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Urban Forest Strategy Strategy: Suggested Tree Species Page 1 of 5 Urban Forest Strategy Strategy: Suggested Tree Species The City of Armadale’s Urban Forest Strategy strengthens the diverse landscape character of the City encompassing appropriate landscape planning and showcasing the City’s botanic heritage. This summary highlights the relevance of the Urban Each precinct has a preferred tree species list, Forest Strategy to landscaping in the City and how the summarised below, which strengthens the landscape community and developers can distinguish the City as character of the area. The full list, and other a ‘tree change’ destination outside of Perth. The full information, is found in the full Urban Forest Strategy. strategy is available on the City of Armadale website. The Urban Forest Strategy divides the City of Armadale into four precincts (Figure 1): • The Swan Coastal Plain • Armadale Strategic Metropolitan Centre • Kelmscott Town Centre • Hills Precinct Map Figure 1 Urban Forest Strategy Precincts (p53 Urban Forest Strategy) 7 Orchard Avenue Armadale T: (08) 9394 5000 Western Australia 6112 F: (08) 9394 5184 Locked Bag 2 Armadale [email protected] Western Australia 6992 www.armadale.wa.gov.au Page 2 of 5 Urban Forest Strategy Summary: Suggested Tree Species (continued) Swan Coastal Plain Precinct suggested Eucalyptus drummondii tree species Eucalyptus foecunda Below is a list of suggested tree species to comprise the Ficus benjamina ‘Midnight Beauty’ urban forest of the Swan Coastal Plain Precinct (page 99 Urban Forest Strategy). Fraxinus griffithii Fraxinus ‘Raywoodii’ Local Hibiscus tiliaceus Agonis flexuosa Hymenosporum flavum Allocasuarina fraseriana Jacaranda mimosaefolia Banksia grandis Lagerstoemeia indica x L. fauriei Corymbia calophylla Laurus nobilis Eucalyptus gomphocephala Liquidambar styraciflua Eucalyptus lane-poolei Lophostomen confertus Eucalyptus marginata Metrosideros excelsa Eucalyptus todtiana Olea europaea Eucalyptus wandoo Plantanus acerifolia Melaleuca preissiana Prunus x blireana Melaleuca raphiophylla Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’ Introduced Pyrus ‘Bradford Pear’ Brachychiton populneus Sapium sebiferum Callistemon viminallis Syzigium smithii Corymbia ficifolia Ulmus parvifolium Corymbia maculata Cupressus sempervirens ‘glauca’ Armadale Strategic Metropolitan Centre Eucalyptus forrestiana Precinct suggested tree species Eucalyptus leucoxylon Below is a list of suggested tree species to comprise Eucalyptus torquata the urban forest of the Armadale Strategic Metropolitan Eucalyptus victrix Centre precinct (page109 Urban Forest Strategy). Jacaranda mimosaefolia Local Melaleuca leucadendra Agonis flexuosa Melaleuca quinquenervia Allocasuarina fraseriana Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’ Allocasuarina huegeliana Quercus rubra Corymbia calophylla Sapium sebiferum Corymbia haematoxylon Fire wise Eucalyptus accedens Alnus glutinosa Eucalyptus laeliae Betula pendula Eucalyptus lane-poolei Brachychiton acerifolius Eucalyptus marginata Citrus sp Eucalyptus patens Citrus limon ‘Meyer’ Melaleuca preissiana 7 Orchard Avenue Armadale T: (08) 9394 5000 Western Australia 6112 F: (08) 9394 5184 Locked Bag 2 Armadale [email protected] Western Australia 6992 www.armadale.wa.gov.au Page 3 of 5 Urban Forest Strategy Summary: Suggested Tree Species (continued) Introduced Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’ Brachychiton populneus Pyrus ‘Bradford Pear’ Callistemon viminallis Corymbia ficifolia Kelmscott Town Centre Precinct Corymbia maculata suggested tree species Cupressus sempervirens ‘glauca’ Below is a list of suggested tree species to comprise the Eucalyptus forrestiana urban forest of the Kelmscott Precinct (page119 Urban Forest Strategy). Eucalyptus leucoxylon Eucalyptus marginata Local Eucalyptus sideroxylon rosea Agonis flexuosa Eucalyptus torquata Allocasuarina huegeliana Jacaranda mimosaefolia Corymbia calophylla Liquidambar styraciflua Corymbia haematoxylon Melaleuca leucadendra Eucalyptus accedens Melaleuca quinquenervia Eucalyptus laeliae Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’ Eucalyptus lane-poolei Quercus rubra Eucalyptus patens Sapium sebiferum Melaleuca preissiana Tipuana tipu Introduced Ulmus parvifolium Brachychiton populneus Firewise Corymbia ficifolia Betula pendula Corymbia maculata Brachychiton acerifolius Cupressus sempervirens ‘glauca’ Citrus sp Eucalyptus forrestiana Citrus limon ‘Meyer’ Eucalyptus marginata Alnus glutinosa Eucalyptus torquata Eucalyptus argutifolia Liquidambar styraciflua Eucalyptus petrensis Melaleuca leucadendra Fraxinus griffithii Melaleuca quinquenervia Fraxinus ‘Raywoodii’ Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’ Hibiscus tiliaceus Quercus rubra Lagerstoemeia indica x L. fauriei Sapium sebiferum Laurus nobilis Ulmus parvifolium Liquidambar styraciflua Firewise Lophostomen confertus Alnus glutinosa Michelia figo x Michelia doltsopa Betula pendula Morus alba ‘Pendula’ Brachychiton acerifolius Prunus x blireana Citrus sp 7 Orchard Avenue Armadale T: (08) 9394 5000 Western Australia 6112 F: (08) 9394 5184 Locked Bag 2 Armadale [email protected] Western Australia 6992 www.armadale.wa.gov.au Page 4 of 5 Urban Forest Strategy Summary: Suggested Tree Species (continued) Citrus limon ‘Meyer’ Eucalyptus caesia Eucalyptus argutifolia Eucalyptus foecunda Eucalyptus petrensis Eucalyptus petrensis Ficus benjamina ‘Midnight Beauty’ Ficus benjamina ‘Midnight Beauty’ Fraxinus ‘Raywoodii’ Fraxinus griffithii Lagerstoemeia indica x L. fauriei Fraxinus ‘Raywoodii’ Laurus nobilis Lagerstoemeia indica x L. fauriei Lophostomen confertus Laurus nobilis Michelia figo x Michelia doltsopa Lophostomen confertus Morus alba ‘Pendula’ Michelia figo x Michelia doltsopa Plantanus acerifolia Morus alba ‘Pendula’ Populus x canadensis Plantanus acerifolia Prunus x blireana Populus x canadensis Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’ Prunus x blireana Pyrus ‘Bradford Pear’ Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’ Pyrus ‘Bradford Pear’ The Hills Precinct suggested plant Brachychiton populneus species Callistemon viminallis Below is a list of suggested tree species to comprise the Corymbia maculata urban forest of The Hills precinct (page131 Urban Forest Cupressus sempervirens ‘glauca’ Strategy). Eucalyptus forrestiana Local Eucalyptus torquata Melaleuca preissiana Jacaranda mimosaefolia Corymbia calophylla Liquidambar styraciflua Corymbia haematoxylon Melaleuca leucadendra Eucalyptus accedens Melaleuca quinquenervia Eucalyptus caesia Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’ Eucalyptus foecunda Quercus rubra Eucalyptus laeliae Sapium sebiferum Eucalyptus lane-poolei Ulmus parvifolium Eucalyptus patens Firewise Eucalyptus wandoo Allocasuarina huegeliana Introduced Alnus glutinosa Betula pendula Betula pendula Brachychiton acerifolius Brachychiton acerifolius Citrus sp Citrus sp Citrus limon ‘Meyer’ Citrus limon ‘Meyer’ Eucalyptus argutifolia Eucalyptus argutifolia 7 Orchard Avenue Armadale T: (08) 9394 5000 Western Australia 6112 F: (08) 9394 5184 Locked Bag 2 Armadale [email protected] Western Australia 6992 www.armadale.wa.gov.au Page 5 of 5 Urban Forest Strategy Summary: Suggested Tree Species (continued) Eucalyptus caesia Eucalyptus foecunda Eucalyptus petrensis Ficus benjamina ‘Midnight Beauty’ Fraxinus griffithii Fraxinus ‘Raywoodii’ Lagerstoemeia indica x L. fauriei Laurus nobilis Lophostomen confertus Melaleuca preissiana Michelia figo x Michelia doltsopa Morus alba ‘Pendula’ Plantanus acerifolia Populus x canadensis Prunus x blireana Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’ Pyrus ‘Bradford Pear’ Further information on these tree species can be found in the Urban Forest Strategy. 7 Orchard Avenue Armadale T: (08) 9394 5000 Western Australia 6112 F: (08) 9394 5184 Locked Bag 2 Armadale [email protected] Western Australia 6992 www.armadale.wa.gov.au.
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