frost cones are silver. Yellow
sensitive when young. flower spikes.
Callistemon salignus Csa 4x3 Medium frost tolerance Pinkish new leaves. White
(protect from frost when & red flower forms. Papery
young). Responds to severe bark.
pruning.
Callistemon viminalis Cvh 4x3 Dry sites. Responds to severe pruning. Dense weeping foliage to
‘Hannah Ray’ Medium frost tolerance the ground. Long red flower
spikes in spring.
Hakea eriantha Her 4x4 Exposed sites. Medium frost tolerance.
Screening plant.
Hakea salicifolia Hsa 5x4 Exposed sites. Dry Avoid planting in mounds Broad and fine leaf form
sites (moisture insufficient). available.
Medium frost tolerance.
Prefers adequate moisture.
Screening plant.
Lomatia arborescens LMa 6x3 Dry sites. Leaf miner problems. Flowers in summer.
Prefers adequate moisture.
Lomatia myricoides LMm 5x3 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Responds to Flowers in summer. Local
severe pruning. Prefers species.
adequate moisture. Leaf
miner problems.
Melaleuca ericifolia Mer 4x3 Shade/sun. Root suckers Good screen plant. Small
assist spread. Good for wet cream flowers.
sites, problem areas.

23.4.12 Native shrubs higher than 4 metres

x width notes
Melaleuca Mst 8x4 Sites near people. Prickly foliage. Medium Thick papery bark. Cream
styphelioides frost tolerance. Plant no flowers.
closer than 4 metres from
hydraulic services.

23.4.13 Native shrubs 2 to 4 metres high

Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics
x Width notes
Acacia boormanii Abo 3x2 Shade/sun. Root suckers Attractive grey foliage
assist spread. Responds to Good screen plant..
severe pruning.
Acacia buxifolia Abu 2.5x2 Shade/sun. Responds to Local species.
severe pruning. Plant no
hydraulic services.
Acacia cardiophylla Aca 3x4 Shade/sun. Attractive soft feathery
leaves. Yellow flowers in
spring. Reddish bark
Acacia cultriformis Acu 2.5x3 Shade/sun. Long-lived Silver triangular foliage.
species (to 20 years). Useful clipped hedge.
Acacia decora Ade 2x2 Shade/sun. Blue foliage. Bright yellow
flowers
Acacia iteaphylla Ait 3x3 Shelter belts. Shade/sun. Medium frost Blue foliage. Semi-
tolerance. weeping. Bright yellow
winter flowers.
Acacia triptera Atr 2x2 Shade/sun. Prickly foliage. Bright gold
flowers.
Acacia vestita Ave 3x5 Shade/sun. Soft weeping foliage.
Atriplex nummularia ATn 3x2 Poorly drained sites. Grey foliage.
Baeckea virgata BKv 3x3 Shade/sun. May seed Good for wet areas. Fine
prolifically. Responds to leaf. Background evergreen.
severe pruning. Hardy. Mass of white summer
flowers.
Bursaria lasiophylla BSl 3x2 Shade/sun. Local species.
(B. spinosa)
Callistemon citrinus Cci 3x2 Dry sites. Tolerates moist soils. White and red flowers.
Responds to severe pruning.
Plant no closer than 2
services.
Callistemon Cha 3x3 Low frost tolerance. Red flowers.
‘Harkness’
Callistemon Ckp 3x3 Medium frost tolerance. Multiple heads of crimson
‘King’s Park Special’ flower heads.
Callistemon Cmm 3x3 Medium frost tolerance. Mauve-pink flowers in
‘Mauve Mist’ summer.
Callistemon pallidus Cpa 3x3 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Tolerates moist Pale yellow flowers.
soils.
Callistemon Cph 2x3 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Red flowers.
phoeniceus
Callistemon Crp 3x3 Medium frost tolerance. Pink flowers - summer.
‘Reeve’s Pink’
Callistemon sieberi Csi 3x2 Responds to severe pruning. White flowers.
(C. paludosus)
Correa backhouseana CRb 2x1 Poorly drained sites. Green/white flowers in
winter.


x Width notes
Grevillea acanthifolia Gac 3x4 Mauve-pink toothbrush
subsp. acanthifolia flowers. Broad dark green
leaves.
Grevillea arenaria Gar 2-5x4 Shade/sun. Strong bird Red and green flowers.
attractor. Soft, grey/blue or green
leaf.
Grevillea Gas 3x4 Red toothbrush flowers.
aspleniifolia Long, strap-like leaves,
grey.
Grevillea ‘Audrey’ Gau 2x2 Orange/red flowers.
Grevillea Gcg 2x2 Shade/sun. Scale with age. Spiky green foliage. Pink
‘Canberra Gem’ Sooty mould flowers. Hedge/barrier
plant.
Grevillea Gec 2x1.7 Shade/sun. Pink flowers. Soft, grey
‘Evelyn’s Coronet’ round leaves.
Grevillea X Gho 2x5 Exposed sites. Long red flowers. Hybrid of
‘Hookeriana’ unknown origin. Large
leaf.
Grevillea juniperina Gju 2x2 Shade/sun. Suited to natural Local species. Prickly
areas. foliage. Red, orange or
yellow flowers.
Grevillea longifolia Glo 3x4 Red and green flowers.
Long strap-like leaf.
Grevillea manglesii Gmm 3x4 White scented flowers.
subsp. manglesii Small green leaf.
(G. glabrata)
Grevillea Gpc 2x2 Sharp pointed leaf. Hardy. Orange/red flowers. Prolific
‘Poorinda Constance’ Adaptable. blooming. Dark green
leaves.
Grevillea Gpe 2x2 Shiny, narrow leaves.
‘Poorinda Elegance’ Yellow-orange flowers with
pink styles.
Grevillea Gpl 2x2 Narrow, glossy leaves.
‘Poorinda Leanne’ Orange/red flowers.
Spreading habit.
Grevillea Gpp 3x5 Lobed leaves. Rosy-pink
‘Poorinda Peter’ toothbrush flowers.
Spreading.
Grevillea Gpq 2x2 Pale pink flowers. Similar
‘Poorinda Queen’ to G. ‘Poorinda Leanne’.
Grevillea rivularis Gri 2x6 Medium frost tolerance. Pale pink/green flowers.
Threatened plant species in Spiky foliage.
the wild.
Grevillea shiressii Gsr 3x3 Shade/sun. Medium frost Greenish/blue flowers.
tolerance. Threatened plant Strap-like leaf
species in the wild.
Grevillea speciosa Gsd 3x2 Shade/sun. Bright red flowers. Two
subsp. dimorpha forms, broad or narrow
leaves.


x Width notes
Grevillea Gto 2x2 Red and green flowers.

thelemanniana subsp. Soft, light green foliage.
obtusifolia
Grevillea victoriae Gvi 2x4 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Good drainage Deep red flowers. Variable
Sensitive to root rot. leaf width, green above,
silvery hairs underneath.
Local species.
Grevillea victoriae Gvl 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Good drainage. Sensitive to Narrower, blunt leaf
var. leptoneura root rot. compared with Gvi.
Smaller, paler flowers.
Grevillea willisii Gwi 2x3 Shade/sun. Medium frost Spiky foliage. Pale
tolerance. green/yellow toothbrush
flowers.
Hakea gibbosa Hgi 3x3 Poorly drained sites. Unsuited to areas of high Narrow, prickly leaves.
Car parks. pedestrian use. White flowers.
Hakea nodosa Hno 3x4 Shade/sun. Tiny, scented yellow
flowers. Needle like leaves,
not prickly.
Hakea propinqua Hpr 2x1 Car parks. Unsuited to areas of high Prickly leaves. White or
pedestrian use. yellow flowers.
Hakea teretifolia Hte 3x2 Car parks. Unsuited to areas of high Very prickly leaves. White
pedestrian use. flowers.
Indigofera INd 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Responds to Purple flowers. Local
adesmiifolia severe pruning. Tolerates species.
hot, dry sites.
(I. australis var.
signata)
Kunzea ambigua KUa 3.5x4 Responds to severe pruning. Fine foliage. Massed white
flowers.
Leptospermum Llg 3x3 Conspicuous white flowers.
lanigerum Local species. Various
forms which have either
dark green or grey
tomentose foliage.
Leptospermum Lsq 2.5x1.5 Pink flowers in Feb-May on
squarrosum old wood only.
Melaleuca cuticularis Mcu 3x2 White flowers. Narrow
leaves.
Melaleuca erubescens Meb 3x1.5 Pink flowers. Needle
leaves.
Melaleuca squarrosa Msq 2.5x2.5 Dry sites. Dense foliage. Cream
flowers.
Melaleuca viminea Mvi 3x3 Dry sites. Fragrant cream flowers.
Soft, needle leaves.
Myoporum viscosum MYv 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Suits dry, rocky sites. White flowers with purple
spots.
Phebalium elatius PHe 2x1 Shade/sun. Terminal white flowers.
subsp. beckleri Rounded form.


x Width notes
Polyscias POLs 3x2 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Some gum Terminal white flowers.
sambucifolia oozing noted at Botanic Fern-like leaves in the local
Gardens. Responds to subspecies.
severe pruning.
Spyridium SDp 3x1.5 Poorly drained sites. Spreading habit. Terminal
parvifolium white flowers.
Westringia longifolia WEl 2x1.5 Poorly drained sites. Medium frost tolerance. White to purple flower
Good hedge if pruned. forms available.
Shade/sun. Responds to
severe pruning.

23.4.14 Native shrubs 1 to 2 metres

x width notes
Acacia costiniana Aco 1.5x3 Shade/sun. Bright green foliage.
Anigozanthos flavidus ANf 1.5x.4 Shade/sun. Inkspot. Many cultivars are now
Medium frost tolerance. available. Contact the
Botanic Gardens for advice.
Astartea fascicularis ASf 1.3x1.3 Shade/sun. Responds to White-pink flowers.
severe pruning.
Baeckea linifolia BKl 1.75x2 Shade/sun. Responds to Weeping habit. White
severe pruning. flowers.
Banksia aspleniifolia BNa 1.5x2 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Prefers well- Yellow/green flowers in
drained sites. autumn/winter.
Banksia spinulosa BNsp 1.5x1.5 Shade/sun. Very hardy. Narrow leaves. Yellow
Responds to severe pruning. orange flowers with black
styles.
Bauera rubioides BUr 1x1.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Good for wet, Pink or white flower forms
shady sites. Regular available.
pruning retains leafy
appearance.
Callistemon subulatus Csu 1.5x2 Shade/sun. Red flowers.
Callistemon viminalis Cvc 1.5x1.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Some webbing Profuse red flowers.
‘Captain Cook’ caterpillar. Medium frost Variable size.
tolerance.
Calytrix tetragona CALt 1.5x1 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Responds to White to deep pink flowers.
severe pruning.
Correa alba var. alba CRa 1.5x1.5 Shade/sun. White bell flowers. Grey-
green foliage.
Daviesia mimosoides DVm 1x0.8 Shade/sun. Straggly. Blue foliage. Yellow
Responds to severe pruning. flowers. Local species.
Revegetation use.
Dodonea viscosa DDa 1.5x1 Shade/sun. Red and yellow fruit
subsp. angustissima (females only).
(D. attenuata)
Eriostemon ETa 1.3x2 Shade/sun. Responds to Scented foliage, white
myoporoides subsp. severe pruning. flowers.
acutus
Eriostemon ETm 1.5x2 Shade/sun. Responds to Scented foliage, white
myoporoides subsp. severe pruning. flowers.
myoporoides
(E. myoporoides)
Grevillea aquifolium Gaq 1x2 Shade/sun. Holly-like bluish foliage.
Pale red toothbrush flowers.
Grevillea confertifolia Gco 1x1.5 Shade/sun. Scented, pink-red flowers.
Three forms, prostrate to
upright.
Grevillea diminuta Gdi 1x2 Shade/sun. Local species. Red flowers.
Silver foliage.
Grevillea lanigera Gla 1.5x1.5 Shade/sun. Local species. Red flowers.

23.4.14 Native shrubs 1 to 2 metres

x width notes
Grevillea Glv 1x1 Shade/sun. White to pink flowers.
lavandulacea Grey-green foliage.
Grevillea Gsh 1.3x1.3 Shade/sun. Deep pink flowers.

‘Shirley Howie’
Indigofera australis INu 1.5x1.5 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Open, straggly Local species. Purple pea
habit. Responds to severe flowers. White form also
pruning. exists.
Isopogon ISa 1x1 Wet sites. Shade/sun. Responds to Finely divided foliage.
anemonifolius severe pruning. Yellow flowers.
Kunzea KUb 1.2x1.5 Shade/sun. Responds to Dark green foliage. White
‘Badja Carpet’ severe pruning. Requires terminal flowers.
periodic pruning.
Kunzea parvifolia KUp 1.2x1.5 Shade/sun. Responds to Terminal mauve flowers.
severe pruning.
Olearia phlogopappa OLp 1.5x1 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Requires Blue or white flowers.
pruning. Short-lived.
Phebalium PHs 1.5x2 Hardy. Attractive foliage. Upright
squamulosum dense habit. White flowers
subsp. argenteum in terminal clusters.
Podocarpus PDl 1x1 Shade/sun. Long lived but Local species. Dark green
lawrencei slow growing. Responds to foliage. Male and female
severe pruning. plants. Red berries on
female plants.
Rhagodia spinescens RHs 1x1 Wet sites. Good for exposed,dry sites. Blue/grey foliage. Pungent
var. deltophylla Responds to severe pruning. foliage.
Thelionema glauca Sgc 1x1 Shade/sun. Tufted habit. Blue flowers,
blue foliage.
(Stypandra glauca)
Westringia fruticosa WEf 1.5x3 Hardy - tolerates exposure. Dark green foliage. White
Brittle wood. Requires flowers.
periodic pruning. Responds
to severe pruning.
Westringia WEw 1.3x1.5 Blue-mauve flowers
‘Wynyabbie Gem’ throughout the year.
Zieria cytisoides ZIc 1.5x1.5 Poorly drained sites. Responds to severe pruning. Pink flowers. Grey foliage.

23.4.15 Native shrubs less than 1 metre high

x width notes
Allocasuarina nana ALn 1x1.5 Responds to severe pruning. Open habit.
(Casuarina nana)
Correa ‘Dusky Bells’ CRdb .5x.75 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Medium frost Pink/red flowers.
tolerance.
Grevillea juniperina Gjm .5x3 Good on exposed sites. Spiky dark green foliage.
‘Molonglo’ Orange flowers. Local
selection.
Grevillea Glt .8x.8 Scale. Root suckers assist Grey foliage. Insignificant
‘Little Thicket’ spread. pale pink flowers.
Micromyrtus ciliata MIc .5x.7 With age, loses leaves in Pink buds and white
centre of the plant. flowers. Tiny overlapping
Responds to severe pruning. leaves.

23.4.16 Introduced shrubs higher than 4 metres

x width notes
Arbutus unedo ARu 5x4 Paved areas. Shade/sun. Evergreen. White flowers,
red fruit in autumn.
Camellia sasanqua CAMs 4x3 Shade/sun. Prefers acid Evergreen with dark green
soils. leaves. Pink flowers in
autumn.
Cordyline australis CDYa 4x2 Poorly drained sites. Well drained soils. Remove Palm-like plant, with long
spent leaves. leaves bunched at end of
naked branches.
Cornus florida CNr 4x3 Dry sites. Poor soils. Shade preferred. Requires Red autumn foliage. Pink
‘Rubra’ wind protection. spring flowers. Deciduous.
Cornus kousa CNk 5x3 Dry sites. Poor soils. Bronze autumn foliage.
Cream flowers. Deciduous.
Garrya elliptica GAe 5x4 Requires cool roots. Evergreen. Green catkins
(male) in winter.
Laurus nobilis LUn 8x4 Shade/sun. Drought Bay tree. Aromatic foliage.
tolerant.
Parrotia persica PAp 6x4 Shade/sun. Red/gold autumn colour.
Photinia ‘Robusta’ PNr 4x3 Hardy evergreen. Powdery Red new growth. White
mildew. Responds to severe pungent flowers. Hedge.
pruning.
Pittosporum PTe 5x2 Poorly drained sites. Prefers semi-shade. Needs Green/white foliage.
eugenioides well drained soils. Scale.
(variegated) Responds to severe pruning.

23.4.17 Introduced shrubs 2 to 4 metres high

x width notes
Acca sellowiana FEs 3x2 Requires semi-shade. Green/woolly white leaves.
Red flowers, edible fruit.
(Feijoa sellowiana)
Evergreen.
Ceanothus CEb 2x1.5 Wet sites. Poorly Needs periodic pruning. Dark blue flowers.
‘Blue Pacific’ drained sites. Short lived (10 years). Pear
and cherry slug. Leaf miner.
Ceanothus papillosus CEp 2-4x2 Wet sites. Poorly Short lived (10 years). Light blue flowers.
var. roweanus drained sites.
Chaenomeles CHs 2x2 Paved areas. Large fruit. Fruit drop. Deciduous. Red, pink &
speciosa white flower forms,
winter/spring flowering.
Spiny branches.
Cornus sanguinea CNs 2x2 Medium frost tolerance. Purple autumn colour.
Deciduous. Red stems.
Cytisus X CYb 2.5x2 Natural areas. Requires pruning after Red/yellow flowers.
‘Burkwoodii’ flowering.
Elaeagnus pungens Elm 3x3 Prefers semi-shade. Inconspicuous, pink scented
‘Marginata’ flowers. Leaves with silver
edge.
Escallonia macrantha ESm 3x2 Dry sites. Wet sites. Good drainage required. Dense dark green leaves.
Responds to severe pruning. Deep pink flowers.
Escallonia rubra ESr 2x1 Dry sites. Wet sites. Good drainage required. Red flowers.
Euonymus japonicus EUj 3x2 Powdery mildew. Requires Evergreen. Useful hedge.
pruning. Plant no closer White flowers. Red berries.
than 2 metres from
hydraulic services.
Forsythia FOl 2x1.5 Needs regular pruning. Deciduous. Prolific yellow
‘Lynwood Gold’ Responds to severe pruning. flowers in spring.
Jasminum mesnyi JAm 2x2 Requires semi-shade. Dark green leaves. Semi-
Medium frost tolerance. deciduous. Yellow flowers.
Lagerstroemia indica LAi 3x2 Powdery mildew in shaded Purple, pink or white
sites. Plant no closer than 2 flowers in late summer.
metres from hydraulic Attractive mottled bark.
services.
Osmanthus fragrans OSf 2.5x2 Very fragrant white
flowers. Evergreen.
Philadelphus PHIv 2x1 Medium frost tolerance. Double white fragrant
‘Virginalis’ flowers. Deciduous.
Photinia glabra PNg 2.5x2 Powdery mildew - minimal. Red spring foliage. Dull
‘Rubens’ Hedge. white flowers.
Prunus laurocerasus Pla 3.5x3 Natural areas. Prefers full shade. Leaves, Evergreen/glossy leaves.
fruit poisonous. Attracts Good screen. White flowers
bees. in spring. Blue/black
autumn berries.
Raphiolepis X RAd 2x1 Dry areas Shade/sun. Slow growing. Evergreen. Pink flowers.
delacourii
Viburnum X Vbo 3x2 Shade/sun. Sweet scented rose-pink
bodnantense flowers in winter.


x width notes
Viburnum X Vbu 2x1.5 Shade/sun. Conspicuous, scented,
burkwoodii pink/white flowers in
spring. Semi-deciduous.
Bronze autumn foliage.
Viburnum opulus Vop 3x2 Shade/sun. White flowers in summer.
‘Sterile’ Deciduous. Red autumn
foliage.
Viburnum tinus Vti 3x2.5 Shade/sun. Red spider, Flowers pink/white.
thrip. Good hedge. Plant no Evergreen.
hydraulic services.
Viburnum Vto 2x2.5 Shade/sun. Sweet scented pink tinted
tomentosum flowers. Red autumn
foliage.
Weigela florida Wfl 2x2 Requires pruning after Pink flowers. Deciduous.
flowering.
(W. rosea)


x width notes
Abelia X grandiflora ABg 1.5x1.2 Responds well to regular Semi-deciduous.
pruning. Green/bronze foliage. Pink
and white flowers.
Abelia rupestris ABr 1.5x1.2 Shade/sun. Deciduous.
Abelia schumannii ABs 1.2x1 Shade/sun. Deciduous. Better flower
(pink) than ABg, ABr.
Berberis darwinii BBd 1x1 Shops. Requires pruning. Collects Deciduous. Red berries.
litter. Prickly leaves.
Berberis thunbergii f. BBt 1x1 Shops. Requires pruning. Collects Purple red foliage.
atropurpurea’ litter. Deciduous. Prickly leaves.
Chaenomeles CHj 1x1 Paved areas. Small fruit. Fruit drop. Deciduous. Reddish orange
japonica flowers in winter/spring.
Spiny branches.
Choisya ternata CYt 1.5x1.5 Poorly drained sites. Attracts citrus white Glossy green foliage. White
butterfly. flowers. Aromatic.
Cistus ladaniferus CIl 1x1 Good on dry sites. Attractive white flowers.
(Cistus ladanifer)
Cotoneaster COm 1.5x1.5 Exposed sites. Natural Low growing. Scarlet berries. Evergreen.
microphyllus areas.
Cotoneaster COy 1.2x1.2 Natural areas. Good for dry sites. Hardy. Compact evergreen. Red
‘Yarralumla’ berries.
Deutzia gracilis DEg 1.8x2 Shade/sun. Prune after Pink/white flowers.
flowering.
Hebe ‘Blue Gem’ HBb 1x1 Responds to pruning. Blue flowers.
Hebe ‘La Seduisante’ HBl 1.25x1 Responds to pruning. Leaf Purple flowers. Leaf
spot in wet winters. underside purple/red.
Hypericum patulum HYp 1x1 Exposed sites. Semi-deciduous. Buttercup
var. ‘Henryi’ yellow flowers
Nandina domestica NNd 1.7x1 Shade/sun. Responds to Red tinged leaves in spring
severe pruning. Root and autumn. Red berries
suckers are not a problem. turn white.
Phormium tenax PMt 1.2x1.2 Long, strap-like leaves.
Phormium tenax PMr 1.2x1.2 Reddish long leaves.
‘Rubrum’
Prunus glandulosa Pgr 1x1 Deciduous. Pink flowers.
‘Rosea’
Rosmarinus officinalis RSo 1x1 Good for dry sites. Rosemary - ‘ANZAC
Responds well to pruning. bush’. Fragrant leaves, blue
Useful hedge. flowers.
Spiraea cantoniensis SIc 1.5x1.5 Requires pruning after Semi-deciduous. White
flowering. summer flowers.
Spiraea thunbergii SIt 1.5x1.5 Slow growing. Semi- Profuse white flowers in
deciduous. spring.
Viburnum carlesii Vca 1.5x1 Shade/sun. Fragrant white flowers in
spring. Deciduous.

23.4.19 Introduced shrubs less than 1 metre high

x Width notes
Coleonema pulchrum COLc .75 x.5 Very hardy. Good for dry Pink flowers.
‘Compactum’ sites. Pungent smell.
Coleonema pulchrum COLs .6x1 Use low form. Gold foliage.
‘Sunset Gold’
Erica mediterranea ERm .7x.7 Shade/sun. Webbing Pink flowers in winter.
caterpillar.
Genista tinctoria GNt .8x.8 Natural areas. Medium frost tolerance. Small green leaves. Yellow
Plant no closer than 2 flowers.
services.
Lavandula LVa .3x.3 Good for exposed sites. Fragrant grey foliage.
angustifolia Requires pruning after Fragrant blue flowers.
flowering.
Mahonia aquifolium MHa .8x.5 Full sun. Shade. Holly-like foliage. Yellow
flowers. Blue berries in
autumn.
Nandina domestica NNn .3x.3 Shade/sun. Compact form. Red autumn
‘Nana’ foliage.

23.4.20 List of special plants: shrubs

x Width notes
Acacia baileyana Aba 6x6 Road verges. Natural Invasive. Grey foliage. Early to
areas. flower (July).
* Acacia covenyi Acy 5x3 Dry sites. Most soils. Long lived and Yellow flowers. Intense
not suseptable to borers. grey-bluish foliage
partilculary during winter.
Dense bush growth habit.
* Acacia filicifolia Aff 1x1.5 Adaptable Yellow flowers.
Acacia Apm 7x5 Road verges. Alternative for Acacia Local species. Bipinnate
parramattensis decurrens. leaves.
Acacia rubida Aru 5x4 Single species Acacia bug. Use only in Local species. Native
plantings. mixed plantings. revegetation use.
Banksia robur BNr 2x1.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Medium frost Green/yellow flowers.
tolerance, low when young. Coarse texture due to broad
Requires wet, cool sites. leaves.
South aspect.
Boronia denticulata BOd 1x1.5 Shade/sun. Moist site. Pink flowers. Scented
foliage.
Boronia heterophylla BOh 1.5x1 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Susceptible to Bright pink flowers.
Dry sites. drying out. Scented flowers and
foliage.
Boronia mollis BOm 2x1.5 Shade/sun. Pink flowers. Scented
‘Lorne Pride’ foliage. Improved compact
form.
Boronia ‘Telopea BOt 1.5x1 Shade/sun. Pink flowers.
Valley Star’
* Callistemon Canz 1x1 White flowers.
‘Anzac’
* Callistemon regidus Cgd 3x2 Sun. Moist and dry sites. Stiff leaved bottlebrush.
Drought tender. Narrow leaves. Red brush
flowers.
* Calothamnus Cqd 1.5x2 Sun. Well drained sandy Evergreen with deep green
quadrifidus soils. pine like leaves. Crimson
spiky flowers.
* Cassinia longifolia CSSl 2x2 Urban areas. Shade/sun. Brittle branches. Sticky scented foliage.
Responds to severe pruning. White flowers. Local
Suitable for revegetation. species.
Cassinia CSSq 2x2 Urban areas. Shade/sun. Brittle branches. Local species.
quinquinquefaria Responds to severe pruning.
Use for revegetation.
* Cornus capitata CNc 3x3 Poor soils. Requires irrigation. Evergreen. Cream flowers
Red fruit.
* Cornus florida CNa 4x3 Dry sites. Poor soils. Shade preferred. Requires Deciduous. White spring
‘Alba’ wind protection. flowers. Red autumn
foliage.
Correa glabra CRg 1x1 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Glossy green foliage. Green
flowers in winter.
* Correa pulchella Cpu 1x1 Moist sites. Shade/sun Evergreen slender stem
shrub. Long flowering


x Width notes
season.
Correa reflexa CRr 1x1 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Many forms, some hardier
var. reflexa than others.
Correa CRs 1.5x1.5 Exposed sites. Poorly Shade/sun. Red flowers.
schlechtendalii drained sites.
Crowea exalata CWe .7x.7 Shade/sun. Medium frost Pink flowers.
tolerance.
Crowea exalata CWg 0.5x0.5 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Medium frost Pink flowers in summer /
‘Ginninderra Falls’ tolerance. autumn. Local species.
Crowea ‘Festival’ CWf 1x1 Exposed sites. Dry Shade only. Medium frost Profuse pink flowers.
sites. Poorly drained tolerance.
sites.
Crowea saligna CWs 1.2x1.2 Exposed sites. Dry Shade only. Medium frost Pink flowers.
sites. Poorly drained tolerance.
sites.
Dampiera purpurea DAp 0.8x1 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Root suckers Blue/grey foliage.
assist spread. Powdery Blue/purple flowers.
mildew.
Dicksonia antartica DCa 2x3 Dry sites. Shade only. Requires moist/ Local species. Special
irrigated site. Low frost design feature.
tolerance.
Diospyros kaki DYk 5x4 Shade/sun. Orange edible fruit. Orange
autumn foliage.
* Euonymus EUjv 3x2 Powdery mildew. Requires Evergreen, variegated.
japonicus pruning. Useful hedge. White
(variegated) flowers, red berries.
* Grevillea barklyana Gbm 3x2 Low/medium frost Pink flowers.
subsp. macleayana tolerance.
* Grevillea Gcf .3x1.5 Wet sites. Well drained sites. Compact evergreen shrub
crithmifolia Withstands dry periods. with needle leaves. Cream
white flowers.
* Grevillea ‘Pink GPd .5x1-3 Adaptable. Pink flowers.
Lady’
* Grevillea Grk 1.5x1.5 Shade/sun. Red flowers, grey/blue
rosmarinifolia foliage.
(clone from Kew)
Grevillea Grrs 1x1 Scale. Spiky foliage. Red flowers.
rosmarinifolia
(Rankin Springs)
(Syn. G. glabella)
Hakea sericea Hse 2.5x2.5 Natural areas. Potentially invasive. Prickly foliage. White
Unsuited to areas of flowers.
high pedestrian use.
* Hebe glaucophylla Hgu .5x.5 Sun. Tolerates dry periods. Small evergreen shrub with
Good border plant. profusion of white flowers
Trimmed for edging. No in spring.
maintenance.
* Hebe ‘Inspriation’ HIp 1x1 Shade/sun. No maintenance. Evergreen compact bush.
Dark green leaves. Spikes


x Width notes
of purple flowers in
summer, winter and spring.
* Hebe salicifolia Hsf 2-3x1-2 Sun. Tolerant to dry Dramatic white flowers in
conditions. Suitable for spring/autumn.
screening, embankments
and mixed border.
* Hebe ‘Autumn HAG Sun. Useful for autumn Showy evergreen with
Glory’ flower colour. violet blue flowers from
late summer into winter.
Homoranthus HOp .75x1 Poorly drained sites. Pungent smell in flower. Horizontal blue/grey
papillatus foliage. Yellow flowers.
* Kolkwitzia amabilis Kmb 1.5-2.5x Poorly drained sites. Sun. Fertile well drained Beauty bush. Decidious.
soil. Abundant flowers in spring
for long period.
* Kunzea capitata Kct 1x1.5 Sun. Well drained soil. Pink buttons. Evergreen
rounded shrub. Mauve pink
flowers.
Kunzea ericifolia KUe 3x4 Natural areas. Creeks. Shade/sun. Responds to Local species.
severe pruning. Scale.
Invasive potential near
woodland. Suitable
revegetation.
* Lambertia formosa Lfo 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Sun. Well drained soils. Mountain devil. Rounded
Withstand dry periods. evergreen shrub. Pink, red
Useful as a barrier plant. flowers. Stiff pointy leaves.
* Leptospernum LAh 2.5x2 Shade/sun. Wind tolerant. Dense bushy shrub with
‘Aphrodite’ Likes wet conditions. Good mass of bright pink flowers
for hedge/screenage or as a in late spring.
speciment plant. Bred for
resistance to webbing moth.
Leptospermum Lbr 4x2 Dry sites. Scale.
brachyandrum
Leptospermum Lla 4x3 Scale. Medium frost
laevigatum tolerance.
Leptospermum Lrf 2x3 Very prone to webbing Conspicuous pink/white
rotundifolium caterpillar. Limited use. flowers.
(Leptospermum
scoparium
var.rotundifolium)
* Leptospermum LRd 3x2 Shade/sun. Tolerates wet Large red flowers in
‘Rudolph’ conditions. Breed for December.
resistance to webbing moth.
Good for hedges/screenage
purposes.
Leptospermum Lpg 4x4 Scale. Webbing caterpillar. Conspicuous white flowers.
polygalifolium
(Leptospermum
flavescens)
Melaleuca armillaris Mar 5x4 Frost susceptibility - mass Dark green foliage. White
plantings liable to failure. flowers.
Medium/low frost


x Width notes
tolerance. Plant no closer
than 4 metres from
hydraulic services.
Melaleuca incana Min 2.5x2.5 Wet sites. Poorly Shade/sun. Prefers dry, Silver foliage. Pale yellow
drained sites. protected sites. Medium flower.
frost tolerance.
Melaleuca thymifolia Mth 1x1 Poorly drained sites. Webbing moth caterpillar. Mauve flowers. Bluish
foliage.
Melaleuca violacea Mvo 1x1 Poorly drained sites. Webbing moth caterpillar. Mauve flowers. Bluish
foliage.
Micrantheum MCh 1x1 Local species. Cream
hexandrum terminal flowers.
Uncommon.
Nerium oleander NEp 2.5x2 Poorly drained sites. All parts of plant poisonous. Conspicuous flowers.
‘Pink Medium frost tolerance.
Plant no closer than 2
services.
Nerium oleander NEr 2.5x2 All parts of plant poisonous. Conspicuous flowers.
Nerium oleander NEw 2.5x2 Poorly drained soils. All parts of plant poisonous. Conspicuous flowers.
‘White’ Medium frost tolerance.
Ozothamnus OZd 2.5x1 Shade/sun. Requires regular
diosmifolius pruning.
(Helichrysum
diosmifolia)
Phebalium coxii PHc 4x3 Shade/sun. Short lived - Scented foliage.
root rot susceptible.
Phebalium coxii PHc 4x3 Shade/sun. Short lived - Scented foliage.
root rot susceptible.
* Photinia X PNrr 4x3 Hardy evergreen. Powdery Reddish foliage as wel as
‘Robusta mildew. Responds to severe red new growth. White
Red Robin’ pruning. Hedge. flowers.
Podocarpus elatus PDe 4+x4 Dry sites. Medium frost tolerance. Attractive foliage. Catkins
Slow growing. Prefers (male flowers), blue fruits
moist sites. (female).
* Polygala Pgi 1.5x2 Poorly drained sites. Warm protected position. Blue pea shaped flower and
grandiflora compact shrub.
* Polygala myrtifolia Pmy 1.2x2 Poorly drained sites. Warm protected position. Blue pea shaped flower and
compact shrub.
* Prostanthera Pcu .5x1.5 Shade/sun. Needs good Mint bush. Dark green
cuneata drainage. rounded aromic leaves.
White flowers.
Prostanthera PRSl 2x2 Dry sites. Poorly Shade/sun. Root rot Flowers white, tinged
lasianthos drained sites. susceptible. pink/purple in summer.
Local species.
* Prunus glandulosa Pga 1x1 Deciduous. Double white
‘Alba Plena’ flowers.


x Width notes
* Rhytidospermum RHp .4x.4 Naturally found in rocky Local species. White
procumbens terrain and near streams in flowers.
low open forest.
Scaevola aemula SVa 1x1 Shade/sun. Short lived. Mauve/blue flowers.

Syringa vulgaris SYl 3x2 Double flowers, fragrant
‘Ludwig Spaeth’ dark purple. Deciduous.
Syringa vulgaris SYm 3x2 White scented flowers.
‘Madam Lemoine’ Deciduous.

23.4.21 Native ground covers

x Width notes
Astartea fascicularis ASfp .3x1.5 Responds to severe pruning. White/pink flowers.
(prostrate form)
Brachyscome BRm .3x.5 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Short-lived Mauve flowers for long
multifida perennial. Requires pruning periods. Plant at close
at times. intervals.
Correa decumbens CRd .3x1.2 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Small red/green flowers.
Grevillea australis Gau .2x.4 Good on exposed sites. Dark green foliage. Small
white flowers.
Grevillea baueri Gba 1x1.5 Scale. Soft, grey green leaves. Red
flowers.
Grevillea curviloba Gcl 1x2.5 Exposed sites. Requires pruning. Some Light green foliage. White
shoots grow to 1-2 metres flowers.
high. Medium frost
tolerance.
Grevillea juniperina Gjp .3x1.5 Good on exposed sites. Prickly dark green foliage.
(prostrate form) Yellow or red flowers.
Grevillea ‘Poorinda Gpr .2x2 Some iron deficiency Dense foliage. Many red
Royal Mantle’ shown in some soils, toothbrush flowers.
usually alkaline soils.
Myoporum MYp .1x2 Exposed sites. Usually short lived. Fungal White flowers. Variable
parvifolium leaf spot. Medium frost leaf width. Prostrate.
tolerance. Responds to
severe pruning.
Viola hederacea VIh .2x.2 Dry sites. Shade only. Hardy. Local species. Spreads by
Requires moist site. runners.

23.4.22 Introduced ground covers

x Width notes
Agapanthus africanus AGa 1x1 Removal of spent flower Blue and white flower
heads required. Tolerates forms (summer). Tufted
shade. Medium frost habit. Dwarf form also.
tolerance.
Ajuga reptans AJr .1x.3 Dry sites. Requires shade. Spreads by Green/purple foliage.
runners. Medium frost Upright purple flowers.
tolerance.
Arctostaphylos AYu .3x3 Hardy. Evergreen, shiny dark green
uvaursi foliage. White/pink flowers.
Prostrate.
Baccharis pilularis BAp .7x2 Hardy, drought resistant. Bright green foliage.
‘Twin Peaks’ Spreads by layering. Insignificant flowers.
Cistus pulverulentus CIp .75x.75 Good on dry sites. Grey green foliage. Orange
‘Sunset’ flowers.
Convolvulus CVm .5x1 Medium frost tolerance. Evergreen. Blue/mauve
mauritanicus Hardy. flowers.
Coprosma X kirkii COPk .6x1 Good on exposed sites. Olive green leaves.
Intolerant of trampling. Inconspicuous purple
Medium frost tolerance. flowers.
Cotoneaster dammeri COd .15x2 Natural areas. Spreads by layering. Evergreen. Light green
foliage. Small white
flowers. Red berries.
Cotoneaster COh .4x1 Exposed sites. Natural Deciduous.
horizontalis areas.
Hypericum calycinum HYc .3x.5 Dry sites. Natural Requires shade. Hardy. Evergreen. Bright yellow
areas. Thrip. Very vigorous. flowers. Light green
Spreads by runners. foliage.
Juniperus conferta JNc .2x2 Exposed sites. Very vigorous. Evergreen. Green/blue
foliage. Light green berries.
Juniperus sabina JNs 1x1 Good for exposed sites. Prostrate conifer.
Resin smell. Good high
ground cover.
Phlox subulata PXs .2x1 Full sun required for White, pink, purple and
flowering. blue flower forms.
Potentilla anserina POTa .1x.6 Dry sites. Spreads by runners. Yellow flowers.
Rosmarinus RSl .3x.3 Good for exposed sites. Fragrant foliage. Mauve
lavandulaceus flowers.
Thymus serphyllum THs .1x.4 Dry sites. Very prostrate: mat- Mauve, pink and white
forming. flower forms. Fragrant
foliage. Perennial herb.

23.4.23 List of special plants: ground covers

x width notes
* Acacia ‘Austraflora AAC .3x2.4 Groundcover. Will tolerate Yellow flowers
Cascade’ heavier soils.
* Acacia baileyana Abp .5x5+ Natural areas. Difficult to propagate. Grey foliage.
(prostrate form)
* Baekea virgata Bvr .2-1x1- Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Tolerates White abundant flowers.
(Dwarf Form) 1.5 dryness. Well drained soil. Heath like shrub.
* Blechnum nudum Bnu 1x.7 Dry, exposed sites. Shade. Good water. Fishbone water fern.
Remove spent fronds. Attractive common fern
Fertilise in spring. Well with upright green fronds.
composted soils. Mature plant may develope
stout trunk.
* Brachyscome BRmb .3x.5 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Improved flower colour and
multifida foliage density (compared
‘Break O’Day’ with BRm).
* Bracteantha Bbtt .80x.80 Revegetation. Sun. Prune in spring. Everlasting daisy. Large
bracteata green leaves iwth yellow
paper daisy. Flowers
spring/summer.
* Bracteantha viscosa Bvi .80x.80 Shade/sun. Suitable for Sticky everlasting daisy.
revegetation and Open upright perennial herb
ornamental purposes. Cut with golden yellow paper
back and fertilise in spring. flowers. Flowers in
spring/summer. Local
species.
* Calocephalus citrius Ccit Shade/sun. Remove spent Lemon beauty heads.
flowers. Suitable for Lemon yellow flowers with
revegetation and silver grey foliage
ornamental purposes.
Chrysocephalum Hap .15x.3 Poorly drained sites. Yellow buttons. Grey
apiculatum woolly stems and leaves.
Dense yellow flowers.
(Helichrysum
apiculatum)
* Chrysocephalum Cse .60x.60 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Used for Cluster daisy. Silvery/green
semipapposum revegetaiton and upright foliage with yellow
ornamental purposes. Prune button like flowers in
and fertilise in spring. summer/autumn.
Dampiera diversifolia DAd 0.1x0.5 Exposed sites. Poorly Well drained sites. Root Deep blue flowers.
drained sites. suckers assist spread.
* Enchylaena Ett .5x1 Poorly drained sites. Sun. Tolerates dryness. Red berries. Good foliage
tomentosa contrast with succulent grey
leaves.
* Grevillea Gbr .3x2 Dissected leaf with red/
‘Bronze Rambler’ green tinges. Red stems.
Dense foliage. Red
toothbrush flowers.
* Kunzea pomifera Kpf .3x1-2 Sun. Good drainage. White flowers in spring.
Woody shrub.

23.4.23 List of special plants: ground covers

x width notes
* Leucochrysum Laia .15x.10- Shade/sun. remove spent Golden sunray. Silver grey
albicans .15 flowers. Suitable for annual foliage with white paper
flower bed. flowers (spring -summer).
Local species.
Phyla nodiflora PFn .1x1.2 Dry sites. Exposed Shade/sun. Requires good Prostrate. Pink flowers.
sites. drainage. Medium frost Deciduous in winter.
tolerance.
* Pimelea filiformis Pff prostrate Shade/sun. Adaptable. Rice flower. Pink/white
x1 Tolerates dryness. flowers. Evergreen shrub.
* Polystichum Ppf 1x1 Dry exposed sites. Shade/sun. Moist at all Common fern with lush
proliferum times. green fronds. New groth
covered with attractive
brown scales. Forms
clumps.
Scaevola albida SVl .2x.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Short lived. White or blue flowers.
* Trachelospernum Taa Evergreen self clinging
asiaticum twiner. Fragrant creamy-
white flowers in summer.
Vinca minor VCi .2x1 Natural areas. Dry Shade/sun. Invasive. NOT Blue flowers.
sites. Creeks. to be used near any
watercourses. Planting area
needs to be contained.
Vinca minor ‘Alba’ VCa .2x1 Natural areas. Dry Shade/sun. Invasive. NOT White flowers.
sites. Creeks. to be used near any
watercourses. Planting area
needs to be contained.
* Walhenbergia Wcm .2-.3x.1 Shade/sun. Dormant over Blue bells. Blue flowers in
communis winter. Hardy. Remove summer and autumn. Local
spent foliage. Can be species.
overtaken by weeds - use in
mass planting. Use as an
annual.

23.4.24 Native climbers

x width notes
Clematis aristata CMa Shade/sun. Not very Profuse white flowers in
vigorous - needs support. spring.
Variable species.
Hardenbergia HAv Wet sites. Poorly Shade/sun. Low climber. Local species. Deep green
violacea drained sites. Training required. leaves. Purple flowers.
Medium/low frost
tolerance.

23.4.25 Introduced climbers

x width notes
Akebia quinata AKa Needs support. Deciduous. Fragrant
purple/pink flowers.
Campsis grandiflora CAg Natural areas. Needs support. Can be Deciduous. Orange flower.
invasive.
Celastrus scandens CELs Natural areas. Vigorous. Needs support. Deciduous: Yellow autumn
Invasive. foliage. Small yellow
flowers.
Clematis montana var. CMm Requires cool, moist root run. Deciduous. Rose coloured
rubens Medium frost tolerance. flowers.
Gelsemium GEs Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Needs support. Evergreen. Yellow fragrant
sempervirens Black leaf spot. Medium frost flowers.
tolerance.
Hedera canariensis HEc Dry sites. Natural Shade/sun. Invasive. Keep off White, pink and green
(form: ‘Tricolor’) areas. buildings. Keep off trees. foliage. Larger leaves than
Vigorous. Medium frost HEh.
tolerance.
Hedera helix HEp Dry sites. Natural Shade/sun. Vigorous. Less invasive than HEh.
‘Pittsburgh’ areas. Medium rost tolerance. Keep
off buildings. Keep off trees.
Jasminum polyanthum JAp Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Sheltered wall Fragrant pink/white
only. Needs support. Frost flowers. Evergreen, if
tender when young. Low frost protected from frost.
tolerance.
Muehlenbeckia MUc Natural areas. Needs support. Invasive. Small maidenhair-like
complexa Medium frost tolerance. leaves. Insignificant white
flowers.
Parthenocissus PRq Natural areas. Self-clinging. Virginia creeper.
quinquefolia Deciduous. Red autumn
foliage, 5-lobed leaf.
Parthenocissus PRt Natural areas. Self-clinging. Boston ivy. Deciduous.
Tricuspidata ‘Veitchii’ Scarlet autumn foliage, 3-
lobed leaf. Coppery young
leaves and coarsely toothed
mature leaves.
Polygonum PGb Needs support. White/pink flowers in
baldschuanicum summer and autumn.
Rosa banksiae ROb Needs support. Thornless. White or yellow flowers.
Medium frost tolerance
Trachelospermum TRj Dry sites. Natural Prefers shade. Needs support. Evergreen, glossy leaves.
jasminoides areas. White scented flowers.
Wisteria sinensis WIs Natural areas Needs support. Deciduous. Conspicuous
purple or white flowers.

23.5 Grasses
Native grasses are identified as either ornamental or rehabilitation species. Native grasses
are only considered to be adequate for rehabilitation purposes if the seed for the plants has
been sourced locally.
23.5.1 Definitions
Cool season grass: Grass that can be planted year round.
Warm season grass: Grass that can only be planted from November to February as they are
susceptable to cold weather and frost at an immature age.
23.5.2 List of special plants: native grasses

x width notes
* Austrostipa densiflora Adf .25x.25 Shade/sun. Suitable for Feather spear grass.
revegetaiton and ornamental Ornamental seed head -
(Stipa densiflora)
purposes. Remove spent seed feather stalks resemble
heads. bamboo. Seed head to 1
metre. Local species.
* Austrostipa Arm .30x.30 Ornamental Shade/sun. Remove spent Tall spear grass. Leaves
ramoissima purposes. seed heads. Cool season green. Basal clump. Local
grass. species.
(Stipa ramoissima)
* Austrostipa scabra Ssc .30x.30 Wetland sites. Suitable of revegtation Spear grass. Stays green in
Ornamental purposes. Good on exposed frost. Local species.
(Stipa scabra)
purposes. sites with poor soils. Can be
sown directly on site.
* Bothriochloa macra Bma .20x.20 Ornamental Suitable for revegetation. Red leg grass. Turns a
planting. Not a Remove spent seed heads. reddish colour in frosts and
good competitor Warm season grass. brown under heavy frosts.
with weeds. Grass grows very low.
Local species.
* Chloris truncata Cyre .05-.15 Annual coloniser. Suitable for revegetation and Windmill grass. Flowers in
x.1-.2 ornamental purposes. response to rain.
Drought tolerant. Will
mulitply from initial stock and
good seeder. Warm season
grass.
* Cymbopogan Cyra .3x.3 Shade/sun. Suitable for Seed heads resemble barb
refractua revegetation and ornmental wire. Goes brown with
purposes. Very tough. frosts.
Remove frosted foliage in
spring. Warm season grass.
Dianella revoluta DIr .3x.5 Shade/sun. Suitable for both Tufted habit. Local species.
ornamental and rehabilitaiton Blue flowers and blue
purposes. berries.
Dianella tasmanica DIt .7x1 Suitable for both ornamental Tufted habit. Blue flowers
and rehabilitaiton purposes. and blue berries.
Prefers shade.
* Dichelachne crinita Dcr .25x.25 Ornamental Shade/sun. Suitable for Long hair plume grass.
planting as a revegetation. Grown in open Ornamental pink-purple
monoculture. and cleared areas in plumes. Local species.
grasslands and woodlandson
sand of soil. Cool season
grass.


x width notes
* Dichelachne Dmi .20x.20 Maybe taken over Shade/sun. Suitable for Plume grass. Ornamental
micrantha with weeds if revegetation and ornamental purple plume flowers in
planted as a purposes. Very common in spring/summer. Local
monoculture. dry or wet sclerophyll forests. species.
Drought tolerant. Cool season
grass.
* Joycea pallida Chi .70x.70 Suitable for revegetation and Red anther wallaby grass.
ornamental purposes. Acid Holds colour in frosts.
(Chionochloa pallida)
soils of low fertility and Green leaf with orange and
drought tolerant. Wet and dry white seed head.
areas. Remove spent flower
heads. Cool season grass.
Lomandra longifolia LDl .5x1 Tufted habit. Light green

foliage. Fragrant flowers.
Local species.
* Lomandra longifolia LDlC 1.2x.80 Clay soil. Seed Shade/sun. Suitable for Mat rush. Glaucous-blue
‘Cassica’ heads are prickly revegetation and ornamental upright foliage.
purposes. Well prepared
drained soils. Fertilise in
spring.
* Lomandra longifolia LDlK 1x.70 Shade/sun. Suitable for Mat rush. Fine deep green
‘Katrinus’ revegetation and ornamental to lime foliage with
purposes. Heavier clay based weeping habit. Performs
soils. better in clay soil that
common form. Seed heads
are prickly.
* Microlaena stipoides Msti .2x.2 Ornamental sites. Suitable for revegetaiton. Weeping grass. Tuft
Dry sites Grows under trees in open perrenial. Year long green
moist sites. Remove spent lawn like appearance. Local
seed heads and fertilise after species.
prunning. Cool season grass.
Notodanthonia setacea DTs .3x.05 Weedy sites. First used at Tuggeranong Small-flowered Wallaby
Office Park. Suited to open Grass. Shortly tufted
(Danthonia setacea)
space use and poor soils. perennial. Widespread and
Victorian origin. abundant grass in natural
pastures in southern
Australia.
* Notodanthonia Dcae .15x.15 Suitable for Shade/sun. Remove spent Wallaby grass. Stays green
caespitosa ornmental heads. in frosts. Seed head to 0.5
purposed only metres.
(Dantonia caespitosa)
when used as a
mix with Poa sp..
Poorly drained
sites
* Notodanthonia NCB .1-.3 Suitable for Shade/sun. Remove spent Wallaby Grass. Seed heads
‘Canberra Blend’ x.1-.3 ornmental flowers. Suitable for to 0.2 - 0.6 metres.
purposed only revegetaiton.
when used as a
mix with Poa sp.
Short lived and
transitional spp.


x width notes
* Notodanthonia Nenh .20x.20 Suitable for Shade/sun. Suitable for Wallaby grass. Stays green
eriantha ornmental revegetation. Remove spend in frost. Seed heads to 0.6
purposes only seed heads. metres. Local species.
when used as a
mix with Poa
labillardiere
‘Erindale’.
* Notodanthonia Dli .15x.15 Wetland or damp Shade/sun. Suitable for Wallaby grass. Stays green
bipartita sites. Suitable for revegetation. Cool season in frosts. Seed heads to 0.6
ornamental grass. metres. Local species.
(Danthonia linkii)
purposes only
spp. fulva is in Canberra when used as a
mix with Poa
labillardiere
‘Erindale’.
* Notodanthonia Nrm .1-.15 Ornamental Shade/sun. Remove spent Wallaby Grass. Seed heads
racemosa x.1-.15 purposes. Short seed heads. to 0.5 metres.
lived.
* Pennisetum Pal 1x1 Shale. Shade/sun. moist and dry Large tuft grass.
alopecuroides soils. Better planted in Ornamental seed heads.
mulched graden beds. NOT Holds it colour during
invasive. Frost will brown summer and winter.
leaves. Warm season grass.
Poa labillardierei POAl 1.5x1 Weedy sites. Dry Suited to higher maintenance Tussock Grass. Long
sites. sites. Prefers adequate slender leaves and large
moisture all year. open seed heads. Dome-
shaped form. Year long
green grass.
* Poa labillardierei cv POAlE .20-.80 Shade/sun. Suitable for Tussock grass. Holds its
‘Erindale’ x.20-.40 revegetation and ornamental colour over summer and
purposes. Good under winter. Good at weed
eucalypts. All soil types. Cut suppression. Local species.
spent heads in autumn and More ornamental than P.
fertilise. Cool season grass. labillardiere.
* Poa sieberiana POAs .30x.30 Rehabilitation Shade/sun. Suitable for both Blue snow tussock. Fine
‘Aranda’ sites. Wet sites. ornamental and revegetation lead blue form. Holds its
Slow to establish purposes. Ornamental mass colour during summer and
and can be planting at high planting winter. Local species.
overtaken by density. More ornamental
exotic weeds than P. siebriana. Prune back
after spent seed heads and
fertilise. Cool seaon grass.
* Sorghum leiochladum Slc .40x.40 Shade/sun. Ornamental and Native sorghum. Local
revegetation purposes. Warm species. Green-blue foliage
season grass. with ornamantal brown seed
heads.
* Themeda australis Tau .40x.30 Shade/sun. Warm season Can look messy and browns
grass. under frosts. Good summer
colour. Local species.
* Themeda australis TauM .20x.50 Revegetation Shade/sun. Drought tolerant. Dwarf blue kangaroo grass.
‘Mingo’ purposes. Prune back after winter and Foliage changes to purple in
fertilise. Warm season grass. cool weather. Will brown
with heavy frosts. Prostrate


x width notes
habit. Sterile seed.
Themeda triandra Ttr 1x.3 Weedy sites. Summmer growing. Kangaroo grass. Grows
November-March. Flowers
December/January. Green
foliage turns reddish in
autumn. Attractive seed
heads.

23.5.3 List of special plants: introduced grasses

x Width notes
* Festuca ‘Aqua’ FAq .25x.25 Shade/sun. Ornamental Green blue foliage.
purposes. Fertilise in spring.
Cool season grass.

23.6 Water plants

The introduction of emergent water plants into constructed water bodies is a critical part of
the establishment of an artificial wetland. These plants aid in controlling erosion and
precipitate or trap suspended soil particles. They improve the general aesthetics of the water
body and provide habitat for wildlife as well as a place to teach wetland ecology. Wetlands
help to remove undesirable micro-organisms and reduce biological oxygen demand. Natural
and constructed wetlands can remove nutrients from water that flows through them.
This list contains water plants thought to be suitable for use in artificial water bodies within
the ACT. Designers need to be extremely careful when specifying water plants since some
native and introduced water plants can be invasive and have serious impacts on aquatic
ecosystems.
The introduction of free-floating or submerged anchored plant species is not encouraged
because they can create serious ecological and management problems. As valuable
components in urban water bodies, submerged water plants are often introduced by natural
means. Deliberate introduction of these submerged water plants is seen as unnecessary.
None of the emergent aquatic plants in the ACT are classed as serious weeds. However,
from time to time native emergent and submerged plants may require control for
management purposes.
The following definitions have been used for the list of water plants.
Edge zone plants: water plants found in water saturated or boggy soils.
Margin zone plants: water plants found between the water edge and water depths of up to
1.6 metres..
Water zone plants: water plants largely found on the surface of water bodies either attached
to the soil substrate or free floating.
23.6.1 Edge zone plants

Botanical name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics
notes
Alisma plantago- Apt 1 Lake Grows beside creeks, lakes Water plantain. Emergent
aquatica Tuggeranong and in swamps. Persists in perennial with large leaves
drying mud. Rarely obstructs which emerge at ground
water flow. level. Large inflorescence
with whorled (arising at the
same node) branches
ending in flowers with pink
petals.
Carex appressa Cpp 1.2 Many ACT Damp areas, lake and creek Dome shaped tussock plant.
(usually waterbodies banks, ephemeral swamps. Orange/brown
less than Can survive periodic inflorescence. Leaves
1m) inundation. Useful for erosion flattened.
stabilisation.
Carex bichenoviana Cbn 1.2 Many ACT Damp areas, lake and creek Dome shaped tussock plant.
(usually waterbodies banks, ephemeral swamps. Orange/brown
less than Can survive periodic inflorescence. Leaves
1m) inundation. Useful for erosion flattened.
stabilisation.

23.6.1 Edge zone plants

Botanical name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics
notes
Crassula helmsii Chm .25 Many ACT In or on the margins of Crassula or swamp crassula.
waterbodies stationary or slowly-flowing Light green mat-like
water usually less than growth. Stems intertwined
400mm deep. to 500mm long. Small
white flowers.
Eleocharis acuta Eaca .7 Many ACT In or alongside perennial Spikerush. Rhizomes which
waterbodies wetlands. produce erect culms 1-3mm
wide trigonous (triangular
stems) below the spikelet.
Forms a dense mide-green
reed-like mass. Attractive
all year round.
* Juncus pallidus Jpl 1-1.5x1 Tussock in appearance. Pale rush. Good verticle
Common on nutrient poor accent. Attract butterflys.
sandy soils, in moist Flowers 70% of the year.
situations.
Paspalum distichum Psh .5 Many ACT Wet or damp situation in Water couch. Dense mats of
waterbodies. shallow water, or if slowly- leaves from vigourous
flowing water, floating across stolons and rhizomes. Small
the water surface. seed head of 2 racemes.
Foliage frosted to straw
colour in winter.

23.6.2 Margin zone plants

Botanical Name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics
notes
* Baumla articulata Bat 2.5 Local species. Grows in lagoons and Forms a large dense clumps
swamps in water to 1m. Still Infloresence open
to slow moving freshwater dropoping panicle mostly in
bodeies on a mud substrate. summer to early autumn.
Provides suitable habitat for
birds. Valuable component of
swamp and lake flora.
Bolboschoenus Bcl 1 Many ACT Desirable plants for landscape Clubrush. Yellow-green,
caldwellii waterbodies purposes. No problems to upright leaves 2-7mm wide
date. from rhizomes forming
clumps. Small brown
clustered inflorescence.
Medium textured attractive
plant.
Bolboschoenus Bfv 1.6 Lake In shallow water along creeks Marsh clubrush. Vigorous
fluviatilis Tuggeranong and and in shallow swamps. medium-course textured
Lake Burley Surives periodic inundation plants that forms large
Griffin and period of dry. Shelter for clumps. Dark green foliage
wildlife and useful for with leaves to 12mm wide.
stabilising banks. Generally Large brown inflorescence.
does not spread into deeper More attractive during the
water. growing season.
* Carex fascicularis Cfl Local species. Grows in swamps, near dams, San sedge. A low growing,
lakes, creek banks and flood weeping ornamental carex.
plains. Survives periodic Attractive seeds. Flowers in
inundation and survive Spring/summer.
periods of dryness. Prune
when messy or to control
growth.
* Cotula coronoipifolia Ccr .15 Local species. Infrequent problems in Waterbuttons. Attractive
drainage channels. Often species. Prostrate perennial
growing near or on salt with yellow flower heads
affected land. Still or low and dissected glossy leaves.
moving water to dry mud. Flowers throughout the year
except in late winter.
Cyperus exaltatus Cex 1.5 Lake Robust plant which seems Sedge. Medium textured
Tuggeranong. able to compete with grasses handsome plant with olive
given sufficient relaible or brown green foliage.
water. Distinctive inflorescence.
Sufficicently attractive for
suggested use in
horticulture.
Eleocharis sphacelata Esh 2 Weston Park near Able to grow in both shallow Tall spikerush. Thick stems
Yarralumla and deep water (2m). (to 15mm) whcih can reach
Nursery. 2m high. Attractive
perennial which forms
dense stands.
Juncus usitatus Jut 1 Many ACT Short rhizome which helps Common rush. Upright dark
waterbodies. anchorage. Upright stems green tufted perennial with
rarely obstructy water flow. dark green 1-2mm diameter
May ‘filter’ at water outfalls. stems. Open brown
inflorescence subtended by
a bract which appears to be
a continuation of the stem.

23.6.2 Margin zone plants

notes
Phragmites australis Pau 3 Many ACT Vegetative spreading. Can Common reed. A plant with
waterbodies. easily be controlled if hollow stems which can
required. Appears to provide spread into large stands. It
excellent bird habitat. has verticle and horizontal
Attractive screen plant during rhizomes. It is frosted in
the growing season where winter. It has large, feathery
there is room. seed heads.
* Phyllidrum Plg .6 Component of native wetland Wolly frogmouth.
laniginosum and good for bird habitat. Attractive yellow flower on
May become a weed of rice spike. Flowers to 1.5 metres
crops. Non invasive for high.
ornamental purposes.
* Restio tetraphyllus Rtt 1-2 Shade/sun. Grows very well Decorative rush with soft
in wet condition or moving delicate weeping foliage.
water. Rusty brown flowers in
spring/summer.
Schoenoplectus Spu 1.2 Lake Upright perennial with long Clubrush. Mid green foliage
pungens Tuggeranong. rhizomes which enables rapid with flowers produced near
spread in good conditions. the ends of the three-sided
stems. Tends to form small
clumps and spread along the
shoreline.
Schoenoplectus validus Svd 2 Many ACT Large plant providing good River clubrush, great
waterbodies. bird habitat. May prefer slow- bulrush. Grey-green
moving waterbodies. tapering stems with
cylinfrical cross section
which are frosted and
brown in winter. Terminal,
open inflorescence.
Typha domingensis Tdo 3.4 Many ACT Extensive, branched rhizomes Cumbungi. A plant which
waterbodies. enable this plant to quicly forms dense stands
colonise new sites by providing food and shelter
breakage from existing stands for animals and erosion
and water transport. A major control.
weed or irrigation systems
and rice crops. Recommended
not to be planted intentionally
because it is already common.

23.6.3 Water zone plants

notes
Azolla species Azo Floating Many ACT Not extensive in urban lakes. Azolla. Floating plant
leaf. waterbodies. More likely to succedd in which is green in shaded
ornamental ponds. Weediness sites and early spring, but
potential. dark red in full sunlight.
Common only in still or
slowly moving water.
Marsilea mutica Mmu Floating Pond in Eddison Can form dense beds of plants Nardoo. Perennial
leaf. Park. to 1.6m depth whcih may rhizomatous fern with four
require management action at terminal leaflets which float
some sites. on the water surface.
Attractive in the growing
season.
Ludwigia peploide Lpm 0.4 Lake Ginninderra Common in permanent water Water primrose. Attractive
subsp. montevidensis and Lake Burley sites and can obstruct water simple broad leaf and
Griffin. supply in channels. yellow flower on long
stems which flots in teh
water. Plant usually
anchored on water bank and
easily roots at nodes.
Summer flowering –
buttercup yellow.

23.7 Deleted plants list

The following plants have been removed from the plant list and should not be used in public
landscape works.
Deleted species Reason
Acacia beckleri Low frost tolerance
Acacia decurrens Fungal rust galls. Invasive.
Acacia floribunda Acacia bug susceptible.
Acacia implexa Fungal rust galls.
Acacia longifolia Acacia bug susceptible. Invasive.
Acer rubrum Unsuited to ACT dry summers. Better alternatives.
Albizia julibrissin Short-lived, susceptible to borers.
Berberis thunbergii Drought susceptible. Better alternatives.
Cercocarpus betuloides Better alternatives.
Commersonia fraseri Leaf miner. High pruning requirements.
Correa ‘Mannii’ Better alternatives.
Cotoneaster franchetii Invasive.
Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Invasive.
serotina
Cotoneaster salicifolius Invasive.
Crataegus oxyacantha Pear and cherry slug. Invasive. Thorns.
Crataegus oxycantha var. Invasive. Pest Problems.
rosea
Crataegus phaenopyrum Invasive. Long thorns.
Crataegus pubescens Invasive.
Danthonia richardsonii Not released.
‘Hume’
Elaeagnus pungens Thorny. Better alternatives.
Elaeocarpus holopetalus Low frost tolerance.
Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Better alternatives.
Eremophila glabra Fungal disease causes defoliation.
Eucalyptus crenulata Subject to windthrow. High maintenance.
Eucalyptus haemastoma Frost sensitive. Borers.
Eucalyptus gracilis Poor performance in trial planting.
Eucalyptus leucoxylon Poor performance, pest problems.
Eucalyptus leucoxylon var. Poor performance, pest problems.


rosea
Eucalyptus perriniana Scale.
Eucalyptus pulchella Scale. Poor performance in the past.
Grevillea barklyana subsp. Low frost tolerance.
barklyana
Grevillea X gaudichaudii Poor performance, deficiencies, fungal spots.
Grevillea X ‘Ivanhoe’ Cold sensitive. Better alternatives for ACT.
Grevillea rosmarinifolia Cultivar to be specified. Better alternatives.
Helix hedera Invasive. Listed as C3 harmful weed under the
Significant Problem Plant Species in the A.C.T.
Region as not to be planted.
Leptospermum juniperinum Scale. Webbing caterpillar.
(prostrate form)
Leptospermum scoparium Prone to webbing caterpillar.
Mahonia bealei Better alternatives.
Melia azedarach Fruit drop. Poisonous fruit.
Periploca graeca Weedy.
Populus alba Suckers profusely.
Punica granatum Thorns. Fruit drop.
Punica granatum ‘Nana’ Thorns. Fruit drop.
Pyracantha angustifolia Thorns. Invasive.
Pyracantha fortuneana Thorns. Invasive.
Pyracantha koidzumii ‘Weston Pear and cherry slug. Invasive.
Compact’
Pyracantha rogersiana Thorns. Invasive.
Rosa wichuriana Invasive.
Salix alba subsp. alba Highly invasive.
Salix babylonica Invasive
Salix alba subsp. vitellina Invasive
Salix caprea Invasive
Salix matsudana ‘Pendula’ Invasive
Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’ Invasive
Sequoia sempervirens Unsuited to ACT climate. Poor survival rate.
Sequoiadendron gigantea Unsuited to ACT climate. Poor survival rate.
Sollya heterophylla Invasive


Sorbus aucuparia Fruit drop. Invasive.
Sorbus domestica Fruit drop. Invasive.
Spartium junceum Regular pruning required. Caterpillar defoliation.
Tamarix juniperina Use discontinued.
Teucrium fruticans Frost sensitive.
Thuja plicata Use discontinued.
Thuja occidentalis ‘Fastigata’ Use discontinued.
Vinca major Invasive
Vinca major ‘Variegata’ Invasive

23.8 Name changes from previous list

Name changes have been made to comply with the accepted taxonomic name changes or
corrections of previously misspelt names. Advice has been provided by Australia National
Botanic Gardens.
From To
Arbutus menziesii Arbutus X andrachnoides
Banksia ericifolia 'Giant Candles' Banksia X 'Giant Candles'
Brachycome Bracyscome
Bursaria spinosa Bursaria lasiophylla
Callistemon paludosus Callistemon sieberi
Casuarina cunninghamiana Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp.
cunninghamiana
Casuarina nana Allocasuarina nana
Casuarina stricta Allocasuarina verticillata
Casuarina torulosa Allocasuarina torulosa
Cedrus atlantica Cedrus libani
Chaenomeles lagenaria Chaenomeles speciosa
Citus ladaniferus Citus ladanifer
Clematis montana 'Rubra' Clematis montana var. rubens
Coleonema compacta Coleonema pulchrum 'Compactum'
Correa alba Correa alba var. alba
Correa reflexa Correa reflexa var. reflexa
Cotoneaster microphylla Cotoneaster microphyllus
Dodonea attenuata Dodonea viscosa subsp. angustissima
Elaeagnus marginata Eleagnus pungens 'Marginata'
Eriostemon myoporoides Eriostemon myoporoides subsp.
myoporoides
Eriostemon 'Stardust' Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. acutus
Eucalyptus bauerana Eucalyptus baueriana
Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata Eucalyptus bicostata
Eucalyptus globulus subsp. maidenii Eucalyptus maidenii
Eucalyptus mannifera subsp. maculosa Eucalyptus mannifera
Eucalyptus polyanthemos Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp.
polyanthemos
Eucalyptus rubida Eucalyptus rubida subsp. rubida
Eucalyptus rupicola Eucalyptus cunninghamiana

Eucalyptus woollsiana Eucalyptus microcarpa

Fraxinus oxycarpa Fraxinus angustifolia
Feijoa sellowiana Acca sellowiana
Fraxinus rotundifolia Fraxinus oxycarpa
Fraxinus rotundifolia 'Raywood' Fraxinus oxycarpa 'Raywood'
Grevillea acanthifolia Grevillea acanthifolia Subsp.
acanthifolia
Grevillea aquifolia Grevillea aquifolium
Grevillea biternata Grevillea curviloba
Grevillea barklyana (Jervis Bay form) Grevillea barklyana subsp. macleayana
Grevillea glabella Grevillea rosmarinifolia (Rankin
Springs)
Grevillea glabrata Grevillea manglesii subsp. manglesii
Grevillea obtusifolia Grevillea thelmaniana subsp.
obtusifolia
Grevillea hookerana Grevillea X "Hookeriana"
Helichrysum apiculatum Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Helichrysum diosmifolia Ozothamnus diosmifolius
Indigofera australis var. signata Indigofera adesmiifolia
Leptospermum flavescens Leptospermum polygalifolium
Leptospermum phylicoides Kunzea ericifolia
Leptospermum scoparium var. Leptospermum rotundifolium
rotundifolium
Paspalum paspalodes Paspalum distichum
Platanus digitata Platanus orientalis 'Digitata'
Platanus orientalis 'Chilensis' Platanus X 'Chilensis'
Scirpus caldwellii Bolboschoenus caldwellii
Scirpus fluviatilis Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
Scirpus validus Schoenoplectus validus
Salix alba Salix alba subsp. alba
Salix vitellina Salix alba subsp. vitellina
Stypandra glauca Thelionema glauca
Ulmus procera ‘Louise van Houittei’ Ulmus glabra ‘Lutescens’
Weigela rosea Weigela florida

23.9 Pest plants in the ACT

The following list are declared pest plants within the ACT according to the Land (Planning
and Environment) Act 1991 Declaration of Pest Plants Declaration No. 1 of 1999.
Name Common Name
Achnatherum caudatum Broad-kemel Espartillo
Altemanthera philoxeroides Alligator Weed
Centaurea maculosa Spotted Knapweed
Eichomia crassipes Water Hyacinth
Equisetum arvense Horsetail
Genista monspessulana Madiera Broom
Gymnnocoronis spilanthoides Senegal Tea Plant
Kochia scoparia Kochia
Lagarosiphon major Lagarosiphon
Nassella charruana Lobed Needlegrass
Parthenium hysterophorus Parthenium Weed
Pistia stratiotes Water Lettuce
Salix nigra Black Willow
Salvinia molesta Salvinia
Senecio madagascariensis Fireweeu
Toxicodendron succedaneum Rhus Tree
Cytisus scoparius Scotch Broom
Eragrostis Curvula African Love Grass
Nassella trichotoma Serrated Tussock
Rubus fruticosus Blackberry
Salix alba var vitellina Golden Upright Willow
Salix cinerea Grey Sallow
Salix fragilis Crack Willow
Salix glaucophylloides
Salix matsudana X S. alba (all clones) Matsudana hybrid Willows
Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' Tortured Willow
Salix purpurea Purple Osier
Salix X rubens (S alba X S fragilis) Gold-crack Willow
Salix viminalis Common Osier
Ulex europaeus Gorse

Stipa/Nassella neesiana Chilean Needle grass

Xanthium occidentale Noogoora Burr
This list is under review – the plants
proposed to be added to this list include:
Cabomba caroliniana Cabomba
Cotoneaster spp. Cotoneaster
Pyracantha spp. Pyracantha
Ligustrum lucidum Glossy Leaved Privet
Ligustrum sinense Small-Leaved Privet
23.10 Further reading

Purchasing Landscape Trees: A Guide to Assessing Tree Quality, NATSPEC 2 Guide,
Clark R., Construction Information Systems Australia, Milsons Point, NSW, 1996.
The Aussie Plant Finder, Margaret Hibbert, florilegium, Sydney, 1999.

Index
Abelia rupestris: ABr 23-43 Banksia marginata: BNm 23-31
Abelia schumannii: ABs 23-43 Banksia robur: BNr 23-45
Abelia X grandiflora: Abg 23-43 Banksia serrata: BNs 23-31
Acacia ‘Austraflora Cascade’: AAC23-52 Banksia spinulosa: BNsp 23-37
Acacia baileyana: Aba 23-45 Banksia X ‘Giant Candles’: BNg 23-31
Acacia baileyana (prostrate form): Abp 23-52 Bauera rubioides: BUr 23-37
Acacia beckleri: Abe 23-66 Baumla articulata: Bat 23-63
Acacia boormanii: Abo 23-33 Berberis darwinii: BBd 23-43
Acacia buxifolia: Abu 23-33 Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea’: BBt 23-43
Acacia cardiophylla: Aca 23-33 Betula pendula: BTp 23-19
Acacia costiniana: Aco 23-37 Betula pendula ‘Laciniata’: BTl 23-19
Acacia covenyi: Acy 23-45 Betula pendula ‘Youngii’: BTy 23-21
Acacia cultriformis: Acu 23-33 Blechnum nudum: Bnu 23-52
Acacia dealbata: Adl 23-31 Bolboschoenus caldwellii: Bcl 23-63
Acacia decora: Ade 23-33 Bolboschoenus fluviatilis: Bfv 23-63
Acacia filicifolia: Aff 23-45 Boronia ‘Telopea: BOt 23-45
Acacia howittii: Aho 23-31 Boronia denticulata: Bod 23-45
Acacia iteaphylla: Ait 23-33 Boronia heterophylla: BOh 23-45
Acacia mearnsii: Amr 23-31 Boronia mollis: BOm 23-45
Acacia melanoxylon: Aml 23-15 Bothriochloa macra: Bma 23-56
Acacia parramattensis: Apm 23-45 Brachyscome multifida: BRm 23-50
Acacia pravissima: Apr 23-31 Brachyscome multifida ‘Break O’Day’: BRmb 23-52
Acacia pycnantha: Apy 23-31 Bracteantha bracteata: Bbtt 23-52
Acacia rubida: Aru 23-45 Bracteantha viscosa: Bvi 23-52
Acacia spectabilis: Asp 23-31 Bursaria lasiophylla: BSl 23-33
Acacia triptera: Atr 23-33 Callistemon ‘Anzac’: Canz 23-45
Acacia vestita: Ave 23-33 Callistemon ‘Harkness’: Cha 23-33
Acca sellowiana: FEs 23-41 Callistemon ‘King’s Park Special’: Ckp 23-33
Acer buergeranum: ACb 23-21 Callistemon ‘Mauve Mist’: Cmm23-33
Acer japonicum: ACj 23-21 Callistemon ‘Reeve’s Pink’: Crp 23-33
Acer negundo: Acn 23-26 Callistemon citrinus: Cci 23-33
Acer platanoides: ACp 23-17 Callistemon pallidus: Cpa 23-33
Agapanthus africanus: AGa 23-51 Callistemon phoeniceus: Cph 23-33
Ajuga reptans: AJr 23-51 Callistemon regidus: Cgd 23-45
Akebia quinata: AKa 23-55 Callistemon salignus: Csa 23-31
Alisma plantago-aquatica: Apt 23-61 Callistemon sieberi: Csi 23-33
Allocasuarina glauca: ALg 23-26 Callistemon subulatus: Csu 23-37
Allocasuarina littoralis: ALl 23-26 Callistemon viminalis ‘Captain Cook’: Cvc 23-37
Allocasuarina nana: ALn 23-39 Callistemon viminalis ‘Hannah Ray’: Cvh 23-31
Allocasuarina torulosa: ALt 23-16 Callitris endlicheri: CLe 23-26
Allocasuarina verticillata: ACv 23-26 Callitris rhomboidea: CLr 23-27
Alnus glutinosa: AUg 23-26 Calocephalus citrius: Ccit 23-52
Alnus jorullensis: AUj 23-21 Calothamnus quadrifidus: Cqd 23-45
Angophora costata: APc 23-26 Calytrix tetragona: CALt 23-37
Angophora floribunda: APf 23-26 Camellia sasanqua: CAMs 23-40
Anigozanthos flavidus: ANf 23-37 Campsis grandiflora: CAg 23-55
Araucaria bidwillii: AAb 23-26 Carex appressa: Cpp 23-61
Arbutus unedo: ARu 23-40 Carex bichenoviana: Cbn 23-61
Arbutus X andrachnoides: ARa 23-26 Carex fascicularis: Cfl 23-63
Arctostaphylos uvaursi: AYu 23-51 Carpinus betulus: CARb 23-27
Astartea fascicularis: ASf 23-37 Cassinia longifolia: CSSl 23-45
Astartea fascicularis (prostrate form): ASfp 23-50 Cassinia quinquinquefaria: CSSq23-45
Atriplex nummularia: ATn 23-33 Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana: Csc
Austrostipa densiflora: Adf 23-56 23-12
Austrostipa ramoissima: Arm 23-56 Catalpa bignonioides: CATb 23-17
Austrostipa scabra: Ssc 23-56 Ceanothus ‘Blue Pacific’: CEb 23-41
Azolla species: Azo 23-65 Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus: CEp 23-41
Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks’: BAp 23-51 Cedrela sinensis: CEDs 23-21
Baeckea linifolia: BKl 23-37 Cedrus deodara: CDd 23-24
Baeckea virgata: BKv 23-33 Cedrus libani: CDa 23-24
Baekea virgata (Dwarf Form): Bvr23-52 Celastrus scandens: CELs 23-55
Banksia aspleniifolia: BNa 23-37 Celtis australis: CTa 23-27
Banksia ericifolia: BNe 23-31 Chaenomeles japonica: CHj 23-43
Banksia integrifolia: BNi 23-31 Chaenomeles speciosa: CHs 23-41

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana: CCl23-24 Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. myoporoides: ETm 23-

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Alumii’: CCa 23-24 37
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Stewartii’: CCs 23-24 Escallonia macrantha: ESm 23-41
Chloris truncata: Cyre 23-56 Escallonia rubra: ESr 23-41
Choisya ternata: CYt 23-43 Eucalyptus acaciiformis: Eac 23-15
Chrysocephalum apiculatum: Hap23-52 Eucalyptus aggregata: Eag 23-12
Chrysocephalum semipapposum: Cse23-52 Eucalyptus albens: Eal 23-12
Cistus ladaniferus: CIl 23-43 Eucalyptus andrewsii: Ean 23-12
Cistus pulverulentus ‘Sunset’: CIp23-51 Eucalyptus angophoroide: Eah 23-12
Clematis aristata: CMa 23-54 Eucalyptus apiculata: Eap 23-16
Clematis montana var. rubens: CMm23-55 Eucalyptus aromaphloia: Ear 23-15
Coleonema pulchrum ‘Compactum’: COLc 23-44 Eucalyptus badjensis: Ebd 23-12
Coleonema pulchrum ‘Sunset Gold’: COLs 23-44 Eucalyptus baueriana: Eba 23-12
Convolvulus mauritanicus: CVm 23-51 Eucalyptus bicostata: Ebi 23-27
Coprosma X kirkii: COPk 23-51 Eucalyptus blakelyi: Ebl 23-27
Cordyline australis: CDYa 23-40 Eucalyptus blaxlandii: Ebx 23-12
Cornus capitata: CNc 23-45 Eucalyptus bridgesiana: Ebr 23-12
Cornus florida: CNa 23-45 Eucalyptus caliginosa: Eca 23-12
Cornus florida ‘Rubra’: CNr 23-40 Eucalyptus cephalocarpa: Ece 23-12
Cornus kousa: CNk 23-40 Eucalyptus chapmaniana: Ech 23-12
Cornus sanguinea: CNs 23-41 Eucalyptus cinerea: Eci 23-27
Correa ‘Dusky Bells’: CRdb 23-39 Eucalyptus cunninghamii: Ecu 23-16
Correa alba var. alba: CRa 23-37 Eucalyptus dawsonii: Eda 23-13
Correa backhouseana: CRb 23-33 Eucalyptus dealbata: Ede 23-15
Correa decumbens: CRd 23-50 Eucalyptus dives: Edi 23-13
Correa glabra: CRg 23-45 Eucalyptus elata: Eel 23-13
Correa pulchella: Cpu 23-45 Eucalyptus globoidea: Egl 23-13
Correa reflexa: CRr 23-46 Eucalyptus goniocalyx: Ego 23-13
Correa schlechtendalii: CRs 23-46 Eucalyptus gregsoniana: Egg 23-27
Corylus avellana: CORa 23-21 Eucalyptus lacrimans: Elm 23-27
Cotoneaster ‘Yarralumla’: COy 23-43 Eucalyptus macrorhyncha: Ema 23-27
Cotoneaster dammeri: COd 23-51 Eucalyptus maidenii: Emd 23-27
Cotoneaster horizontalis: COh 23-51 Eucalyptus mannifera: Emf 23-13
Cotoneaster microphyllus: COm 23-43 Eucalyptus melliodora: Eme 23-13
Cotula coronoipifolia: Ccr 23-63 Eucalyptus melliodora (Tarcutta form): Emt 23-13
Crassula helmsii: Chm 23-62 Eucalyptus microcarpa: Emc 23-13
Crowea ‘Festival’: CWf 23-46 Eucalyptus mitchelliana: Emi 23-15
Crowea exalata: CWe 23-46 Eucalyptus moorei: Emo 23-16
Crowea exalata ‘Ginninderra Falls’: CWg 23-46 Eucalyptus nicholii: Eni 23-28
Crowea saligna: CWs 23-46 Eucalyptus nortonii: Eno 23-15
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Aurea’: CPj 23-24 Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. Pauciflora: Epp 23-28
Cupressus arizonica: CUa 23-24 Eucalyptus pilligaensis: Epi 23-15
Cupressus sempervirens ‘Stricta’: CUs23-24 Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. polyanthemos: Epo 23-
Cupressus sempervirens ‘Swane’s Golden’: CUg 23-24 13
Cupressus torulosa: CUt 23-24 Eucalyptus polybractea: Epy 23-16
Cymbopogan refractua: Cyra 23-56 Eucalyptus pulverulenta: Epl 23-28
Cyperus exaltatus: Cex 23-63 Eucalyptus rossii: Ero 23-14
Cytisus X ‘Burkwoodii’: CYb 23-41 Eucalyptus rubida subsp. rubida: Eru23-14
Dampiera diversifolia: DAd 23-52 Eucalyptus scoparia: Esc 23-14
Dampiera purpurea: DAp 23-46 Eucalyptus sideroxylon: Esi 23-14
Daviesia mimosoides: DVm 23-37 Eucalyptus sideroxylon ‘Rosea’: Esr23-14
Deutzia gracilis: DEg 23-43 Eucalyptus stellulata: Est 23-15
Dianella revoluta: DIr 23-56 Eucalyptus tricarpa: Eti 23-28
Dianella tasmanica: DIt 23-56 Eucalyptus viminalis: Evi 23-28
Dichelachne crinita: Dcr 23-56 Eucalyptus youmanii: Eyo 23-28
Dichelachne micrantha: Dmi 23-57 Euonymus japonicus: EUj 23-41
Dicksonia antartica: DCa 23-46 Euonymus japonicus(variegated): EUjv 23-46
Diospyros kaki: DYk 23-46 Festuca ‘Aqua’: FAq 23-60
Dodonea viscosa: DDa 23-37 Forsythia: FOl 23-41
Elaeagnus pungens ‘Marginata’: Elm23-41 Fraxinus excelsior ‘Aurea Pendula’: FRp 23-19
Eleocharis acuta: Eaca 23-62 Fraxinus excelsior ‘Aurea’: FRe 23-21
Eleocharis sphacelata: Esh 23-63 Fraxinus ornus: FRo 23-19
Enchylaena tomentosa: Ett 23-52 Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywood’: FRw23-17
Erica mediterranea: ERm 23-44 Fraxinus syn. oxycarpa: FRo 23-17
Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. acutus: ETa 23-37 Fraxinus velutina: FRv 23-19
Garrya elliptica: GAe 23-40

Gelsemium sempervirens: GEs 23-55 Indigofera australis: INu 23-38

Genista tinctoria: GNt 23-44 Isopogon anemonifolius: ISa 23-38
Ginkgo biloba: GIb 23-28 Jasminum mesnyi: JAm 23-41
Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Shademaster’: GLsh 23-19 Jasminum polyanthum: JAp 23-55
Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Sunburst’: GLsu 23-19 Joycea pallida: Chi 23-57
Grevillea ‘Audrey’: Gau 23-34 Juglans nigra: JUn 23-19
Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’: Gbr23-52 Juncus pallidus: Jpl 23-62
Grevillea ‘Canberra Gem’: Geg 23-34 Juncus usitatus: Jut 23-63
Grevillea ‘Evelyn’s Coronet’: Gec23-34 Juniperus conferta: JNc 23-51
Grevillea ‘Little Thicket’: Glt 23-39 Juniperus sabina: JNs 23-51
Grevillea ‘Pink Lady’: GPd 23-46 Koelreuteria paniculata: KOp 23-21
Grevillea ‘Poorinda Constance’: Gpc23-34 Kolkwitzia amabilis: Kmb 23-47
Grevillea ‘Poorinda Elegance’: Gpe23-34 Kunzea ‘Badja Carpet’: KUb 23-38
Grevillea ‘Poorinda Leanne’: Gpl23-34 Kunzea ambigua: KUa 23-35
Grevillea ‘Poorinda Peter’: Gpp 23-34 Kunzea capitata: Kct 23-47
Grevillea ‘Poorinda Queen’: Gpq23-34 Kunzea ericifolia: KUe 23-47
Grevillea ‘Poorinda Royal Mantle’: Gpr 23-50 Kunzea parvifolia: KUp 23-38
Grevillea ‘Shirley Howie’: Gsh 23-38 Kunzea pomifera: Kpf 23-52
Grevillea acanthifolia subsp. acanthifolia: Gac 23-34 Lagerstroemia indica: LAi 23-41
Grevillea aquifolium: Gaq 23-37 Lambertia formosa: Lfo 23-47
Grevillea arenaria: Gar 23-34 Laurus nobilis: LUn 23-40
Grevillea aspleniifolia: Gas 23-34 Lavandula angustifolia: LVa 23-44
Grevillea australis: Gau 23-50 Leptospermum ‘Rudolph’: LRd 23-47
Grevillea barklyana subsp. macleayana: Gbm 23-46 Leptospermum brachyandrum: Lbr23-47
Grevillea baueri: Gba 23-50 Leptospermum laevigatum: Lla 23-47
Grevillea confertifolia: Gco 23-37 Leptospermum lanigerum: Llg 23-35
Grevillea crithmifolia: Gcf 23-46 Leptospermum polygalifolium: Lpg23-47
Grevillea curviloba: Gcl 23-50 Leptospermum rotundifolium: Lrf23-47
Grevillea diminuta: Gdi 23-37 Leptospermum squarrosum: Lsq 23-35
Grevillea juniperina: Gju 23-34 Leptospernum ‘Aphrodite’: LAh 23-47
Grevillea juniperina (prostrate form): Gjp 23-50 Leucochrysum albicans: Laia 23-53
Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’: Glm23-39 Liquidambar styraciflua: LQs 23-17
Grevillea lanigera: Gla 23-37 Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Festeri’: LQf23-17
Grevillea lavandulacea: Glv 23-37 Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Palo Alto’: LQp 23-21
Grevillea longifolia: Glo 23-34 Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Tiriki’: LQt23-21
Grevillea manglesii subsp. manglesii: Gmm 23-34 Liriodendron tulipifera: LIt 23-17
Grevillea rivularis: Gri 23-34 Lomandra longifolia: LDl 23-57
Grevillea rosmarinifolia: Grk 23-46 Lomandra longifolia ‘Cassica’: LDlC23-57
Grevillea rosmarinifolia (Rankin Springs): Grrs 23-46 Lomandra longifolia ‘Katrinus’: LDlK23-57
Grevillea shiressii: Gsr 23-34 Lomatia arborescens: LMa 23-31
Grevillea speciosa subsp. dimorpha: Gsd 23-34 Lomatia myricoides: LMm 23-31
Grevillea thelemanniana subsp. obtusifolia: Gto 23-35 Ludwigia peploide subsp. montevidensis: Lpm 23-65
Grevillea victoriae: Gvi 23-35 Mahonia aquifolium: MHa 23-44
Grevillea victoriae var. leptoneura: Gvl 23-35 Malus halliana ‘Parkmanii’: MAp23-22
Grevillea willisii: Gwi 23-35 Malus ioensis ‘Plena’: MAi 23-22
Grevillea X ‘Hookirana’: Gho 23-34 Malus spectabilis: MAs 23-22
Hakea eriantha: Her 23-31 Malus X floribunda: Maf 23-21
Hakea gibbosa: Hgi 23-35 Marsilea mutica: Mmu 23-65
Hakea nodosa: Hno 23-35 Melaleuca armillaris: Mar 23-47
Hakea propinqua: Hpr 23-35 Melaleuca cuticularis: Mcu 23-35
Hakea salicifolia: Hsa 23-31 Melaleuca ericifolia: Mer 23-31
Hakea sericea: Hse 23-46 Melaleuca erubescens: Meb 23-35
Hakea teretifolia: hte 23-35 Melaleuca incana: Min 23-48
Hardenbergia violacea: HAv 23-54 Melaleuca linariifolia: Mli 23-16
Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’: HAG 23-47 Melaleuca squarrosa: Msq 23-35
Hebe ‘Blue Gem’: HBb 23-43 Melaleuca styphelioides: Mst 23-32
Hebe ‘Inspriation’: HIp 23-46 Melaleuca thymifolia: Mth 23-48
Hebe ‘La Seduisante’: HBl 23-43 Melaleuca viminea: Mvi 23-35
Hebe glaucophylla: Hgu 23-46 Melaleuca violacea: Mvo 23-48
Hebe salicifolia: Hsf 23-47 Metasequoia glyptostroboides: MEg23-25
Hedera canariensis (form: ‘Tricolor’: HEc 23-55 Micrantheum hexandrum: MCh 23-48
Hedera helix ‘Pittsburgh’: HEp 23-55 Microlaena stipoides: Msti 23-57
Homoranthus papillatus: HOp 23-47 Micromyrtus ciliata: MIc 23-39
Hypericum calycinum: HYc 23-51 Muehlenbeckia complexa: MUc 23-55
Hypericum patulum var. ‘Henryi’: HYp 23-43 Myoporum parvifolium: MYp 23-50
Indigofera adesmiifolia: INd 23-35 Myoporum viscosum: MYv 23-35

Nandina domestica: NNd 23-43 Prunus ‘Shirofugen’: Psf 23-29

Nandina domestica ‘Nana’: NNn 23-44 Prunus amygdalus: Pam 23-22
Nerium oleander: NEr 23-48 Prunus campanulata: Pca 23-22
Nerium oleander ‘Pink: NEp 23-48 Prunus cerasifera ‘Elvins’: Pce 23-22
Nerium oleander ‘White’: NEw 23-48 Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’: Pcn 23-22
Notodanthonia ‘Canberra Blend’: NCB 23-57 Prunus cerasifera ‘Pissardii’: Pcp23-22
Notodanthonia bipartita: Dli 23-58 Prunus glandulosa ‘Alba Plena’: Pga23-48
Notodanthonia caespitosa: Dcae 23-57 Prunus glandulosa ‘Rosea’: Pgr 23-43
Notodanthonia eriantha: Nenh 23-58 Prunus laurocerasus: Pla 23-41
Notodanthonia racemosa: Nrm 23-58 Prunus mume: Pmu 23-23
Notodanthonia setacea: DTs 23-57 Prunus mume ‘Pendula’: Pmp 23-23
Olearia phlogopappa: OLp 23-38 Prunus persica: Ppe 23-23
Osmanthus fragrans: OSf 23-41 Prunus serrulata: Pse 23-23
Ozothamnus diosmifolius: OZe 23-48 Prunus X blireiana: Pbl 23-22
Parrotia persica: PAp 23-40 Pyrus calleryana: PYc 23-23
Parthenocissus quinquefolia: PRq23-55 Pyrus ussuriensis: PYu 23-23
Parthenocissus Tricuspidata ‘Veitchii’: PRt 23-55 Pyrus ussuriensis ‘Winter Glow’: PYw 23-23
Paspalum distichum: Psh 23-62 Quercus acutissima: Qac 23-18
Pennisetum alopecuroides: Pal 23-58 Quercus cerris: Qce 23-18
Phebalium coxii: PHc 23-48 Quercus coccinea: Qco 23-18
Phebalium elatius subsp. beckleri: PHe 23-35 Quercus ilex: Qil 23-19
Phebalium squamulosum: PHs 23-38 Quercus nigra: Qni 23-18
Philadelphus ‘Virginalis’: PHIv 23-41 Quercus palustris (grafted form): Qpg23-18
Phlox subulata: PXs 23-51 Quercus palustris (seedling form): Qpa 23-18
Phormium tenax: PMt 23-43 Quercus phellos: Qph 23-29
Phormium tenax ‘Rubrum’: PMr 23-43 Quercus robur: Qro 23-18
Photinia ‘Robusta’: PNr 23-40 Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’: Qrf 23-18
Photinia glabra ‘Rubens’: PNg 23-41 Quercus suber: Qsu 23-18
Photinia X ‘Robusta Red Robin’: PNrr 23-48 Quillaja saponaria: QIs 23-29
Phragmites australis: Pau 23-64 Raphiolepis X delacourii: RAd 23-41
Phyla nodiflora: PFn 23-53 Restio tetraphyllus: Rtt 23-64
Phyllidrum laniginosum: Plg 23-64 Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla: RHs 23-38
Pimelea filiformis: Pff 23-53 Rhytidospermum procumbens: RHp23-48
Pinus canariensis: PIc 23-25 Robinia pseudoacacia: RBp 23-29
Pinus halepensis: PIh 23-25 Rosa banksiae: ROb 23-55
Pinus patula: PIp 23-25 Rosmarinus lavandulaceus: RSl 23-51
Pinus pinea: PIpi 23-25 Rosmarinus officinalis: RSo 23-43
Pinus radiata: PIr 23-28 Scaevola aemula: SVa 23-49
Pinus sabinana: PIs 23-25 Scaevola albida: SVl 23-53
Pinus torreyana: PIt 23-25 Schoenoplectus pungens: Spu 23-64
Pistacia atlantica: PSa 23-22 Schoenoplectus validus: Svd 23-64
Pistacia sinensis: PSs 23-22 Sophora japonica: SOj 23-20
Pittosporum eugenioides (variegated: PTe 23-40 Sorghum leiochladum: Slc 23-58
Platanus (orientalis) X ‘Chilensis’: PLch 23-17 Spiraea cantoniensis: SIc 23-43
Platanus orientalis ‘Digitata’: PLd23-17 Spiraea thunbergii: SIt 23-43
Poa labillardierei: POAl 23-58 Spyridium parvifolium: SDp 23-36
Poa labillardierei cv ‘Erindale’: POAlE 23-58 Syringa vulgaris ‘Ludwig Spaeth’: SYl 23-49
Poa sieberiana ‘Aranda’: POAs 23-58 Syringa vulgaris ‘Madam Lemoine’: SYm 23-49
Podocarpus elatus: PDe 23-48 Taxodium distichum: TAd 23-25
Podocarpus lawrencei: PDl 23-38 Thelionema glauca: Sgc 23-38
Polygala grandiflora: Pgi 23-48 Themeda australis: Tau 23-58
Polygala myrtifolia: Pmy 23-48 Themeda australis ‘Mingo’: TauM23-58
Polygonum baldschuanicum: PGb23-55 Themeda triandra: Ttr 23-59
Polyscias sambucifolia: POLs 23-36 Thymus serphyllum: THs 23-51
Polystichum proliferum: Ppf 23-53 Tilia X europea: TIe 23-18
Populus ‘Gundaroo’: POg 23-17 Trachelospermum jasminoides: TRj23-55
Populus nigra ‘Italica’: POn 23-28 Trachelospernum asiaticum: Taa 23-53
Populus simonii: POs 23-19 Typha domingensis: Tdo 23-64
Populus tremula: Pot 23-17 Ulmus americana: Uam 23-29
Populus yunnanensis: POy 23-18 Ulmus glabra ‘Horizontalis’: Ugh23-29
Potentilla anserina: POTa 23-51 Ulmus glabra ‘Lutescens’: Ugl 23-29
Prostanthera cuneata: Pcu 23-48 Ulmus parvifolia (seedling form): Ups23-20
Prostanthera lasianthos: PRSl 23-48 Ulmus parvifolia ‘YN Clone’: Upy23-20
Prunus ‘Shirotae’: Pst 23-29 Ulmus procera: Upr 23-29
Prunus ‘Amanogawa’: Pag 23-29 Ulmus procera ‘Argenteovarie- gata’: Upa 23-30
Prunus ‘Sekiyama’ (‘Kanzan’): Psk23-29 Ulmus procera ‘Special clone’: Ups23-30

Viburnum carlesii: Vca 23-43 Walhenbergia communis: Wcm 23-53

Viburnum opulus ‘Sterile’: Vop 23-42 Weigela florida: Wfl 23-42
Viburnum tinus: Vti 23-42 Westringia ‘Wynyabbie Gem’: WEw23-38
Viburnum tomentosum: Vto 23-42 Westringia fruticosa: WEf 23-38
Viburnum X bodnantense: Vbo 23-41 Westringia longifolia: WEl 23-36
Viburnum X burkwoodii: Vbu 23-42 Wisteria sinensis: WIs 23-55
Vinca minor: VCi 23-53 Zelkova serrata: ZEs 23-20
Vinca minor ‘Alba’: VCa 23-53 Zieria cytisoides: ZIc 23-38
Viola hederacea: VIh 23-50

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DESIGN STANDARDS

23 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN

23.1 Introduction 23-2

23.2 Related codes of practice and guidelines 23-2

23.3 Additions to the plant list 23-2

23.4 Trees and shrubs 23-3

23.5 Grasses 23-56

23.6 Water plants 23-61

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23.7 Deleted plants list 23-66

23.8 Name changes from previous list 23-69

23.9 Pest plants in the ACT 23-71

23.10 Further reading 23-72

23.11 Index 23-73

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23.2 Related codes of practice and guidelines

23.3 Additions to the plant list

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• Description (shape, growth habit, foliage, flowers, fruit, nuts, bark)

23.4 Trees and shrubs

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Category 2 – Small to medium tree with rounded to spreading form

Category 3 – Upright tree with narrow columnar form. For example,

Category 4 – Pyramidal shaped tree, often with low branching habit.

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Minimum clearance from paths: This information is based on a combination of

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Minimum clearance from building setback.

Example of minimum clearance from paths.

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23.4.2 Additional design clearances required

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23.4.3 Special plants

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23.4.4 Native trees higher than 15 metres

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23.4.4 Native trees higher than 15 metres

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23.4.4 Native trees higher than 15 metres

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23.4.5 Native trees 10 to 15 metres high

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23.4.6 Native trees less than 10 metres high

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23.4.7 Introduced trees higher than 15 metres

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23.4.7 Introduced trees higher than 15 metres

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23.4.8 Introduced trees 10 to 15 metres high

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23.4.8 Introduced trees 10 to 15 metres high

Ulmus parvifolia Ups 12x10 Road verges 9 1 2 Chinese elm.

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23.4.9 Introduced trees less than 10 metres high

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23.4.9 Introduced trees less than 10 metres high

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23.4.9 Introduced trees less than 10 metres high

Prunus mume Pmu 4x3 4 2 N/R Fruit drop. Japanese

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