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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORT AND CITY SERVICES Ms Suzanne Orr MLA (Chair), Miss Candice Burch MLA (Deputy Chair) Ms Tara Cheyne MLA, M s Nicole Lawder MLA

Submission Cover Sheet

Nature in Our City

Submission Number : 56 Date Authorised for Publication : 8 August 2018

ACT for Bees

Submission on Nature in Our City The Committee Secretary Standing Committee on Environment and Transport and City Services Legislative Assembly for the ACT

Email: [email protected]

29th June 2018

ACT FOR

BEES

ACT for Bees is an organisation dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of bees for the health of the environment and food security. We have just released an Australian curriculum aligned ‘Love Food? Love Bees!’ Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture -Years 9 & 10 curriculum with Cool Australia which focuses on the importance of sustainable agriculture for healthy and productive soils which in turn support healthy plants, pollinator health and the overall health of the ecosystem.

We teamed up with Cool Australia in 2016 to create the ‘Love Food? Love Bees!’ Year 5/6 curriculum which explores the importance of bees for much of our food, threats to bees and ways students can take bee friendly action in their community. This has been very successful and reached over 55,000 Australian students within a year of its release.

As a part of our Vision for ACT for Bees we are working towards the ACT becoming a ‘Bee Friendly’ Territory by 2020, where government, education, business and community practices and behaviours support and encourage healthy bees.

1. Raise awareness with the ACT and regional community and key stakeholders about the importance of healthy bees and bee-friendly practices that enhance agricultural and honey productivity, food sustainability / security and public and environmental health. 2. Promote bee-friendly plant propagation, gardening and environmental practices in home gardening, farming, workspaces, public recreation parks, gardens, open spaces and beekeeping. 3. Develop curriculum materials and resources for schools and other educational organisations about the importance of bees and bee‑friendly practices. 4. Promote the importance of bees and bee-friendly practices in the wider Australian and Global community

Summary

To prevent the irreversible collapse of Australia’s bee populations the ACT Government has a unique opportunity to get out in front and lead Australia on this issue of national importance. In addition to signalling to other States that this can be done, the ACT government can lead by establishing a cost- effective and well-designed policy which can address the risks to bee health and also establish positive actions that builds the resilience of our bee populations.

ACT for Bees calls on the ACT Government to seize this opportunity and lead by creating Australia’s first ‘bee friendly’ State and Territory. Taking affirmative action to protect all bees, including native bees and other pollinators, from threats such as pesticides will deliver significant economic, social and ecological benefits to the ACT.

Action to support bees is required in two broad areas. Firstly, the Government needs to take steps to protect bees by reducing exposure to pesticides and herbicides that are toxic to bees. Recent studies have demonstrated that neonicotinoids, or neonics, have contributed to the decimation of bees and colony collapse across the globe. Actions open to the Government on this front include reducing or eliminating the use of neonicotinoids in the ACT, in line with recent actions taken in Europe and Canada, and to scope the establishment of a bee friendly labelling system for nurseries to verify that a plant, from seed to sale, has not been exposed to bee toxic pesticides. The ACT Government has an opportunity to lead Australia on this issue like it is currently in the climate action space.

Secondly, Government action is required to foster the survival of bees by ensuring action is taken to facilitate adequate sources of food are available to bees through all seasons. The creation of such a bee friendly environment can be facilitated through small and practical changes to a number of existing ACT Government programs and activities, including the Free Plant Issue Scheme to new households and the Street Tree Replacement Program. Further, existing ACT guideline and information documents such as MIS25 (plant species for urban landscape projects) can be updated to make it easier for those who recognise the critical importance of bees in our environment to select bee friendly plants. These simple no regrets actions will help to strategically create corridors of bee friendly plantings across the ACT.

Becoming a ‘bee friendly’ territory is about making our bee population more resilient to existing and emerging threats such as exposure to pesticides, a lower number of forage plants in the new suburbs (due to smaller block sizes), biosecurity threats including the Varroa mite, and the emerging problem of the European Wasp that predates on bees and plunders hives.

Broadening and enriching bee foraging areas as part of the creation of a corridor of bee friendly plants across the ACT though use of Government’s existing policies, in tandem with other initiatives like pesticide control and European Wasp control efforts, will facilitate the preservation of a robust ACT bee population.

These affirmative actions will not only facilitate the survival of plant pollinators and other insects which are keystone species for our ecosystems but will also help preserve and improve the social amenity, economic development, biodiversity and climate resilience across the whole community.

1. Protecting ACT Bees: Pesticides and Herbicides - Neonicotinoids and the Need for Urgent Action

Over recent years many assessments and studies of the impact of pesticides, particularly neonicotinoids (or neonics), on bees have been undertaken and the evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that these chemicals adversely and significantly impact bees. One of the more prolific neonics is Imidacloprid, patented in 1986 and first widely used in the US in 1996.

Perhaps most telling of the recent studies is one undertaken by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology with findings released in 2017. The study, funded largely by two neonicotinoid producers Bayer Cropscience and Syngenta, found that the pesticides cause ‘… significant negative effects at critical life-cycle stages’ and ‘the pesticides reduce honeybees’ ability to survive their winter hibernation.1’

The EU has recognised the threat to bees of neonics for some time and in 2013 prohibited the application of three neonics on crops that are attractive to bees (such as sunflowers and maize). Further to more information about the adverse impacts of neonics the EU is now considering the banning of all outdoor uses of neonics2.

Neonics are systemic pesticides. That is, they are absorbed by the plant, through root, foliage or even seed, and spread to all parts of the plant including pollen and nectar. Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has been assessing neonics since 2012 and has found that one of the neonics, Imidacloprid, is ‘… building up in the surface and ground water and causing widespread death among aquatic insects.’ Its interim recommendation is to go down the EU path and ban Imidacloprid from most agricultural and outdoor uses entirely. The timing coincided with the publication of an open letter signed by 200 scientists in the journal Science asking international governments to’ develop agreements to not use so-called neonicotinoids and to prevent similarly harmful pesticides to be developed and used in the future’3.

It appears that the impact of neonics on bees is just the tip of the iceberg. Field studies in Germany over the past 25 years have found that flying insect numbers have fallen by 75%. Although the cause/s are unclear, widespread pesticide use is one of the most likely factors4. Beyond the reduction in insect numbers is inevitably a reduction in bird numbers. Numbers of some insect eating bird species across France have recently fallen by two thirds5.

1 Refer https://www.nature.com/news/largest-ever-study-of-controversial-pesticides-finds-harm-to-bees- 1.22229. 2 Refer https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-02639-1 3 Refer https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/05/31/health-canada-recommends-phasing-out- common-pesticide-that-may-harm-bees.html 4 Refer https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/18/warning-of-ecological-armageddon- after-dramatic-plunge-in-insect-numbers 5 Refer https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/21/catastrophe-as-frances-bird-population-collapses- due-to-pesticides

The mounting evidence demonstrating the catastrophic environmental and ecological consequences of using neonics are further evidenced in a 2017 US court case where the Federal Court has ruled that the Environment Protection Agency systematically violated the Endangered Species Act by unlawfully registering 59 neonicotinoid products between 2007 and 20126.

There is a lack of equivalent studies in Australia. However, if we take account of international findings such as those of the EU, Canada and the US, which give clear indication that neonics are causing huge ecological damage, let alone damage to bees, then the do nothing option for the ACT is not viable.

ACT for Bees calls on the ACT Government to take the lead on action to protect bees in Australia by:

Recommendation 1 That the ACT Government ensure that all Government agencies do not use any neonics products in the undertaking of their business (including sports ground maintenance, plant production, street plantings etc).

Recommendation 2 That the ACT Government consider banning the sale and use of neonicotinoid products in the ACT.

Recommendation 3 That the ACT Government scope the potential for a labelling system for plants sold at nurseries that identifies that a plant has not, from seed to sale, been exposed to a neonicotinoid product.

Australia wide action to address the negative environmental impacts of neonics is an issue of national importance. To assist with achieving an agreed position across Australian States and Territories, as well as that of Federal Government and New Zealand, the ACT government has an opportunity to lead Australia and take immediate action given the devastating impact that neonics are having on the ACT environment.

Action also signals to other States what is possible and helps move policy towards ultimate harmonisation. We recommend the ACT Government Minister write to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) seeking a review of all pesticides containing neonics in light of the recent US Federal Court case and the assessment of Imidacloprid’s impact on the environment by Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency as well as the latest international studies and resulting actions of Canada and the EU to prohibit the external use of neonics.

Further, it would be appropriate for the Chief Minister to raise this issue as an agenda item for the next Agricultural Ministers' Forum seeking support of the Forum to restrict, if not prohibit, the external use of neonics containing pesticides across Australia.

6Refer https://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/4940/court-holds-bee-killing-pesticide-approvals- violated-the-law

Recommendation 4 That Chief Minister writes to the APVMA requesting a review of pesticides containing neonics in light of the outcomes of the recent US Federal Court case and findings of Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency as well as the latest studies on the ecological impacts of neonicotinoid containing pesticides and the actions taken by Canada and the EU to prohibit their external use.

Recommendation 5 That the Chief Minister seek to include an agenda item for the next Agricultural Ministers' Forum seeking support to restrict, if not prohibit, the external use of neonicotinoid containing pesticides in Australia.'

2. Creating Pollination Corridors

Although not a native to Canberra, the honey bee has become an integral and valuable member of both urban and native habitats of the ACT region. Apart from the pressures on bee colonies of pesticides and herbicides, bees are also exposed to a range of other pressures, varying from a reduction in forage plants in new land releases due to recent smaller block size trends to the proliferation of European wasps in the ACT region (which predate on bees and their larvae).

To counteract these threats, Government action is needed to make the bee population in the ACT region more resilient by promoting an increase in plantings of bee friendly plants strategically in ways that creates pollination corridors across the ACT. There are several low cost ways that the Government is able to increase the population of forage plants throughout the ACT and facilitate the availability of forage food for bees through all seasons.

The Plant Issue Scheme entitles purchasers of new residential blocks to an allocation of free plants, to the value of $220 per block, from Yarralumla Nursery. In propagating and purchasing plants for issue under the Scheme, Yarralumla Nursery could take into consideration the bee friendliness of the various species options. Making information available to Scheme recipients as to which plants are bee friendly and when they flower would also be of benefit to those wanting to contribute to making our urban areas more bee friendly. Recommendation 6 That Yarralumla Nursery ensures, in propagating and purchasing plants to be available under the Plant Issue Scheme, that bee friendly (forage) plants with various flowering seasons are available. Recommendation 7 That recipients of plants under the Plant Issue Scheme have access to information about the bee friendly plants available and when they flower, with the information available either on the Plant Issue Scheme e-pamphlet or at the Nursery.

The ACT Government’s Municipal Infrastucture Standards include MIS 25 which identifies plant species for urban landscape projects, such as greenfields and brownfield/urban in-fill developments. Developers are required to select appropriate vegetation for a development site from MIS 25. Developers wishing to incorporate sustainable development principles into their projects would benefit from the inclusion of additional information about plant species, such as bee friendliness and when plants flower, in MIS 25. ACT for Bees has been involved in establishing bee friendly aspects of the Ginninderry greenfields project and revising MIS 25 will facilitate the establishment of bee friendly

landscapes by other developers, especially given the context of an increasing appetite of communities for sustainable developmental practices. See Appendix 1 & 2 Recommendation 8 That information about the bee friendliness and flowering times of plants listed in MIS 25 be incorporated into the Standard to provide developers the opportunity to establish bee friendly landscapes within their developments.

The ACT Government is also undertaking a Street Tree Replacement Program. When replacing trees it would be appropriate for the Government to take into consideration bee friendly tree planting options as per a revised MIS 25. In replacing street trees, the Government should consider plantings in the context of providing urban landscapes that establish pollination corridors with year round flowering. Recommendation 9 That the Government and TAMS give favourable consideration to the planting of bee friendly trees, as identified in a revised MIS 25, when undertaking the Street Tree Replacement Program.

Recommendation 10 That the Government and TAMS consider tree and other plantings in the urban landscape that establish pollination corridors with year round flowering. Appendix 1 is the DRAFT MIS 25 original from TAMS

Appendix 2 is exactly the same document with additions of flowering times, nectar/ pollen resources and species of pollinator/ bird using the plant for forage.

3. BEE POPULATION COLLAPSE – IMPLICATIONS AND BENEFITS OF ACTION

Few would argue that bees, including native bees and other pollinators, are not essential to us. They impact on just about every aspect of our existence from food to recreation through their essential life supporting pollination ecosystem service which underpins our critical biodiversity.

Community and Social Amenity

Backyard veggie gardens and fruit trees have been a feature of the ACT urban environment for decades. Over recent years the number of school kitchens and community gardens, with a reinvigorated community zest for local food production, have increased substantially. However, without pollinators many home grown vegetables, fruits and nuts that we take for granted such as tomatoes, corn and almonds will not be able to be produced.

This essential element of our social amenity must be preserved and to do that action must be taken to protect pollinators.

Economic Development

In the ACT region just about all our agricultural produce depend on the pollination by bees and other insects of crops, orchard trees and other commercial plants. Any reduction in the bee and other pollinator populations will have a direct impact on the viability of those agricultural activities and a negative and substantial impact on the economy in general. This could also flow onto serious food

shortages if the colony collapse disorder increases in scale and scope across Australia’s food producers that rely on pollination ecosystem services provided by bees.

Biodiversity

Insects, including the pollinators are the keystone species of our ecosystems. There is irrefutable proof that neonics are adversely impacting bees and other insect species and beyond a certain tipping point, our entire ecosystem is at risk of collapse. Any adverse impact on our ecosystem will reduce biodiversity, and in turn threaten the fabric of life itself on this planet.

Climate Resilience

The healthier an ecosystem the better are its chances of coping with external stressors such as climate change. Given the climate change pressures that our region is exposed to, every reasonable effort to support the health of our ecosystem must be taken. This includes the protection of the keystone insect species of our ecosystem, including the pollinators.

Conclusion

We take for granted that bees will be with us, and quietly go about their business, for eternity. However, the survival of bees is not a given, especially when we observe the alarming international trend of colony collapse which is decimating bee populations across the world.

On 14 May 2018 the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association issued a media release to announce that of 900 beekeepers surveyed about the condition of their colonies following the 2017/18 winter, 70% responded advising that they had suffered unsustainable losses and over 30% suffered colony losses of 70% or more. Although only one in five of the beekeepers surveyed attributed the cause of the heavy losses to pesticides, the event clearly demonstrates the vulnerability of bee populations around the world7. The Ontario experience is consistent with the 2017 findings of the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology that ‘the pesticides reduce honeybees’ ability to survive their winter hibernation.’ Unfortunately the Ontario experience is not unique. There has been an increasing global trend of colony collapse and the contribution of neonics to this trend is indisputable.

If no action is taken to better protect bees and other pollinators then the consequences could be dire. It is up to world leaders in sustainable practices, such as the ACT Government, to take early action to prevent further exposure of bees and keystone insect species of our ecosystem to neonics and to promote the establishment of bee friendly urban environments and landscapes.

To prevent the irreversible collapse of Australia’s bee populations the ACT government has a unique opportunity to get out in front and lead Australia on this issue of national importance. In addition to signalling to other States that this can be done, the ACT government can lead by establishing a cost- effective and well-designed policy which can address the risks to bee health and also establish positive actions that builds the resilience of our bee populations.

7 (See https://www.ontariobee.com/inside-oba/news-and-updates/ontario-beekeepers-experience- overwhelming-losses)

ACT FOR BEES LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendation 2 That the ACT Government consider banning the sale and use of neonicotinoid products in the ACT.

Recommendation 4 That Chief Minister writes to the APVMA requesting a review of pesticides containing neonicotinoids in light of the outcomes of the recent US Federal Court case and findings of Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency as well as the latest studies on the ecological impacts of neonicotinoid containing pesticides and the actions taken by Canada and the EU to prohibit their external use.

Recommendation 6 That Yarralumla Nursery ensures, in propagating and purchasing plants to be available under the Plant Issue Scheme, that bee friendly (forage) plants with various flowering seasons are available.

Recommendation 7 That recipients of plants under the Plant Issue Scheme have access to information about the bee friendly plants available and when they flower, with the information available either on the Plant Issue Scheme e-pamphlet or at the Nursery.

Recommendation 8 That information about the bee friendliness and flowering times of plants listed in MIS 25 be incorporated into the Standard to provide developers the opportunity to establish bee friendly landscapes within their developments.

Recommendation 9 That the Government and TAMS give favourable consideration to the planting of bee friendly trees, as identified in a revised MIS 25, when undertaking the Street Tree Replacement Program.

Recommendation 10 That the Government and TAMS consider tree and other plantings in the urban landscape that establish pollination corridors with year round flowering.

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1.1. TREES AND SHRUBS

Botanical name Code Height x Not suitable Management Design width for and and siting characteristics (m) restrictions notes # Angophora APc 15- ASV <60m3 Requires semi- Smooth barked costata 20x10- Poorly drained sheltered sites. apple, gum 15 soils. Wet sites. Low frost myrtle. Pitted Planting less tolerance. pink bark. than 4 metres Moderate Curved, waxy from hydraulic drought leaves. services. tolerance. # Araucaria AAb 20- ASV <60m3 Slow growing. Bunya bunya bidwillii 25x15 Suburban street Cockatoo pine. Dark verges. Natural damage due to green glossy, areas. seeds. High prickly foliage. frost tolerance Wrinkled black and good bark. Large drought cones tolerance. 30cmx20cm. Casuarina Csc 18- ASV <60m3 Suitable on a River she-oak. cunninghamiana 20x12- Dry sites. range of sites, Local species. subsp. 15 Exposed sites. including boggy Evergreen. cunninghamiana locations and Keystone local nutrient poor species that soils. High frost provides wildlife and drought habitat. tolerance. Responds to severe pruning. Eucalyptus Eac 15- ASV <60m3 Tolerates poor Wattle-leaf acaciiformis 20x15 sites. High frost peppermint. and drought Leaves similar tolerance. to Acacia Suited to open phyllodes. space areas. Fissured brown bark. Better form than E. nicholii. Eucalyptus Eal 15- ASV <60m3 High frost and White box. albens 20x10- Poorly drained drought Glaucous 15 sites. Wet sites. tolerance. blue/green Screening. Requires foliage. Whitish- Shelter belts. pruning during grey fibrous formative tessellated bark stages.

Eucalyptus Ean 20x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and New England andrewsii Suburban street drought blackbutt. verges. tolerance. Green/blue- Tolerates poor green foliage. soils. Grey/brown fibrous bark. Eucalyptus Eah 20x12 ASV <38m3 Moderate to Apple-topped angophoroides Large plantings. high frost box. Tall upright Poorly drained tolerance. tree Grey-brown sites. Wet sites. Moderate bark. Edition 0 Draft Revision 0 MIS 25 Plant Species for Urban Landscape Projects Municipal Infrastructure Standard

Botanical name Code Height x Not suitable Management Design width for and and siting characteristics (m) restrictions notes drought tolerance. Prefers moist, deeper alluvial soils. Tolerates occasional flooding. Eucalyptus Eba 15- ASV <60m3 Slow growth. Blue box. baueriana 20x15 Poorly drained High frost and Fibrous bark. sites. Wet sites drought Green-blue (Eucalyptus tolerance. semi glossy bauerana) Grows well in a leaves. range of soils, but prefers good loams. * Eucalyptus Ebe 15- ASV <106m3 High frost Camden white benthamii 25x10- Poorly drained tolerance. gum. White 20 sites. Wet sites. Prefers fertile bark shedding New species Natural areas. loams and in long ribbons. Screening. alluvia. Classified as a Shelter belts. vulnerable species # Eucalyptus Ebl 20x15 ASV <60m3 Medium to high Blakely’s red blakelyi Urban areas. frost and gum. Local Single species. drought species. tolerance. Keystone local Tolerates species that occasional provides wildlife water logging. habitat. Prone to severe insect attack; can require spraying for insects. Eucalyptus Ebx 20x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and Blaxland’s blaxlandii moderate stringybark. drought Reddish deeply tolerance. furrowed bark. Grows in poor Slightly sickle soils including shaped leaves. gravels. Eucalyptus Ebr 20x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and Apple box. Grey bridgesiana Urban areas. moderate short-fibred Poorly drained drought bark. Heart sites. Wet sites. tolerance. shaped juvenile Tolerates leaves. exposed sites. Keystone local Does not species that tolerate water provides wildlife logging. Known habitat. host for native mistletoe. Eucalyptus elata Eel 25x15 ASV <60m3 Moderate frost River Dry sites. and drought peppermint. Exposed sites. tolerance. Light green Prefers moist foliage. Bark sites such as sheds in creeks and ribbons. Large, watercourses. fast growing. Formative

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Botanical name Code Height x Not suitable Management Design width for and and siting characteristics (m) restrictions notes pruning important to avoid multi- branching. Eucalyptus Egl 20x15 ASV <60m3 Moderate to White globoidea Poorly drained high frost and stringybark. sites. Wet sites. drought Glossy dark tolerance. Likely green foliage. to tolerate a Reddish stringy wide range of bark. sites and soils. Eucalyptus Ego 20x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and Long-leaved goniocalyx Poorly drained drought box, bundy. sites. Wet sites. tolerance. Local species. Prefers well Rough and drained, gravel persistent grey- or stony soils. brown bark. Keystone local species that provides wildlife habitat. # Eucalyptus Ema 15- ASV <27m3 Grows on a Red macrorhyncha 20x10 Urban areas. range of soils, stringybark. Agistment but prefers will Deeply fissured areas. drained sites. red spring bark. Can require Local species. regular removal Suitable only for of dead use in wildlife branches. corridors for Susceptible to habitat. root rot. # Eucalyptus Emd 25- ASV <106m3 High frost and Maiden’s blue maidenii 30x15- Suburban street moderate gum. Heavy 20 verges. Dry drought foliage texture. (E. globulus sites. Exposed tolerance. Tops Long, dark subsp. maidenii) sites. Natural die out. Prone green leaves. areas. to early limb Fast growing. failure. Many pest and fungal disease problems. Eucalyptus Emf 20x12- ASV <60m3 High frost and Red-spotted mannifera 15 drought gum. Local tolerance. Has species. Very performed very reliable street well in tree. White Canberra. bark. Keystone local species that provides wildlife habitat. Eucalyptus Eme 20- ASV <106m3 High frost and Yellow box. melliodora 25x20 drought Grey-green tolerance. foliage. Tolerates a Keystone local wide range of species that soils. provides wildlife habitat. Eucalyptus Emt 20- ASV <106m3 High frost and Tarcutta yellow melliodora drought box. Blue

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Botanical name Code Height x Not suitable Management Design width for and and siting characteristics (m) restrictions notes (Tarcutta form) 25x20 tolerance. foliage. Tolerates a Important for wide range of wildlife habitat. soils. Examples at Old Parliament House. Eucalyptus Emc 20x12- ASV <60m3 High frost and Grey box. Tall microcarpa 15 drought tree with tolerance. straight trunk. (E. woollsiana) Adaptable to a Fibrous grey wide range of bark. Fast sites. Formative growth rate. pruning required to encourage a single trunk. # Eucalyptus Eni 15- ASV <60m3 High frost and Willow nicholii 20x10- Suburban street drought peppermint, 15 verges. Dry tolerance. narrow-leaved sites. Exposed Requires black sites. formative peppermint. Screening. pruning when Narrow dark Shelter belts. young. Potential green leaves. for higher Dark brown inspection fibrous bark. regime to Provides monitor for excellent wildlife branch splitting. habitat. Susceptible to pests. Eucalyptus Epo 20x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and Red box. Blue- polyanthemos drought grey coin subsp. tolerance. shaped foliage. polyanthemos Prefers gravelly Very reliable free draining street tree. sites. Tolerates Keystone local exposed sites. species that Can be affected provides wildlife by scale and habitat. lerp. * Eucalyptus Era 20- ASV <106m3 High frost and Narrow-leaf radiata 25x15- Screening. drought peppermint. 20 Shelter belts. tolerance. Fibrous bark. New species Tolerates a Fast growth. range of site Keystone local and soil species that conditions. provides wildlife habitat. Eucalyptus rossii Ero 15- ASV <60m3 High frost and Scribbly gum. 18x15 Poorly drained drought White bark with sites Wet sites. tolerance. distinctive Grows on poor scribbles. Can quality skeletal have soils. Does not unpredictable tolerate shade. growth rates. Local species that provides wildlife habitat. Eucalyptus rubida Eru 15- ASV <60m3 High frost and Candlebark. 18x10- Dry sites. moderate Blue-grey

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Botanical name Code Height x Not suitable Management Design width for and and siting characteristics (m) restrictions notes subsp. rubida 15 Exposed sites. drought foliage. White Screening. tolerance. and red ribbon Shelter belts. Prefers deeper bark. Local soils. Sheds species that bark in ribbons provides wildlife in late summer. habitat. May require formative pruning to prevent multiple leader growth. Eucalyptus Esi 18x12 ASV <38m3 High frost and Red ironbark. sideroxylon Poorly drained drought Dark reddish- sites. Wet sites. tolerance. black fissured Tolerates hard bark. Cream sites. flowers. Susceptible to common pests but tolerates them well. Formative pruning can reduce acute branching. Eucalyptus Esr 18x12 ASV <38m3 High frost and Red ironbark. sideroxylon Poorly drained drought Dense reddish- ‘Rosea’ sites. Wet sites. tolerance. black fissured Prefers well bark. Pink drained sites flowers. and tolerates shallow infertile soils. Formative pruning will reduce acute branching. # Eucalyptus Evi 20- ASV <106m3 High frost and Manna gum, viminalis 25x15- Dry sites. drought ribbon gum. 20 Exposed sites. tolerance. Smooth bark Paved areas. Preferably used that sheds in Screening. in open space. ribbons. Local Shelter belts. Local form has species greater drought suitbable for tolerance. habitat plantings.

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Botanical name Code Height x Not suitable for Management Design width and siting notes characteristics * Acacia Aca 10- ASV <13m3 High frost and Buchan blue, caerulescens 15x7 moderate limestone blue drought wattle. Blue- New species tolerance. Can grey suffer insect phyllodes. damage in Smooth bark. trunk and Yellow flowers. limbs. Suitable Rare species. for paved areas or carparks due to low potential for root damage. Acacia Aml 8-15x5- ASV <17m3 Survives well Longer lived melanoxylon 8 on moist sites. than other acacias. Local

species. # Allocasuarina ALg 12- ASV <17m3 High frost and Grey buloke, glauca 15x8 Dry sites. drought swamp oak. tolerance. Pendulous Forms root blueish- green suckers. Good foliage. Fast for use in growing. shelterbelts. # Allocasuarina ALl 8-12x4 ASV <38m3 High frost and Black she-oak. littoralis Suburban drought Ornamental street verges. tolerance. tree with Poorly drained upright form. sites. Dusky green foliage. Showy dark red flowers in spring. Local species. # Angophora APf 10- ASV <27m3 Low frost Rough-barked floribunda 15x10 Dry sites. tolerance apple. Dense when young. foliage. White Moderate flowers in drought December and tolerance. January. Prefers alluvial Provides soils. habitat and food for fauna. Superb shade tree. * Brachychiton BRp 10- ASV <27m3 High frost and Kurrajong tree. populneus 12x8- drought Glossy green 10 tolerance. foliage and New species Tolerates a large, hard range of soils, shelled seed preferring pods. gravel, shale Evergreen. and sand. Has Long lived. shown variable Local ACT performance tree. as a street tree. # Callitris CLe 12- ASV <60m3 High frost and Black cypress endlicheri 15x3-4 Suburban drought pine. Brown

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Botanical name Code Height x Not suitable for Management Design width and siting notes characteristics street verges. tolerance. furrowed bark. Does not Local species. tolerate heavy Relatively slow clays soils. growing. Formative pruning to ensure single leader Susceptible to canker. * Callitris CLg 15x8-10 ASV <27m3 Slow to White cypress glaucophylla Suburban street moderate pine. Smooth verges. growth. High bark. Attractive New species Screening. frost tolerance. blue-grey Shelter belts. Grows in a glaucous range of soils. foliage. Timber Occasionally is resistant to affected by termites. Callitris Sawfly. Eucalyptus Eag 15x15 ASV <60m3 Prefers well Black gum. aggregata Dry sites. drained sites. Slightly glossy Screening. High frost and foliage. Dark Shelter belts. drought fibrous bark on tolerance. trunk, Borers can be becoming a problem. smooth in higher branches. # Eucalyptus Eci 10- ASV <60m3 High frost Argyle apple. cinerea 15x15 Suburban tolerance. Silver-blue street verges, Prefers soils foliage. except to with good Fibrous red replace drainage. stringy bark. existing Formative Useful for plantings. pruning screen Large required to plantings. plantings. reduce low Single branching to species. the ground. Planting less Subject to than 4 metres sawfly larvae. from hydraulic Minimal use in services. urban settings. Eucalyptus Ede 12x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and Tumbledown dealbata Suburban drought red gum. street verges. tolerance. Green-grey Parks and glaucous open space foliage. use. Tolerates Mallee-like on dry stony sites poor sites. with shallow soils. Can be subject to psyllid attack. Eucalyptus Edi 12- ASV <27m3 High frost and Broad-leaved dives 15x10 Screening. drought peppermint. Shelter belts tolerance. Fibrous bark. Prefers dry Keystone local well drained species that sites. Can provides require

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Botanical name Code Height x Not suitable for Management Design width and siting notes characteristics formative wildlife habitat. pruning. * Eucalyptus Egr 6-12x4- ASV <17m3 High frost and White mallee, gracilis 8 Car parks. drought red mallee. Paved areas. tolerance. Can be either New species Suburban Subject to a mallee form street verges. pests such as or a small tree. scale and Pendulous psyllids. Useful foliage. as a feature plant in parks or in shelter belts. # Eucalyptus Elr 10- ASV <27m3 Moderate frost Red-flowering leucoxylon 15x6- Suburban and high yellow gum. ‘Rosea’ 10 street verges. drought Cream to grey Wet sites. tolerance. bark, shedding Poorly drained Prefers sandy in flakes. sites. loams to clay- Prominent red based soils. flowers March- Susceptible to December. pests and Provides disease. habitat for Historically birds. variable performance in Canberra. Limited use in mixed plantings. * Eucalyptus Emh 15x10 ASV <27m3 Moderate frost Hillgrove gum. michaeliana and high Rare species. drought Dark green New species tolerance. foliage. Tolerates a Attractive grey range of soils. and white blotched bark. Should be an attractive street tree. Eucalyptus Emi 10x10 ASV <27m3 High frost and Mount Buffalo mitchelliana Suburban drought Sallee. Multi- street verges. tolerance. stemmed, Useful as a mallee habit. feature plant in Smooth white- parks or in grey bark. shelter belts. Eucalyptus Eno 12- ASV <60m3 High frost and Long-leaved nortonii 15x12- Large drought box, mealy 15 plantings. tolerance. bundy. Screening. Suitable for Fibrous, grey Shelter belts. dry and bark. Long exposed sites. lived. Local Susceptible to species. pests such as scale. # Eucalyptus Epp 15x10 ASV <27m3 Very high frost Snow gum. pauciflora Dry sites. and moderate Thick glossy subsp. Screening. drought leaves. pauciflora Shelter belts. tolerance. Smooth white

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Botanical name Code Height x Not suitable for Management Design width and siting notes characteristics (E. pauciflora) Prefers well bark. Local drained clay species that soils. Survival provides rate can be wildlife habitat. low during establishment. Eucalyptus Esc 12 x12 ASV <38m3 High frost and Wallangarra scoparia Inner asset moderate white gum. protection zone drought Smooth white or ember zone. tolerance. bark. Narrow, Screening. Tolerant of glossy Shelter beds. water logged peppermint soils. scented leaves. Susceptible to pests and diseases, particularly insect defoliation when young. Formative pruning required to develop a strong central leader. Eucalyptus Est 10x10 ASV <27m3 High frost and Black sallee. stellulata Dry sites. moderate Glossy green drought foliage. Olive tolerance. green bark in Prefers wetter the upper part soils or low of the tree. lying damp Star-like areas. Can be clusters of susceptible to flowers scale. Sheds autumn to large spring. Local quantities of species that bark that may provides require wildlife habitat. clearing. * Melaleuca Mba 8-12x6- ASV <17m3 High frost and Black tea tree. bracteata 8 drought Hard fissured tolerance. bark. White New species Prefers soils flowers in with good spring. drainage. Tolerates heavy clays and water logged sites. Formative pruning will enhance line of sight on street and road verge plantings.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes Acacia covenyi Acy 6x6 ASV <10m3 High frost and Blue bush. Suburban drought Small rounded street verges. tolerance. tree. Yellow Paved areas. Prefers flowers. Grey- alkaline soils bluish foliage. with good Rare plant. drainage. Good for use as a screening plant or in shelter belts. * Acacia Ape 8x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Myall, weeping pendula Poorly drained drought myall. Small sites. tolerance. elliptical tree New species Tolerates a with pendulous range of soils branches. but prefers Drooping well drained silvery soils. Not glaucous affected by phyllodes. any local Hard grey pests. bark. # Allocasuarina ACv 6x4 ASV <4m3 High frost and Drooping she- verticillata Poorly drained drought oak. sites. tolerance. Pendulous Grows in most branches of soils. dusky green Susceptible to foliage. psyllids, Horizontally particularly striped trunk. when young. Local species Can appear that provides poorly as a wildlife habitat. young plant. * Callistemon Csp 3x3 ASV <2m3 High frost and Brilliant red citrinus Dry sites. moderate bottlebrush ‘Splendens’ Exposed sites. drought flowers. Fast tolerance. initial growth New species Adaptable to a rate. Useful for (C. Endeavour) wide range of wildlife habitat. soils but prefers deeper soils. Respond to severe pruning. Can be used under powerlines. Callistemon Cha 3-6x2-3 ASV <2m3 Moderate frost Dense crimson ‘Harkness’ Dry sites. and drought red bottlebrush Exposed sites. tolerance. flowers. Tolerates a Glossy green wide range of foliage and soils but bronze new prefers deeper growth. moist soils. Fissured Respond to brown bark. severe Fast initial pruning. Can growth rate. be used under Useful for powerlines. wildlife habitat, particular the

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes flowers as a food source. Callistemon Ckp 4-6x4-5 ASV <7m3 Moderate frost Dense crimson ‘King’s Park Dry sites. and drought red bottlebrush Special’ Exposed sites. tolerance. flowers. Tolerates a Blackish-grey wide range of bark. Fast soils but initial growth prefers deeper rate. Useful for moist soils. wildlife habitat, Respond to particular the severe flowers as a pruning. Can food source. be used under powerlines. * Callistemon Cdr 4-6x3-5 ASV <7m3 Moderate frost Bright red viminalis Dry sites. and drought bottlebrush ‘Dawson River Exposed sites. tolerance. flowers. Long Weeper’ Tolerates a pendulous wide range of grey foliage. New species soils but Blackish-grey prefers deeper bark. Fast moist soils. growing. Can prune Useful for when young to wildlife habitat, promote good particular the tree form. flowers as a Suitable for food source. use under powerlines. * Callitris CLm 5x3 ASV <2m3 Moderate frost Mueller’s muelleri Suburban and high cypress. Small street verges. drought low growing New species Poorly drained tolerance. ornamental sites. Wet Excels on well conifer. sites. drained sites. Smooth grey Cone drop bark. Provides may be a habitat for nuisance in wildlife. pedestrian areas. Suitable for use in parks. Eucalyptus Eap 6x4 ASV <4m3 High frost and Narrow-leaved apiculata Suburban moderate mallee ash. street verges. drought Attractive Poorly drained tolerance. compact sites. Wet Tolerates mallee. sites. rocky sites Narrow glossy with shallow foliage. well drained soils. Likely to be susceptible to defoliating insects. Eucalyptus Ecu 3x4 ASV <4m3 High frost and Cliff mallee cunninghamii Suburban drought ash. Multi- street verges. tolerance. stemmed (E. rupicola) Poorly drained Succeeds on mallee. Dense sites. Wet dry, hard, greyish

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes sites. stony sites. foliage. Susceptible to Prominent scale. Bark cream/white sheds in flowers. ribbons. Epicormic shoots can appear untidy. Provides habitat for wildlife. # Eucalyptus Elm 8-12x6- ASV <17m3 Very high frost Adaminaby lacrimans 8 Suburban and low snow gum, street verges. drought weeping snow (E. pauciflora Dry sites. tolerance. May gum. Tantangera Exposed sites. require Distinctive form) supplementary pendulous irrigation. branches. Historically Smooth white- survival rate grey powdery can be low bark. Glossy during grey-green establishment. foliage. Slow Susceptible to growing. scale and pests. * Eucalyptus Emfl 8x7 ASV <13m3 High frost and Little Spotty. mannifera ‘Little Screening. drought Selected small Spotty’ Shelter belts. tolerance. form of Red Susceptible to spotted gum. New species usual eucalypt Bluish-green pests and foliage. diseases. Smooth white bark. Provides habitat for local wildlife. Eucalyptus Emo 5x6 ASV <10m3 High frost and Narrow-leaved moorei Suburban moderate sallee, little street verges. drought sallee. Multi- Screening. tolerance. stemmed Shelter belts. Tolerates cold mallee or wet sites and small tree. shallow soils. Smooth white Susceptible to or blotched scale. Can be bark. pruned to a single stem. * Eucalyptus Epa 6-10x5- ASV <27m3 High frost and Small-leaf parvula 10 Dry sites. moderate gum. Small Exposed sites. drought bushy tree. New species tolerance. Smooth grey Prefers deeper bark. White moist soils. flowers. Good Formative wildlife habitat pruning may for small birds. be required to create a single trunk. Melaleuca Mli 8x7 ASV <13m3 Moderate frost Flax leaf linariifolia Dry sites. and drought paperbark, tolerance. snow-in-

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes Exposed sites. Tolerates a summer. range of soils. Beige-cream Prefers papery bark. moistures and Dense white tolerates flowers in occasional summer. flooding. Formative pruning will enhance line of sight on street and road verge plantings.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design and for and siting characteristics width notes Liquidambar LQs 15- ASV <38m3 High frost and American styraciflua 20x12 Paved areas*. moderate sweet gum. Dry sites. drought Star shaped Alkaline soils. tolerance. leaves, with Tolerates a autumn range of soils colours but prefers including red, moist deep yellow and soils. Shallow, orange. Corky vigorous root grey-brown system. bark. Long Formative lived. pruning may be required to create a single leader. Can be affected by armoured scale. Liquidambar LQf 20x12 ASV <38m3 High frost and Festeri sweet styraciflua Paved areas*. moderate Gum. Star ‘Festeri’ Dry sites. drought shaped leaves Alkaline soils. tolerance. with variable Tolerates a autumn range of soils colours. Holds but prefers autumn colour moist deep well into soils. Shallow winter. Long vigorous root lived. system. Formative pruning may be required to create a single leader. Can be affected by armoured scale Platanus PLch 18x12 ASV <38m3 High frost and Chilensis (orientalis) x Paved areas*. drought oriental plane. ‘Chilensis’ tolerance. Flaking Tolerates a mottled bark. wide range of Leaf similar to soils. Lower Platanus susceptibility acerifolia. to Round burr- Anthracnose like fruit. than other Excellent Platanus shade tree species. Fruit when drop may be a appropriate nuisance in space is pedestrian available. areas. Platanus PLo 20x12- ASV <60m3 High frost and Oriental plane. orientalis 15 Paved areas*. drought Deep green tolerance. foliage, turning Tolerates a red /yellow in range of soils autumn. but prefers Smooth light deeper well grey-white

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design and for and siting characteristics width notes drains soils. bark. Round Has performed burr-like fruit. well in Canberra. Vigorous root system. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Platanus PLd 18x12- ASV <60m3 High frost and Cut-leaf orientalis var. 15 Paved areas*. drought oriental plane. ‘Digitata’ tolerance. Bright green Tolerates a cut leaf range of soils. foliage, turning Has performed yellow in well in autumn. Canberra. Mottled bark. Vigorous root Round burr- system. Fruit like fruit. drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Populus POdw 20x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and Weetangera deltoides Paved areas. drought eastern ‘Weetangera’ Creeks and tolerance. cottonwood. watercourses Tolerates a Shiny green New species (incl. range of souls foliage; bright floodplain). but prefers red in spring Playing fields. deep loams. and turning Natural areas. Can sucker to yellow in a small extent, autumn. usually only Silvery-white when roots are bark, disturbed. becoming deeply fissured with age. Fast growth rate. Populus POg 15- ASV <27m3 High frost and Yunnan yunnanensis 20x10 Paved areas. drought poplar. Yellow- ‘Gundaroo’ Creeks and tolerance. brown autumn watercourses Tolerates a colour. Brown (incl. wide range of bark. Catkins floodplain). soils. Can up to 15cm Playing fields. sucker when long. Fast Natural areas. roots are growing disturbed. * Quercus Qbi 15- ASV <106m3 High frost and Swamp white bicolor 20x15- Paved areas. moderate oak. Large 20 drought spreading New species tolerance. canopy. Dark Tolerates wet green glossy boggy sites foliage, turning and soil yellow/brown compaction. to red in Moderately autumn. susceptible to Deeply oak leaf miner. furrowed Formative brown bark.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design and for and siting characteristics width notes pruning may Long lived. be required to develop a strong structure. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Quercus Qca 20x15- ASV <86m3 High frost and Algerian oak. canariensis 18 Paved areas. drought Semi- tolerance. evergreen New species Tolerates a habit. Broad wide range of spreading soils. canopy. Susceptible to Yellow to oak leaf miner, brown autumn aphid and leaf colour. Deeply hopper attack. fissured bark. Formative Slow growing. pruning may be required to develop a strong structure. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas Quercus cerris Qce 15- ASV <60m3 High frost and Turkey oak. 20x12- Paved areas. drought Dark green 15 tolerance. foliage turning Tolerates a yellow-bronze wide range of in autumn. soils. Retains leaves Susceptible to into winter. oak leaf miner. Deeply Leaf retention furrowed bark. may cause Small acorns problems covered in where solar long bristles. access is required. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Quercus Qco 15- ASV <60m3 High frost and Scarlet oak. coccinea 20x12- Paved areas. drought Brilliant red 15 tolerance. autumn colour. Tolerates most Retains leaves soils found in into winter. Canberra. Leaf Acorns have a retention may deep bowl-like cause cap. problems where solar access is

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design and for and siting characteristics width notes required. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Quercus Qfr 20x20 ASV <106m3 High frost and Hungarian frainetto Paved areas. drought oak, Italian Wet sites. tolerance. oak. Broad New species Poorly drained Suits local spreading sites. loams and clay crown. Glossy loams soils. green foliage Suitable for turning yellow- semi shade brown in and sun. Leaf autumn. Can retention may hold leaves cause through winter. problems Slow growing. where solar Long lived. access is required. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Quercus lobata Qlo 18x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and Valley oak. Paved areas. drought Dull green New species Poor soils. tolerance. foliage. Thick, Suitable for deeply dry sites. furrowed bark. Tolerates a Large long range of soils, acorns. A but prefers rich faster growing deep soils. oak. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Quercus Qma 20- ASV <106m3 High frost and Burr oak, bur macrocarpa 25x15- Paved areas. drought oak. 20 tolerance. Distinctive New species Adapts to a shaggy bark. wide range of Large acorns soils. almost Tolerates completely minor root covered with a disturbance. burr-like cap. Susceptible to Long lived. powdery Slow growing. mildew, aphids Impressive and oak leaf specimen tree. miner. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Quercus Qpa 18x12- ASV <60m3 High frost and Pin oak. Green palustris 15 Paved areas. drought foliage turning tolerance. Has rust-red in

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design and for and siting characteristics width notes performed autumn. very well in Retains brown Canberra. Leaf foliage through retention may winter. Grey- cause brown bark. problems Small acorns. where solar access is required. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Quercus Qpaf 18x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and Pin oak. Deep palustris ’Free Paved areas. drought green foliage Fall’ tolerance. turning red- Tolerates a brown in wide range of autumn. soils and Leaves drop drainage quickly in conditions. autumn unlike Acorn drop Quercus may be a palustris. nuisance in Grey-brown pedestrian bark. Dense areas. shade tree. Quercus robur Qro 20x20- ASV <166m3 High frost and English oak. 25 Paved areas. moderate Wide drought spreading tree tolerance. with a dense Tolerates crown. Small water logging leaves turning and prefers yellow-brown soils with a in autumn. higher level of Blackish-grey moisture. fissured bark. Susceptible to Excels with oak leaf miner appropriate and powdery space. mildew. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Tilia x europaea TIe 18x12 ASV <38m3 High frost and Common Dry sites. moderate linden, lime Exposed sites. drought tree. Bright Poorly drained tolerance. green leaves sites. Wet Prefers soils turning sites. with good orange-brown drainage. in autumn. Tolerates full Finely textured sun and semi grey-green shade. bark. Yellow Flowers are an flowers in excellent summer. Long source of lived. nectar. # + Ulmus Uam 20x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and American elm. Paved areas. moderate Vase shaped

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design and for and siting characteristics width notes americana Creeks and drought crown. Yellow watercourses. tolerance. autumn colour. Playing fields. Prefers soils Ashy grey Natural areas. with good bark. Can only drainage. be used in Grows will in replacement full sun and plantings. New light shade. cultivars are Highly available with susceptible to good Dutch Dutch elm elm disease disease – resistance. restricted use. # + Ulmus Upr 25- ASV <106m3 High frost and English elm. procera 30x18- Paved areas. moderate Dark green 20 Creeks and drought leaves turning watercourses. tolerance. yellow in Playing fields. Tolerates a autumn. Dark Natural areas. range of soils brown bark Poorly drained but prefers with vertical sites. Wet well drained ridges. Dense sites. soils. shade tree. Susceptible to Should be Dutch elm limited to disease and specimen and elm leaf replacement beetles – plantings only. restricted use. + Use of some Ulmus species restricted to replacements in existing plantings only. No new designs using these species will be approved. * May be used in paved areas if measures are put in place to provide adequate space and to protect hardstand infrastructure.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes Acer ACb 10x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and Trident maple. buergerianum Poorly drained drought Glossy green sites. Wet tolerance. foliage, turning sites. Tolerates red and yellow Natural areas. clayey soils in autumn. but prefers Mottled grey- well drained brown bark. soils. Grows in Vigorous early sun and part growth rate. shade. Not susceptible to pests and diseases. Formative prune to encourage a single trunk. * Acer x ACab 12x10 ASV <27m3 High frost and Autumn blaze freemanii Dry sites. moderate maple. Green ‘Jeffersred’ Exposed sites. drought leaves, turning Autumn Blaze tolerance. intense red in Tolerates a autumn. New species range of soils. Greyish-brown Possibly bark. Fast susceptible to growing. rust fungus. Low potential for root damage. * Acer griseum ACg 10x6 ASV <10m3 High frost and Paperbark Dry sites. moderate maple. Peeling New species Exposed sites. drought bark revealing Poorly drained tolerance. orange bark sites. Wet Tolerates a underneath. sites. range of soils, Red-orange Natural areas. but prefers autumn colour. well drained Slow growing. soils. * Acer grosseri ACgh 10- ASV <10m3 High frost and Snake bark var. hersii 12x5-6 Dry sites. moderate maple. Green Exposed sites. drought foliage turning New species Poorly drained tolerance. red in autumn. sites. Wet Prefers well Green and sites. drained soils. white marbled Natural areas. Formative bark. Vigorous prune to early growth encourage a rate. single trunk. Acer platanoides ACp 15x10 ASV <27m3 High frost and Norway maple. Poor soils. low drought Broad round Dry sites. tolerance. crown. Yellow Exposed sites. Prefers well to orange Natural areas. drained, fertile autumn colour. soils with Grey-brown regular bark with moisture. May shallow require furrows. irrigation. Grows best in full sun.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes * Acer ACpk 15x10 ASV <27m3 High frost and Purple Norway platanoides Dry sites. moderate maple. Purple ‘Crimson King’ Exposed sites. drought foliage Natural areas. tolerance. changing to New species Tolerates a red, brown and range of soils orange in including autumn. clays. Shallow Greyish-black root system bark. may cause future maintenance. Betula pendula BTp 12- ASV <17m3 High frost and Silver birch. 15x6-8 Suburban low drought Pendulous street verges. tolerance. branches. Dry sites. Requires rich Glossy green Exposed sites. deep soils with leaves, turning Poorly drained good soil yellow in sites. Poor moisture, but autumn. soils. does not Smooth white- Creeks and tolerate water grey bark. watercourses. logging. Best used as a Natural areas. Susceptible to specimen tree Planting less rust fungus. or in small than 4 metres Vigorous root group from hydraulic growth. Care plantings. Best services. needed when used on pruning as irrigated sites. does not readily reshoot. Betula pendula BTl 12- ASV <17m3 High frost and Cut-leaf silver ‘Laciniata’ 15x6-8 Suburban low drought birch. street verges. tolerance. Pendulous Dry sites. Requies rich branches. Exposed sites. deep soils with Distinctive cut Poorly drained good soil leaves turning sites. Poor moisture, but yellow in soils. does not autumn. Creeks and tolerate Smooth white- watercourses. waterlogging. grey bark. Natural areas. Susceptible to Best used as a Planting less rust fungus. specimen tree than 4 metres Vigorous root or in small from hydraulic growth. Care group services. needed when plantings. Best pruning as used on does not irrigated sites readily reshoot. Catalpa CATb 15x12- ASV <60m3 High frost and Indian bean bignonioides 15 Suburban moderate tree. Wide street verges. drought spreading, Exposed sites. tolerance. superb shade Dry sites. Tolerates a tree. Poorly drained range of soils Distinctive sites. Wet but prefers large heart- sites. well drained shaped sites. Can leaves. Brown- perform better grey bark. on sheltered Cream

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes sites. foxglove-like flowers. Long thin bean-like fruit pods. * Crataegus CRs 10x6 ASV <10m3 High frost and Red Mexican ‘Smithiana’ Paved areas. drought Hawthorn. Creeks and tolerance. Dark green New species watercourses. Tolerates a foliage. White Natural areas. wide range of flowers in soils. spring. Red- Susceptible to yellow fruit scale and which is used pear/cherry as a food slug. Fruit drop source by may be a some birds. nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Davidia DAi 12x8- ASV <27m3 High frost and Dove tree. involucrata 10 Dry sites. moderate Broad conical Exposed sites. shade crown. Bright New species Poorly drained tolerance. green heart sites. Wet Prefers well shaped sites. drained soils leaves. Scaly and sheltered orange-brown conditions. bark. Superb Long lived. shade tree. * Fagus Fsp 12x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and Copper beech, sylvatica Paved areas. moderate purple beech. ‘Purpurea’ Dry sites. drought Attractive Exposed sites. tolerance. purple foliage. New species Creeks and Tolerates a Smooth grey watercourses. range of soils bark. Long Natural areas. but does not lived. Superb grow well in specimen tree. sandy soils. Susceptible to oak leaf miner and aphids. Could require irrigation during establishment. * Fraxinus FRa 15x12 ASV <38m3 High frost and American ash, americana Dry sites. low drought white ash. Exposed sites. tolerance. Rounded New species Poorly drained Prefers deep, canopy. Dark sites. Wet well drained green leaves. sites. Creeks moist soils. Grey to brown and Susceptible to bark. watercourses. ash whitefly, Natural areas. Honey Dew and Sooty Mould. Fraxinus FRar 15x12- ASV <60m3 High frost and Claret ash. angustifolia 15 Creeks and drought Claret red subsp. oxycarpa watercourses. tolerance. Has leaves in ‘Raywood’ Natural areas. performed well autumn. Grey- Paved areas. in Canberra. brown bark. Tolerates a

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes wide range of soils. Suffers dieback with insufficient moisture. Vigorous root system. Fraxinus FRe 10- ASV <27m3 Easily Golden ash. excelsior ‘Aurea’ 12x8- damaged Yellow 10 when small. branches. Slow growing Black buds in shoots. winter. Yellow autumn foliage. * Fraxinus FRew 15x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and Westhof’s excelsior Creeks and drought Glorie ash. ‘Westhof’s watercourses. tolerance. Glossy green Glorie’ (F. Natural areas. Suitable for foliage, turning velutina Paved areas. cold exposed yellow in rootstock) sites. autumn. Tolerates a Smooth grey- New species range of soils. brown bark. Likely to be Fast growing. susceptible to Ash Whitefly, scale, aphids, Honey Dew and Sooty mould. Fraxinus ornus FRo 10- ASV <27m3 High frost and Manna ash. 12x10 Poorly drained moderate Yellow to sites. Wet drought reddish-brown sites. tolerance. autumn colour. Dry sites. Prefers well Dark grey Exposed sites. drained soils. bark. Scented Creeks and Could require white flowers watercourses. irrigation in spring. Natural areas. during early establishment. * Fraxinus FRpc 10- ASV <27m3 High frost and Cimmaron pennsylvanica 12x8- Creeks and moderate green ash. ‘Cimmzam’ 10 watercourses. drought Dark green (Cimmaron) Natural areas. tolerance. leaves turning Tolerates a burgundy in New species range of soils. autumn. Greyish-brown fissured bark. Seedless variety. * Fraxinus FRpu 10- ASV <27m3 High frost and Urbanite green pennsylvanica 15x8- Creeks and moderate ash. Uniform ‘Urbdell’ 10 watercourses. drought upright (Urbanite) Natural areas. tolerance. branching. Tolerates a Pale green New species range of soils foliage turning but dislikes yellow/gold in compacted autumn. soils. Greyish-brown Formative fissured bark. pruning can Considered

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes strengthen seedless. structure. * Fraxinus FRpw 10x6 ASV <10m3 High frost and Skyward green pennsylvanica Creeks and moderate ash. Dense ‘Wasky’ watercourses. drought green foliage Skyward Natural areas. tolerance. turning Tolerates a bronze-red to New species range of soils, purple in including autumn. compacted Greyish-brown soils. fissured bark. Considered seedless. Fraxinus FRv 10- ASV <27m3 Moderate frost Arizona ash, velutina 12x10 Creeks and and drought velvet ash, m watercourses. tolerance. modesto ash. Natural areas. Vigorous root Compact tree Paved areas. system. Can with upright Poorly drained grow on branching. sites. Wet poorer soils if Green leaves sites. additional 20-25cm long, Dry sites. irrigation is turning clear Exposed sites. provided yellow in during autumn. Velvet establishment, buds. Grey- but prefers brown fissured deeper well bark. Declines drained soils. quickly once in Frequency of decline. pruning may be high once decline begins. # Ginkgo biloba GIb 15x8- ASV <38m3 High frost and Maidenhair 12 Exposed sites. moderate tree. Fan Dry sites. drought shaped tolerance. leaves. Yellow Prefers rich, autumn colour. well drained Slow growing. soils with irrigation. Only plant male form; female form produces pungent fruit (rarely). Gleditsia GLsh 11x12 ASV <38m3 High frost and Shademaster triacanthos Creeks and drought honey locust. ‘Shademaster’ watercourses. tolerance. Dark green Natural areas. Tolerates all foliage turning Paved areas. soils. Can yellow in sucker when autumn. Dark roots are grey thornless disturbed. bark. Can Various seasonally cultivars have produce seed been listed pods. Fast declared growing. weeds in parts of Australia.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes Liquidambar LQp 12- ASV <38m3 High frost and Palo Alto styraciflua ‘Palo 15x12 Paved areas. drought sweet gum. Alto’ Poorly drained tolerance. Pyramidal sites. Poor Tolerates a shape. Dark soils. range of sites green maple- including well like leaves drained wet turning purple- sites. crimson and Formative orange in prune to autumn. Corky encourage a ridged bark. single leader. Hard spiky Vigorous root seed pods. system. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Liquidambar LQt 12x10 ASV <27m3 High frost and Tiriki sweet styraciflua ‘Tiriki’ Paved areas. drought gum. Maple- Poorly drained tolerance. like foliage sites. Poor Tolerates a turning deep soils. range of sites red in autumn. including well Corky ridged drained wet bark. Hard sites. Vigorous spiky seed root system. pods. Fruit drop may Canberra be a nuisance selection. in pedestrian areas. Liriodendron LIt 15x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and Tulip tree. tulipifera Creeks and low drought Specimen watercourses. tolerance. tree. Natural areas. Prefers Distinctive tulip Paved areas. irrigated or shaped Dry sites. moist sites. leaves. Yellow Exposed sites. Prefers full autumn colour. sun. Large green/orange flowers in spring. Brown furrowed bark. Long lived. Slow growing. * Nyssa NYs 11x6 ASV <10m3 High frost and Tupelo. sylvatica Suburban moderate Specimen tree street verges. drought in parks. Shiny New species Dry sites. tolerance. green leaves, Exposed sites. Tolerant of turning purple water logged the intense red conditions but in autumn. also suits well Brown drained soils. furrowed bark. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Paulownia PAt 12- ASV <27m3 Moderate frost Empress tree. tomentosa 15x10 Natural areas. and drought Vase to Exposed sites. tolerance. rounded

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes New species Dry sites. Could require shape. Very Poorly drained additional large heart- sites. Wet irrigation shaped sites. Poor during early leaves. Showy soils. establishment purple tubular to prevent leaf flowers. burn. Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Platanus PLag 15 x 10 ASV <27m3 High frost and Autumn glory orientalis var. Paved areas*. medium to oriental plane. insularis high drought Relatively ‘Autumn Glory’ tolerance. small foliage Tolerates a with bright New species wide range of gold autumn soils. colour. Mottled Responds to flaking bark. severe Round burr- pruning. Lower like fruit. susceptibility to Anthracnose than other Platanus species. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Populus x POt 15x3 ASV <60m3 High frost and Tower poplar. canescens Paved areas. drought Green foliage, ‘Tower’ Creeks and tolerance. turning yellow watercourses Tolerates a in autumn. New species (incl. range of soils. Furrowed grey floodplain). Has an bark. Fast Playing fields. improved level growing. Good Natural areas. of disease and alternative to insect Lombardy resistance. Poplar. Known to sucker with age. Populus simonii POs 15x4-5 ASV <60m3 High frost and Chinese Dry sites. drought poplar, Exposed sites. tolerance. Simon’s Poorly drained Tolerates most poplar. Deep sites. soils but green foliage Wet sites. prefers well with a silvery Creeks and drained sites. green watercourses Does not suit underside. (incl. shaded areas. Silvery Bark. floodplain). Little to no Fast growing. Playing fields. suckering Natural areas. habits. * Prunus padus Ppa 10- ASV <10m3 High frost and Bird cherry, 12x6 Paved areas, moderate hackberry. New species Natural areas. drought Upright tolerance. growing

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes Tolerates ACT branches. soils. Fruit Dark green drop may be a leaves turning nuisance in red/yellow in pedestrian autumn. areas. Drooping white flowers. Small black fruit. * Pyrus PYca 11x7 ASV <13m3 High frost and Aristocrat calleryana drought callery pear. ‘Aristocrat’ tolerance. Green leaves Tolerates a turning red New species range of soils and orange in including autumn. waterlogged Greyish-brown sites. bark. White Preferable flowers in cultivar due to spring. wider Horizontal branching branches with angles. wide angles that are less likely to split. * Pyrus PYcc 11x3-4 ASV <4m3 High frost and Capital callery calleryana drought pear. Narrow ‘Capital’ tolerance. fastigiated Tolerates a form. Green New species range of soils leaves turning including reddish-purple waterlogged in autumn. sites. Suits White flowers areas with in spring. Can restricted be used as an space. alternative to Lombardy Poplar. Better branching structure. * Pyrus PYcl 11x5-6 ASV <10m3 High frost and Cleveland calleryana drought select callery ‘Chanticleer’ tolerance. pear. Green syn. ‘Cleveland Tolerates a leaves turning Select’ range of soils red and including orange in New species waterlogged autumn. sites. Grows in Greyish-brown full sun or part bark. White shade. flowers in spring. Better branching structure and less susceptible to wind damage than other Pyrus cultivars. * Pyrus PYcr 10x7 ASV <13m3 High frost and Red spire calleryana ‘Red drought callery pear. Spire’ tolerance. Green leaves Tolerates a turning gold,

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes New species range of soils red and plum including in autumn. waterlogged Greyish-brown sites. bark. White Suckering can flowers in be an spring. inconvenience. Suits areas with limited space. Quercus Qac 15x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and Sawtooth oak. acutissima Paved areas. moderate Unusual bright Dry sites. drought green foliage, Exposed sites. tolerance. turning golden Tolerates poor in autumn. soils but Deep brown prefers moist, bark becoming acidic soils. deeply Acorn drop fissured with may be a age. Slow nuisance in growing. pedestrian areas. * Quercus Qdo 15x12 ASV <38m3 High frost and Blue oak. douglasii Paved areas. drought Slender trunk. tolerance. Small blue- New species Grows well on green foliage. dry slopes and Light grey in shallow bark. Slow sites. growing. Susceptible to powdery mildew. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Quercus Qen 15x14 ASV <52m3 High frost and Mesa oak. engelmannii Paved areas. drought Semi- Poorly drained tolerance. Has evergreen to New species sites. Wet grown well in evergreen. sites. Canberra in Small green shaley to clay foliage. Grey- loam soils. green bark. Leaf retention Slow growing. may cause Long lived. problems where solar access is required. Susceptible to oak leaf miner. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Quercus ilex Qil 12-15 ASV <60m3 High frost and Holm oak, x12-15 Wet sites. drought holly oak. Poorly drained tolerance. Evergreen. sites. Paved Tolerates a Dense crown.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes areas. range of soils Dark leathery but prefers foliage. Finely deep soils. fissured bark. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Quercus Qpap 14x3 ASV <52m3 High frost and Green pillar palustris Paved areas. drought pin oak. ‘Pringreen’ tolerance. Narrow upright Green Pillar Tolerates a shape. Dark range of soils green foliage New species but prefers turning red in moist, well autumn. drained acidic Furrowed grey soils. Acorns bark. may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Suits areas with restricted space. # Quercus Qph 12x9 ASV <21m3 High frost and Willow oak. phellos Paved areas. drought Distinctive tolerance. willow like Tolerates a leaves turning range of soils. yellow to Acorn drop orange in may be a autumn. nuisance in Reddish- pedestrian brown back areas. when young, becoming grey. Small acorns. Long lived. Quercus robur Qrf 12- ASV <10m3 High frost and Columnar ‘Fastigiata’ 15x6 Paved areas. drought English oak. tolerance. Dense upright Tolerates a branching. range of soils. Dark green Formative foliage turning prune to yellowish- encourage a brown in single trunk. winter. Dark Acorn drop greyish-brown may be a bark. Long nuisance in lived. A good pedestrian alternative to areas. Suits Lombardy areas with Poplar. restricted space. * Quercus rubra Qru 8-10 x ASV <21m3 High frost and Red oak. 9 moderate Rounded to (Q. borealis) drought broad- New species tolerance. spreading well Tolerant of structured tree Needs fact compacted with dense

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes sheet soils and wind, dark green performs best foliage turning in moist, well red in autumn. drained acid Dark reddish soils in cooler grey brown areas. Ideal for bark with larger park broad, thin, and garden rounded ridges situations or that appear to as a street tree have shiny where space stripes down permits. the center. Long lived. Quercus suber Qsu 15x15 ASV <60m3 High frost and Cork oak. drought Evergreen. tolerance. Spreading Tolerates a canopy. range of soils. Leathery grey- Leaf retention green foliage. may cause Corky bark. problems Slow growing. where solar Long lived. access is required. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas, but they are infrequently produced. # Quillaja QIs 10x6 ASV <10m3 Moderate frost Chilean soap saponaria Dry sites. and low bark. Thick Exposed sites. drought evergreen Poor soils. tolerance. leathery Tolerates a leaves. Thick range of soils dark coloured but prefers bark. Large deep soils. white flowers. Could require Slow growing. irrigation during establishment. Styphnolobium Sja 12- ASV <27m3 Moderate frost Pagoda tree. japonicum 15x10 Poorly drained and drought Dark green sites. Wet tolerance. leaves. Light ( Sophora sites. Prefers grey-brown japonica) Dry sites. deeper, moist bark. Poor soils. well drained Yellow/cream Paved areas. soils. flowers in Planting less Susceptible to summer. than 4 metres canker. Tolerant of from hydraulic Formative pollution. services pruning require to develop a single trunk. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian

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* Tilia cordata TIc 12- ASV <38m3 High frost and Small-leaved 15x10 Dry sites. moderate lime, small- New species Exposed sites. drought leaved linden. Poorly drained tolerance. Dark green sites. Wet Tolerates a heart-shaped sites. range of soils, leaves. Grey but prefers ridged bark. well drained sites. Toona sinensis TOs 15x6 ASV <10m3 High frost and Chinese Paved areas. moderate cedar, Dry sites. drought Chinese Exposed sites. tolerance. mahogany. Natural areas. Prefers moist Foliage is pink Creeks and clay loam in spring and watercourses. soils. yellow in Responds to autumn. severe Brown scaly pruning. bark. Fast Known to growing sucker profusely. Suits areas with restricted space and the cool damp side of buildings. # + Ulmus Ugl 10x12 ASV <38m3 High frost and Golden scotch glabra Suburban drought elm. Greenish- ‘Lutescens’ street verges. tolerance. gold leaves Dry sites. Grows in full or turning yellow Exposed sites. part sun. in autumn. Poorly drained Formative Dark grey- sites. Wet pruning brown bark. sites. required to Branches low Paved areas. reduce low to the ground. Creeks and branching if Fast growing. watercourses. service access Natural areas. is required. Can sucker when roots are disturbed. Susceptible to elm leaf beetle. * Ulmus Upa 13x10 ASV <27m3 High frost and Emerald vase, parvifolia ‘Emer Poorly drained very high alee Chinese II’ Alee sites. Wet drought elm. Green sites. tolerance. foliage turning New species Paved areas. Tolerates a yellow in Creeks and range of soils. autumn. watercourses. Resistance to Peeling bark Natural areas. Dutch elm reveals a disease. Can mosaic sucker when pattern. Long roots are

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes disturbed. lived. * Ulmus Upt 10x11 ASV <32m3 High frost and Todd Chinese parvifolia ‘Todd’ Paved areas. drought elm. Wide Creeks and tolerance. spreading New species watercourses. Tolerates a branches. Natural areas. wide range of Dark green soils. Can leaves turning grow bronze/yellow vigorously if in autumn. irrigation is Grey-brown provided bark, during exfoliating to establishment. reveal brown- Formative orange bark. pruning required to encourage a single trunk and good branch structure. Resistant to Dutch elm disease and elm leaf beetle. Vigorous root system which can sucker if disturbed. Ulmus parvifolia Upy 15x12- ASV <60m3 High frost and Yarralumla ‘Yarralumla 15 Creeks and moderate Chinese elm. Clone’ watercourses. drought Weeping form Natural areas. tolerance. of Ulmus Tolerate a parvifolia. range of soils. Small glossy Has performed green leaves well in turning yellow Canberra. in autumn. Formative Attractive prune to peeling bark. ensure a Can have a single leader. slow establishment period. * Ulmus Uag 12x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and Sapporo ‘Sapporo Creeks and drought autumn gold Autumn Gold’ watercourses. tolerance. elm. Dark Natural areas. Tolerates a green foliage New species range of soils. turning bright Resistant to gold in Dutch Elm autumn. Pale Disease grey fissured bark. Long lived. One of the most successful hybrid elm cultivars. * X Chitalpa CHt 10x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and Chitalpa. Dark Poorly drained drought green leaves

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes tashkentensis sites. Wet tolerance. and turning sites. Prefers well yellow in New species drained soils. autumn. Grey- Can have brown fissured vigorous bark. Pale lilac growth in early trumpet years. shaped Susceptible to flowers in powdery summer. A mildew in the sterile hybrid USA. so does not Formative produce fruit. pruning may be required to create a single trunk. Zelkova serrata ZEs 12- ASV <38m3 High frost and Japanese 15x10- Poorly drained moderate zelkova, 12 sites. Wet drought keyaki. sites. tolerance. Excellent Tolerates a uniformity and range of soils branch but needs structure. Dark good green foliage drainage. turning Possibly red/orange in susceptible to autumn. elm leaf Smooth grey beetle. bark. Good alternative to elms. * Zelkova ZEgv 14x10 ASV <27m3 High frost and Green vase serrata ‘Green Poorly drained drought zelkova. Vase’ sites. Wet tolerance. Upright vase sites. Tolerates a shape habit. New species range of soils Green foliage but needs turning yellow good and copper drainage. bronze in Prefers full sun autumn. but tolerates Smooth grey part shade. bark. Good alternative to Celtis australis. * Zelkova ZEmu 14x5 ASV <52m3 High frost and Musashino serrata Wet sites. drought zelkova. ‘Musashino’ Poorly drained tolerance. Narrow sites. Toelrates a compact habit. New species range of soils Green foliage but needs turning yellow good and copper- drainage. bronze in Grows in full autumn. sun or part Smooth grey shade. Good bark. A for use as a possible screening tree alternative to and in Celtis restricted australis. spaces.

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+ Use of some Ulmus species restricted to replacements in existing plantings only. No new designs using these species will be approved. * May be used in paved areas if measures are put in place to provide adequate space and to protect hardstand infrastructure.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes Acer japonicum ACj 7x7 ASV <13m3 High frost and Japanese Exposed sites. medium maple. Brilliant Dry sites. drought red autumn Poorly drained tolerance. colour. Rough sites. Wet Tolerates a scaly bark. sites. range of soils Often low Creeks and but prefers branching. watercourses. well drained Natural areas. sites. Susceptible to aphid account on new growth. Formative pruning required when ground clearance is necessary. Prefers sheltered sites. * Acer ACjv 5x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Downy japonicum Exposed sites. medium Japanese ‘Vitifolium’ Dry sites. drought maple, full Poorly drained tolerance. moon maple. New species sites. Wet Tolerates a Vase shaped sites. range of soils tree. Foliage is Creeks and but prefers bronze in watercourses. well drained spring, turning Natural areas. sites. Prefers green in sheltered summer and sites; more brilliant scarlet suited to in autumn. sheltered, Greyish-brown established bark. Large suburbs. purplish-red flowers. * Acer palmatum ACt 4-6x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Trompenburg ‘Trompenburg’ Exposed sites. moderate Japanese Dry sites. drought maple. Purple New species Poorly drained tolerance. leaves turning sites. Wet Does not bright crimson sites. tolerate heavy in autumn. Creeks and clay soils. Fast growing. watercourses. Could require Natural areas. additional irrigation during establishment to prevent leaf burn. Prefers sheltered sites; more suited to sheltered, established suburbs. * Acer ACps 7x4 ASV <4m3 High frost and Upright purple platanoides Exposed sites. low drought Norway maple. ‘Crimson Sentry’ Dry sites. tolerance. Dense red to

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes New species Poorly drained Prefers well purple foliage. sites. drained fertile Greyish-black Wet sites. soils with bark. Paved areas. reliable Creeks and moisture. watercourses. Vigorous Natural areas. surface roots. Could be susceptible to rust fungus. * Acer rubrum ACro 9x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Lipstick tree. ‘October Glory’ Exposed sites. moderate Dark green Dry sites. drought leaves turning New species Poorly drained tolerance. dark pink-red sites. Wet Tolerates then vivid red sites. occasional in autumn. Paved areas. flooding. Thin dark grey Creeks and Irrigation may bark. Fast watercourses. be required in growing. Natural areas. prolonged hot, dry summers. Vigorous surface roots. * Arbutus ARan 8x7 ASV <13m3 High frost and Grecian andrachne Exposed sites. moderate strawberry Dry sites. drought tree. Shiny New species Creeks and tolerance. leaves. watercourses. Tolerates a Smooth Natural areas. range of soils. cinnamon Provides coloured bark. habitat and White flowers food for fauna. followed by Fruit drop may orange fruit. be a minor Often multi- nuisance in trunked. pedestrian / Hybridises paved areas. with Arbutus unedo to form Arbutus x andrachnoides . # Arbutus x ARa 10x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and Hybrid andrachnoides Exposed sites. very high strawberry Dry sites. drought tree. Often Creeks and tolerance. multi-trunked. watercourses. Tolerates a Dense dark Natural areas. range of soils. green foliage. Provides Cinnamon habitat and coloured bark, food for fauna. shedding in Fruit drop may strips. White be a minor flowers in nuisance in spring. Small pedestrian / red fruit in paved areas. autumn. Slow growing. * Arbutus ARm 8x6 ASV <10m3 Moderate frost Pacific menziesii Exposed sites. and high madrone. Can Dry sites. drought be multi- New species Creeks and tolerance. trunked with watercourses. Prefers well crooked

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes Natural areas. drained soils. growth. Thick Could benefit glossy green from elevated leaves. sites for frost Smooth red- protection. brown peeling Fruit drop may bark. White be a minor flowers in nuisance in spring. Red to pedestrian / orange fruit. paved areas. Long lived. Shade intolerant. Arbutus unedo ARu 5x4 ASV <4m3 High frost and Strawberry Exposed sites. drought tree, Irish Dry sites. tolerance. strawberry Poor soils. Tolerates a tree. Glossy Poorly drained range of soils dark green sites. Wet but prefers foliage. sites. well drained Attractive red- Creeks and sites. brown bark, watercourses. Occasionally peeling to Natural areas. attacked by reveal white black scale. underneath. Provides food White flowers. for fauna. Yellow/red Useful for low fruit. windbreaks. Also listed as a shrub. * Crataegus CRps 6x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Midland laevigata (syn. Paved areas. drought hawthorn. oxycantha) Creeks and tolerance. Glossy dark ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ watercourses. Tolerates a green leaves. Natural areas. range of soils. Smooth New species Could be greyish-brown susceptible to bark. Double cherry tree scarlet flowers. slug. Fruit drop Red berries. may be a Slow to minor moderate nuisance in growth. pedestrian / paved areas. Fraxinus FRp 7x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and Golden excelsior Dry sites. low drought weeping ash. ‘Aurea Pendula’ Exposed sites. tolerance. Rounded tree Poor soils. Prefers good with a Creeks and soil fertility and pendulous watercourses. moist soils habit. Bright Natural areas. conditions; green leaves tolerates wet turning golden Planting less soils. yellow in than 4 metres Formative autumn. from hydraulic pruning can Lightly fissured services. create a small grey-brown formal bark. specimen tree. Gleditsia GLsu 9x8-10 ASV <27m3 High frost and Sunburst triacanthos Creeks and very high honey locust. ‘Sunburst’ watercourses. drought Semi weeping Natural areas. tolerance. habit. Green

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes Paved areas*. Tolerates a foliage with range of soils. golden yellow Shallow, new growth. vigorous root Thornless dark system; can grey bark. Can sucker when seasonally roots are produce seed disturbed. pods. Seed pods may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Gleditsia GLco 9x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Continental tricanthos var. Creeks and drought honey locust. inermis watercourses. tolerance. Upright form ‘Continental’ Natural areas. Tolerates a and narrow Poorly drained range of soils growth habit. New species sites. Wet but prefers Dark green sites. deeper well leaves turning drained soils. yellow in May sucker if autumn. Dark roots are green disturbed. thornless bark. Seed pods Occasionally may be a produces seed minor pods nuisance in seasonally. pedestrian areas when produced. Juglans nigra JUn 6-10x4- ASV <17m3 High frost and Black walnut. 8m Paved areas. moderate Yellow autumn drought colour. tolerance. Furrowed Tolerates a brown bark. wide range of Long lived. soils. Fruit Excellent drop of edible shade tree. nuts may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Koelreuteria KOp 7-10x7 ASV <13m3 High frost and Golden rain paniculata Dry sites. drought tree. Foliage is Exposed sites. tolerance. yellow/orange Poorly drained Tolerates a in autumn and sites. Wet range of soils bronze in sites. but prefers spring. deep well Greyish-brown drained soils. bark. Yellow Could require flowers. irrigation Striking during pendulous establishment. seed pods. Has performed Slow growing. well in Canberra. * Lagerstroemia LAk 8x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and Crepe myrtle. Poorly drained drought Vase shape.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes fauriei ‘Kiowa’ sites. Wet tolerance. Glossy green sites. Tolerates a foliage turning New species range of soils orange/yellow but prefers in autumn. well drained Cinnamon sites. coloured peeling bark. Large showy white flowers. * Lagerstroemia LAb 7x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Biloxi crepe x L. fauriei drought myrtle. Open ’Biloxi’ tolerance. vase shaped Tolerates a form. Leaves New species range of soils. turn Mildew yellow/orange resistant. in autumn. Formative Exfoliating pruning can be cinnamon undertaken to coloured bark. promote a high Pale pink canopy. flowers late summer to autumn. * Lagerstroemia LAm 6x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Muskogee x L. fauriei Car parks. drought crepe myrtle. ’Muskogee’ tolerance. Open vase Tolerates a shaped form. New species range of soils. Leaves turn Mildew yellow/orange resistant. in autumn. Formative Exfoliating pruning can be cinnamon undertaken to coloured bark. promote a high Lavender canopy. flowers late summer to autumn. * Lagerstroemia LAn 8x6 ASV <10m3 High frost and Natchez crepe x L. fauriei drought myrtle. Open ’Natchez’ tolerance. vase shaped Tolerates a form. Leaves New species range of soils. turn Mildew red/bronze in resistant. autumn. Formative Exfoliating pruning can be cinnamon undertaken to coloured bark. promote a high White flowers canopy. late summer to autumn. * Lagerstroemia LAo 8x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and Osage crepe x L. fauriei drought myrtle. Open ‘Osage’ tolerance. vase shaped Tolerates a form. Leaves New species range of soils. turn Mildew red/orange in resistant. autumn. Formative Exfoliating pruning can be cinnamon undertaken to coloured bark. promote a high Pale pink

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes canopy. flowers late summer to autumn. * Lagerstroemia LAs 5x3 ASV <2m3 High frost and Sioux crepe x L. fauriei drought myrtle. Vase ’Sioux’ tolerance. shaped form. Tolerates a Dark green New species range of soils. leaves turning Mildew coppery resistant. brown/red in Formative autumn. Dark pruning can be bark undertaken to exfoliating to promote a high reveal pinkish canopy. bark underneath. Intense pink flowers in summer. * Lagerstroemia LAt 6x4 ASV <4m3 High frost and Crepe myrtle. x L. fauriei Dry sites. drought Open vase ’Tuscarora’ Exposed sites. tolerance. shaped form. Tolerates a Leaves turn New species range of soils reddish- but prefers orange in moist well autumn. drained soils. Exfoliating Mildew cinnamon resistant. coloured bark. Formative Deep pink pruning can be flowers late undertaken to summer to promote a high autumn. canopy. Laurus nobilis LRn 6x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Bay laurel, bay Creeks and drought tree. Dark watercourses. tolerance. green aromatic Natural areas. Tolerates a foliage. Shiny range of soils. grey bark. Formative Small shiny pruning black berries. required to Slow growing. encourage a single trunk. Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. Also listed as a shrub. Malus floribunda MAf 5x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Japanese Creeks and moderate flowering crab. watercourses. drought Bright green Natural areas. tolerance. leaves turning Paved areas. Tolerates a yellow in Planting less range of soils. autumn. Shiny than 2 metres Formative reddish-brown from hydraulic pruning is bark. services. required to Conspicuous reduce low pink flowers

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes branching if early in the service access season. Small is required or if fruit. used in streets. Flowers best in full sun. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. Malus halliana MAh 4x4 ASV <4m3 High frost and Parkman crab ‘Parkmanii’ Poorly drained drought apple. Dark sites. Wet tolerance. glossy foliage sites. Creeks Tolerates a turning yellow and range of soils in autumn. watercourses. but prefers Pendulous Natural areas. well drained rose-red flower Planting less sites. buds opening than 2 metres Formative to shell-pink from hydraulic pruning is semi-double services. required to flowers. Very reduce low low fruit branching if production. service access is required or if used in streets. Malus ioensis MAi 6x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Bechtel’s crab ‘Plena’ Poorly drained drought apple. Green sites. Wet tolerance. leaves turning sites. Creeks Does not orange to dark and tolerate wood red in autumn. watercourses. logged soils, Conspicuous Natural areas. prefers good double pink Planting less drainage. flowers in late than 2 metres Formative spring. Low from hydraulic pruning fruit services. require to production. encourage a Slow growing. single trunk and if service access is required. Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. Malus MAs 7x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Chinese spectabilis Creeks and drought flowering crab watercourses. tolerance. apple. Bright Natural areas. Tolerates a green leaves Poorly drained range of soils Conspicuous sites. Wet but prefers double pink sites. good flowers. Can Planting less drainage. seasonally than 2 metres Grows in full produce fruit in from hydraulic sun to part low levels, services. shade. which is a food Susceptible to source for

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes woolly aphids. some birds. Formative prune to encourage a single trunk. * Malus MAt 8x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Chonosuki tschonoskii Creeks and moderate crab apple. watercourses. drought Dark green New species Natural areas. tolerance. leaves turning Poorly drained Tolerates a purple-orange sites. Wet range of soils, to yellow in sites. except wet autumn. sites subject to Smooth flooding. Good greyish bark. for confined White flowers spaces. in spring. Resistant to apple scab and powdery mildew. * Malus x MAp 6-8x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Purple purpurea Creeks and moderate flowered crab watercourses. drought apple. Bronze New species Natural areas. tolerance. leaves when Paved areas. Tolerates a young, Planting less range of soils. becoming than 2 metres Grows in full purplish-green. from hydraulic sun and part Wine-red services. shade. Fruit flowers. Light drop may be a crimson fruit. minor nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. Fruit is used as food by some birds. * Melia MEc 8x7 ASV <13m3 High frost and Chinaberry, azedarach Creeks and drought cape lilac. ‘Caroline’ watercourses. tolerance. Deep green Natural areas. Tolerates a glossy foliage New species Paved areas. range of soils. turning yellow Fruit drop may in autumn. be a minor Grey-brown nuisance in fissured bark. pedestrian / Lilac flowers. paved areas. Grafted form reported to be a low fruiting variety. * Melia MEe 8x9 ASV <21m3 High frost and Chinaberry, azedarach ‘Elite’ Creeks and drought cape lilac. watercourses. tolerance. Deep green New species Natural areas. Tolerates a glossy foliage Paved areas. range of soils. turning yellow Responds well in autumn. to formative Grey-brown pruning. Low fissured bark. weed potential Reputed to due to lack of have very low numbers of

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes fruit/flowers. fruit and flowers. Parrotia persica PAp 6x4 ASV<## Shade/sun. Persian witch Adapts to most hazel. Needs fact soils, prefers Red/gold sheet moist, partly autumn colour acidic well with stiking drained soil. winter bark. Subject to leaf Often low- burn from hot branched and winds. multi- Requires stemmed. formative pruning. * Phellodendron PHa 8x9 ASV <21m3 High frost and Amur cork amurense Creeks and drought tree. Glossy watercourses. tolerance. green foliage New species Natural areas. Tolerates wet turning yellow Dry sites. sites and in autumn. Exposed sites. prefers moist Attractive Paved areas. locations. corky bark. Vigorous Clusters of surface roots. black fruit on Fruit drop may female plants be a minor through nuisance in summer and pedestrian / autumn. Fast paved areas. growing. A declared weed in parts of north east USA. Pistacia PSc 8-10x6 ASV <10m3 High frost and Chinese chinensis Creeks and drought pistachio. watercourses. tolerance. Green foliage (P. sinensis) Natural areas. Tolerates a turning brilliant range of soils. red, orange Has performed and yellow in very well in autumn. Canberra. Reddish Fruit drop may berries on be a minor female plants nuisance in in autumn. A pedestrian / superb paved areas. specimen tree. Female plants are recognised as weeds in part of Australia. Select the male non- fruiting cultivar. # Prunus Pag 5x2 ASV <1m3 High frost and Flowering ‘Amanogawa’ Dry sites. moderate cherry. Exposed sites. drought Fastigiate Poorly drained tolerance. form. Green sites. Wet Tolerates most leaves turning sites. soils, but gold and red in prefers well autumn. Green

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes drained soils. and red flaky Could require bark. Clusters additional of semi-double irrigation shell-pink during flowers. establishment. Susceptible to pear and cherry slug. Suits restricted areas. Prunus Pam 5-7x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Flowering amygdalus Creeks and drought almond. watercourses. tolerance. Yellow autumn (P. dulcis) Natural areas. Tolerates a colour. Pale Poorly drained range of soils brown fissured sites. Wet but prefers bark. White or sites. well drained pale pink sites. Can be flowers in susceptible to spring. Fruit is shot hole. used as a food Formative source by prune for some birds. service access. Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. Prunus x Pbl 4x4 ASV <4m3 High frost and Flowering blireana Creeks and drought plum, purple- watercourses. tolerance. leaf plum. Natural areas. Tolerates a Vase like range of soils. canopy. Pale Has performed purplish-green very well in leaves. Dark Canberra. purple-red Flowers best branches. in full sun. Double rose Formative pink flowers. pruning Does not required to produce fruit. encourage a Fast growing single trunk. when young. Prunus Pca 5-7x5-8 ASV <17m3 High frost and Taiwan campanulata Dry sites. moderate flowering Exposed sites. drought cherry. Bright Poorly drained tolerance. green leaves sites. Wet Prefers well turning orange sites. Creeks drained sites. in autumn. and Susceptible to Shiny reddish- watercourses. pear and brown bark. Natural areas. cherry slug. Deep pink-red Formative flowers in pruning may spring. Small be required for round cherries. service Fast growing. access. Fruit drop may be a minor

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. Prunus Pcn 6x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Black cherry cerasifera Creeks and drought plum. Dark ‘Nigra’ watercourses. tolerance. purple leaves. Natural areas. Tolerates a Dark brown Paved areas. range of soils. bark. Pink Has performed flowers before very well in foliage. Small Canberra. dark red- Susceptible to purple fruit. pear and cherry slug. Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. Formative pruning required to encourage a single trunk. * Prunus Pcos 6x2 ASV <10m3 High frost and Oakville cerasifera Wet sites. moderate crimson spire ‘Oakville Poorly drained drought cherry plum. Crimson Spire’ sites. Creeks tolerance. Fastigiate and Prefers well form. Dark New species watercourses. drained soils. plum coloured Natural areas. Flowers best leaves. in full sun. Smooth Good for use purple-grey in areas with bark. limited space. Abundance of white flowers. Prunus Pcp 6x4 ASV <4m3 High frost and Cherry plum, cerasifera Wet sites. moderate white flowering ‘Pissardii’ Poorly drained drought plum. Dark red sites. Creeks tolerance. young foliage and Tolerates a turning watercourses. range of soils bronze-purple Natural areas. but prefers into summer. well drained Rough dark soils. brown bark. Tolerates full White flowers sun to shade. in profusion. Susceptible to pear and cherry slug. Formative pruning required to encourage a single trunk. Prunus mume Pmu 4-5x4 ASV <4m3 High frost and Flowering Wet sites. moderate apricot, Poorly drained drought Japanese sites. Creeks tolerance. apricot. Light and Tolerates a green foliage. watercourses. range of soils Smooth grey-

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes Natural areas. but prefers brown bark. well drained Single pink or soils. white flowers Susceptible to early in the shot hole and season. leaf curl. Fruit Golden yellow drop may be a fruit. minor nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. Prunus persica Ppe 5x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Flowering Dry sites. moderate peach. Yellow Exposed sites. drought autumn colour. Creeks and tolerance. Smooth grey watercourses. Tolerates a bark. Pale Natural areas. range of soils pink, white or but prefers red flowers in well drained spring before soils. leaves. Often Susceptible to non-fruiting curly leaf. cultivars. Seasonal pruning encourages greater flower set for the next season. Only male non- fruiting cultivars are to be used. # Prunus Psk 5x3 ASV <2m3 High frost and Kanzan ‘Sekiyama’ Poorly drained moderate flowering (‘Kanzan’) sites. Wet drought cherry. Vase sites. Creeks tolerance. shaped crown. and Tolerates a Young leaves watercourses. range of soils are coppery- Natural areas. but prefers red, becoming well drained dark green. soils. Smooth bark Susceptible to with horizontal pear and lenticels. cherry slug. Double Grows in full purplish-pink sun to part flowers in shade. May spring. require supplementary irrigation. Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. Prunus serrulata Pse 8x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Ornamental Dry sites. moderate flowering Poorly drained drought cherry. Flat sites. Wet tolerance. topped tree sites. Creeks Tolerates a with spreading and range of soils branches.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes watercourses. but prefers Green leaves Natural areas. well drained turning yellow loams. to red in Susceptible to autumn. pear and Smooth cherry slug. chestnut Pruning not brown bark. recommended, Large double allowing white or pink unique growth flowers. habit to flourish. Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. # Prunus Psf 6x6 ASV <10m3 High frost and Japanese ‘Shirofugen’ Dry sites. moderate flowering Exposed sites. drought cherry. Young Poorly drained tolerance. leaves are sites. Wet Tolerates a bronze, turning sites. Creeks range of soils yellow to and but prefers tawny-bronze watercourses. well drained in autumn. Natural areas. sites. Coppery-red Susceptible to bark. White to pear and pale rose- cherry slug. purple flowers Formative in large pruning is best clusters late in carried out in the season. summer. Fast growing. # Prunus Pst 5x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Mt Fuji cherry. ‘Shirotae’ Dry sites. moderate Strong (‘Mt. Fuji’) Exposed sites. drought horizontal Poorly drained tolerance. branching. sites. Wet Tolerates a Green foliage sites. Creeks range of soils turning and but prefers bronze-red watercourses. well drained and orange in Natural areas. sites. autumn. White Susceptible to flowers in pear and drooping cherry slug. clusters. Fast Could require growing. additional irrigation during establishment. * Prunus x Pys 7x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and Yoshino yedoensis Dry sites. moderate cherry, Tokyo Poorly drained drought cherry. New New species sites. Creeks tolerance. leaves are and Tolerates a bronze in watercourses. range of soils spring, Natural areas. but prefers changing to well drained green in sites. summer and Susceptible to turning yellow pear and in autumn.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable Management Design x width for and siting characteristics notes cherry slug. Smooth grey Flowers best bark. White to in full sun. pale pink flowers in large clusters. # + Ulmus Ugh 9x5 ASV <7m3 Shade/sun. Specimen glabra Dry sites. Susceptible to tree. Yellow ‘Horizontalis’ Exposed sites. Dutch elm autumn Poorly drained disease. foliage. sites. Wet sites. Paved areas. Creeks and watercourses. Natural areas. * Zelkova ZEsw 7x9 ASV <21m3 High frost and Wireless serrata Wet sites. drought zelkova. Broad ‘Schmidtlow’ Poorly drained tolerance. spreading (Wireless) sites. Tolerates a habit. Green range of soils foliage turning New species but prefers yellow/copper well drained bronze in sites. Prefers autumn. full sun but Exfoliating tolerates part bark to reveal shade. Ideal orange inner for use under bark. Superb power lines. shade tree. + Use of some Ulmus species restricted to replacements in existing plantings only. No new designs using these species will be approved.

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Botanical name Code Height Min. Management Design x width clearance and siting characteristics from notes building setback (m) Cedrus atlantica CDa 20x15- 11 High frost and Blue atlas ‘Glauca’ 20 drought cedar. Low tolerance. Has branching performed habit. Stiff very well in silvery blue Canberra. needles. Tolerates a Rough, plated range of soils dark grey bark. but prefers Slow growing. well-drained Long lived. loamy soils. Cedrus deodara CDd 20x15- 11 High frost and Deodar cedar, 20 drought Himalayan tolerance. Has cedar. Tall performed spreading tree. very well in Bright green Canberra. needles. Grey Tolerates a furrowed bark. range of soils Slow growing. but prefers Long lived. well-drained sites. Cedrus libani CDl 20x15 9 High frost and Cedar of drought Lebanon. Tall tolerance. tree with Tolerates a horizontal range of soils spreading but prefers branches. well drained Dark green to sites. blue green Susceptible to needles. Grey rust fungus. green fissured bark. Slow growing, Long lived. Cupressus CUa 20x12- 6 High frost and Arizona arizonica 15 drought cypress. tolerance. Dense bluish Tolerates a foliage. Bark range of soils. sheds in strips Formative to reveal pruning is reddish-brown required to patches. Can reduce low have drooping branching if branches to service access the ground. is required. Resistant to canker. Long lived. * Cupressus CUc 20x12- 7 High frost and Kashmir cashmeriana 15 moderate Cypress. drought Graceful New species tolerance. pendulous Requires well branches. drained loamy Blue-green soils. Cone foliage. drop may be a Reddish- nuisance in brown fibrous

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Botanical name Code Height Min. Management Design x width clearance and siting characteristics from notes building setback (m) paved areas. bark. Long Beautiful lived. specimen tree. Cupressus CUs 10- 3 High frost and Italian cypress, sempervirens 15x3-5 drought pencil pine. ‘Stricta’ tolerance. Has Upright form. performed Dense gre to very well in blue-green Canberra. foliage. Grey Tolerates a lightly fissured wide range of bark. Long soils. lived. Formal Susceptible to appearance. canker problems. Suits areas with restricted space. Cupressus CUg 10- 3 High frost and Italian cypress, sempervirens 15x3-5 drought pencil pine. ‘Swane’s tolerance. Upright form. Golden’ Should Dense golden perform foliage. Grey comparatively lightly fissured to Cupressus bark. Long sempervirens lived. Formal ‘Stricta’. appearance. Tolerates a wide range of soils. Susceptible to canker problems. Suits areas with restricted space. Cupressus CUt 15- 5 High frost and Bhutan torulosa 20x8- very high cypress. 10 drought Slender tolerance. drooping Tolerates a branches. range of soils Scale-like but prefers green/blue- well drained green foliage. sites. Vigorous Greyish brown root system. fibrous bark. Cone drop Long lived. may be a nuisance in paved areas. * Larix decidua LXd 12x8 5 High frost and European low drought larch, common New species tolerance. larch. Requires Deciduous. deep, moist Upwardly well-drained curved soils and does branches. not tolerate Bright green

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Botanical name Code Height Min. Management Design x width clearance and siting characteristics from notes building setback (m) high pH. Could needle-like require foliage turning irrigation yellow-brown during in autumn. establishment Greyish-brown and beyond, bark. Slow particularly growing. during dry Impressive periods. specimen tree. Susceptible to mite and scale. * Pinus brutia PIb 20x15 9 High frost and Cyprus pine, drought Turkish pine. New species tolerance. Bright green to Tolerates a yellowish- range of soils. green needles. Cone drop Thick orange- may be a red bark. nuisance in Heavy cones 6 pedestrian to 11cm long. areas. Long lived. Fast growing. Specimen tree. Pinus PIc 25x15 9 High frost and Canary Island canariensis very high pine. Long, drought green to tolerance. yellow-green Tolerates most drooping soils but needles. prefers well Reddish- drained sites. brown Pruning can furrowed bark. renew its Brown cones crown from 10-20cm long. epicormic Specimen growth. Cone tree. drop can be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Pinus eldarica PIe 15x10 8 High frost and Mondell pine. drought Needles are 8- New species tolerance. 14cm long. Tolerates most Silvery-grey soils but bark. Reddish- prefers well brown oblong drained sites. cones. Long Cone drop lived. may be a Specimen nuisance in tree. pedestrian areas. Useful as a windbreak. Pinus PIh 15- 8 High frost Aleppo pine. tolerance and Bushy

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Botanical name Code Height Min. Management Design x width clearance and siting characteristics from notes building setback (m) halepensis 20x12 very high windswept drought appearance. tolerance. One Yellowish- of the most green needles. suitable pines Reddish- for dry areas. brown Tolerates a furrowed bark. range of soils Cones point except light downwards on sandy soils. branches. The Cone drop lone pine of may be a ANZAC nuisance in tradition. pedestrian Silver/grey areas. bark. Pinus patula PIp 15x10 8 High frost Mexican pine. tolerance and Distinctive very high drooping habit. drought Slender pale tolerance. green to Tolerates a yellow range of soils. needles. Cone drop Reddish- may be a brown bark. nuisance in Reddish- pedestrian brown cones. areas. Fast growing. Superb specimen tree. Pinus pinea PIpi 15x12 8 High frost and Stone pine, drought umbrella pine. tolerance. Distinctive Tolerates a umbrella range of soils. shaped crown. Cone drop, Green needles including 10-20cm long. edible nuts, Reddish- may be a brown bark. nuisance in Large cones. pedestrian Edible seeds. areas. Long lived. Superb specimen tree. Pinus sabiniana PIs 15x10 8 High frost and Digger pine. drought Long light tolerance. grey-green Tolerates a needles. Dark range of soils. brown deeply Grows in full or furrowed bark. part sun. Large heavy Large cone cones. drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas and urban parks, particularly around

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Botanical name Code Height Min. Management Design x width clearance and siting characteristics from notes building setback (m) playgrounds. Pinus torreyana PIt 15- 9 High frost and Torrey pine. 20x15 drought Dark green tolerance. needles. Dark Tolerates a grey to black wide range of with deep soils. Cone furrows. Long drop, including lived. edible nuts, may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Taxodium TAd 20x10 8 High frost and Bald cypress, distichum moderate swamp drought cypress. tolerance. Deciduous. Prefers Light green damp/wet sites feathery such as lake foliage turning edges. rich brown in Irrigation can autumn. be beneficial. Reddish- brown bark. Often seen with woody protuberances from the roots, up to 1m above the ground. Slow growing. Long lived.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Acacia dealbata Adl 6x4 Road verges. Root suckers. Responds Local species. Good to severe pruning. Lives screen plant. Re- up to 10 years. vegetation. Acacia howittii Aho 5x4 Shelter belts. Scale. Low frost Useful hedge. Fragrant Road verges. tolerance. foliage. Acacia mearnsii Amr 7x5 Road verges. Alternative for Acacia Local species. Bipinnate decurrens. Subject to leaves. A nitrogen fixing borers. tree, useful as a pioneer species on degraded sites. Acacia pycnantha Apy 4x3 Road verges. Subject to rust galls. Low Local species. A fast frost tolerance. growing nitrogen fixing tree. Acacia spectabilis Asp 4x3 Natural areas. Shade/sun. Bluish foliage. Grey-white Road verges. bark. Banksia ericifolia BNe 5x5 Road verges. Responds to severe Orange flower spikes in Planting less than 2 pruning. winter. metres from hydraulic services. Banksia ericifolia x BNg 5x5 Road verges. Responds to severe Larger winter flower spinulosa ‘Giant pruning. spikes than BNe (up to Candles’ 400 mm). Banksia integrifolia BNi 6x4 Road verges. Responds to severe Upright growth. Yellow pruning. 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. frost tolerance. Frost Old cones are silver. sensitive when young. Yellow flower spikes. Callistemon Csa 4x3 Medium frost tolerance Pinkish new leaves. salignus (protect from frost when White & red flower forms. young). Responds to Papery bark. severe pruning. Callistemon Cvh 4x3 Dry sites. Responds to severe Dense weeping foliage to viminalis ‘Hannah pruning. Medium frost the ground. Long red Ray’ tolerance flower spikes in spring. Hakea eriantha Her 4x4 Exposed sites. Medium frost tolerance. Screening plant. Hakea salicifolia Hsa 5x4 Exposed sites. Avoid planting in mounds Broad and fine leaf form Dry sites (moisture insufficient). available. Medium frost tolerance. Prefers adequate moisture. Screening plant. Lomatia LMa 6x3 Dry sites. Leaf miner problems. Flowers in summer. arborescens Prefers adequate moisture. Lomatia myricoides LMm 5x3 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Responds to Flowers in summer. Local severe pruning. Prefers species. adequate moisture. Leaf

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes miner problems. Melaleuca ericifolia Mer 4x3 Shade/sun. Root suckers Good screen plant. Small assist spread. Good for cream flowers. wet sites, problem areas. Melaleuca Mst 8x4 Sites near people. Prickly foliage. Medium Thick papery bark. styphelioides Planting less than 4 frost tolerance. Cream flowers. Excellent metres from habitat plant. hydraulic services.

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Acacia buxifolia Abu 2.5x2 Planting less than 2 Shade/sun. Responds to Local species. metres from severe pruning. hydraulic services. Acacia cardiophylla Aca 3x4 Shade/sun. Attractive soft feathery leaves. Yellow flowers in spring. Reddish bark. 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 Full sun. Medium frost Grey foliage. sites. tolerance. Adapted to alkaline and highly saline soils. Baeckea virgata BKv 3x3 Shade/sun. May seed Good for wet areas. Fine prolifically. Responds to leaf. Background severe pruning. Hardy. evergreen. Mass of white summer flowers. Banksia spinulosa BNsp 3x2 Shade/sun. Very hardy. Narrow leaves. Yellow Responds to severe orange flowers with black pruning. styles. Bursaria spinosa BSl 3x2 Shade/sun. Local species. subsp.lasiophylla * Callistemon Cbu 3x3 Full sun to dappled Dark red flowers. Pink ‘Burgundy’ shade. Tolerates most new growth. soils. Light prune after flowering. Callistemon citrinus Cci 3x2 Dry sites. Tolerates moist soils. White and red flowers. Responds to severe pruning. Plant no closer than 2 metres from hydraulic services. * Callistemon Cen 3x2 ‘Endeavour’ Callistemon Cmm 3x3 Medium frost tolerance. Mauve-pink flowers in ‘Mauve Mist’ summer. Callistemon pallidus Cpa 3x3 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Tolerates Pale yellow flowers. moist 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 White flowers. pruning. (C. paludosus) Correa CRb 2x1 Poorly drained Green/white flowers in

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes backhouseana sites. winter. * Dodonea viscosa Dvp 3x1.5 Shade/sun. Drought Purple hop bush. Copper ‘Purpurea’ tolerant, light frost purple foliage. Quick tolerance. Well drained growing, good soil. hedging/screening plant for tough sites. Grevillea Gac 3x4 Hardy, bird attracting. Mauve-pink toothbrush acanthifolia subsp. Tolerant of heavy frosts. flowers. Broad dark acanthifolia Prefers sunny position. 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 Spiky green foliage. Pink ‘Canberra Gem’ age. Sooty mould flowers. Hedge/barrier plant. Grevillea dimorpha Gsd 3x2 Shade/sun. Bright red flowers. Two forms, broad or narrow leaves.

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 ‘Hookeriana’ of unknown origin. Large leaf. Grevillea juniperina Gju 2x2 Shade/sun. Suited to Local species. Prickly natural 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 obtusifolia Gob 2x2 Red and green flowers. Soft, light green foliage. Grevillea parvula Gpa 2x2 Poorly drained Good drainage. Sensitive Narrower, blunt leaf sites. to root rot. Excellent long compared with Gvi. lived screening plant and Smaller, paler flowers. bird attractor Grevillea Gpc 2x2 Sharp pointed leaf. Orange/red flowers. ‘Poorinda Hardy. Adaptable. Prolific blooming. Dark Constance’ 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.

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes 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 Spiky foliage. in the wild. Grevillea shiressii Gsr 3x3 Shade/sun. Medium frost Greenish/blue flowers. tolerance. Threatened Strap-like leaf plant species in the wild. Grevillea victoriae Gvi 2x4 Poorly drained Shade/sun. Good Deep red flowers. sites. drainage Sensitive to root Variable leaf width, green rot. above, silvery hairs underneath. Local species. Grevillea willisii Gwi 2x3 Shade/sun. Medium frost Spiky foliage. Pale tolerance. green/yellow toothbrush flowers. Hakea gibbosa Hgi 3x3 Poorly drained Unsuited to areas of high Narrow, prickly leaves. sites. 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. pedestrian use. White flowers. Indigofera INd 2x2 Poorly drained Shade/sun. Responds to Purple flowers. Local adesmiifolia sites. severe pruning. Tolerates species. hot, dry sites. (I. australis var. signata) Kunzea ambigua KUa 3.5x4 Responds to severe Fine foliage. Massed pruning. white flowers. Leionema elatius Leb 2x1 Shade/sun. Terminal white flowers. subsp. beckleri Rounded form. Leptospermum Llg 3x3 Conspicuous white lanigerum flowers. Local species. Various forms which have either dark green or grey tomentose foliage. Leptospermum Lsq 2.5x1.5 Pink flowers in Feb-May squarrosum on old wood only. Melaleuca Mcu 3x2 White flowers. Narrow cuticularis leaves. Melaleuca Meb 3x1.5 Pink flowers. Needle erubescens leaves. Melaleuca Msq 2.5x2.5 Dry sites. Dense foliage. Cream

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes squarrosa flowers. Melaleuca viminea Mvi 3x3 Dry sites. Fragrant cream flowers. Soft, needle leaves. Myoporum MYv 2x2 Poorly drained Suits dry, rocky sites. White flowers with purple viscosum sites. spots. Polyscias POLs 3x2 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Some gum Terminal white flowers. sambucifolia oozing noted at Botanic Fern-like leaves in the Gardens. Responds to local subspecies. severe pruning. Spyridium SDp 3x1.5 Poorly drained Spreading habit. parvifolium sites. Terminal white flowers. Westringia longifolia WEl 2x1.5 Poorly drained Medium frost tolerance. White to purple flower sites. Good hedge if pruned. forms available. Shade/sun. Responds to severe pruning.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes * Acacia cognata Acg 1.5x2 Shade/sun. Light frost Dwarf weeping habit Soft ‘Green Mist’ tolerance. Fast growing, lemon flowers in spring. no pruning required. Acacia costiniana Aco 1.5x3 Shade/sun. Bright green foliage. Anigozanthos ANf 1.5x.4 Shade/sun. Inkspot. Many cultivars are now flavidus 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 oblongifolia BNo 1.5x2 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Prefers well- Yellow/green flowers in drained sites. autumn/winter. Bauera rubioides BUr 1x1.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Good for wet, Pink or white flower shady sites. Regular forms available. pruning retains leafy appearance. Callistemon Csu 1.5x2 Shade/sun. Red flowers. subulatus Callistemon Cvc 1.5x1.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Some Profuse red flowers. viminalis ‘Captain webbing caterpillar. Variable size. Cook’ Medium frost tolerance. Calytrix tetragona CALt 1.5x1 Poorly drained Shade/sun. Responds to White to deep pink sites. severe pruning. flowers. Correa alba var. CRa 1.5x1.5 Shade/sun. White bell flowers. Grey- alba green foliage. Correa ‘Canberra CRcb 1x1 Sun/part shade. Drought Two tone red and cream Bells’ and frost tolerant. bell like flowers. Autumn colour. Daviesia DVm 1x0.8 Shade/sun. Straggly. Blue foliage. Yellow mimosoides Responds to severe flowers. Local species. pruning. Revegetation use. Dodonaea viscosa DDa 1.5x1 Shade/sun. Red and yellow fruit subsp. (females only). angustissima (D. attenuata) Grevillea aquifolium Gaq 1x2 Shade/sun. Holly-like bluish foliage. Pale red toothbrush flowers. Grevillea Gco 1x1.5 Shade/sun. Scented, pink-red confertifolia 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.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics 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 Shade/sun. Open, Local species. Purple sites. straggly habit. Responds pea flowers. White form to severe pruning. also 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 OLp 1.5x1 Poorly drained Shade/sun. Requires Blue or white flowers. phlogopappa sites. pruning. Short-lived. Responds to severe pruning. Phebalium PHs 1.5x2 Hardy. Attractive foliage. Upright squamulosum dense habit. White subsp. argenteum flowers in terminal clusters. Philotheca Pma 1.3x2 Shade/sun. Responds to Scented foliage, white myoporoides subsp. severe pruning. flowers. acuta (Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. acutus) Philotheca Pmm 1.5x2 Shade/sun. Responds to Scented foliage, white myoporoides subsp. severe pruning. flowers. myoporoides (Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. myoporoides) Podocarpus PDl 1x1 Shade/sun. Long lived Local species. Dark lawrencei but slow growing. green foliage. Male and Responds to severe female plants. Red pruning. berries on female plants. Rhagodia RHs 1x1 Wet sites. Good for exposed, dry Blue/grey foliage. spinescens var. sites. Responds to Pungent foliage. deltophylla severe pruning. Thelionema glauca Sgc 1x1 Shade/sun. Tufted habit. Blue flowers, blue foliage. (Stypandra glauca) Westringia fruticosa WEf 1.5x3 Hardy - tolerates Dark green foliage. White exposure. Brittle wood. flowers. Requires periodic pruning. Responds to severe pruning. Westringia WEw 1.3x1.5 Blue-mauve flowers ‘Wynyabbie Gem’ throughout the year.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Zieria cytisoides ZIc 1.5x1.5 Poorly drained Responds to severe Pink flowers. Grey sites. pruning. foliage.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Allocasuarina nana ALn 1x1.5 Responds to severe Open habit. pruning. (Casuarina nana) * Banksia ‘Birthday BNbc 0.5x1.2 Shade/sun. Drought and Orange-yellow flower Candles’ frost tolerant. spikes. Dense dark green foliage. * Caliistemon ‘Little Clj 1x1 Prefers full sun, tolerant Red flowers. Low John’ of part shade. Fast compact form. growing. Drought and frost tolerant once established. * Callistemon ‘White Cwa 1x3 Prefers full sun, tolerant White flowers. Low Anzac’ of part shade. Fast spreading growing. Drought and frost tolerant. Can be pruned after flowering. Correa ‘Dusky Bells’ CRdb 0.5x.75 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Medium frost Pink/red flowers. tolerance. Grevillea juniperina Gjm 0.5x3 Good on exposed sites. Spiky dark green foliage. ‘Molonglo’ Orange flowers. Local selection. Grevillea Glt 0.8x0.8 Scale. Root suckers Grey foliage. Insignificant ‘Little Thicket’ assist spread. pale pink flowers. Micromyrtus ciliata MIc 0.5x0.7 With age, loses leaves in Pink buds and white centre of the plant. flowers. Tiny overlapping Responds to severe leaves. pruning.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes * Camellia japonica CAMj 1.5-6x3 Full sun. Prefers dappled shade. Evergreen with dark Very slow growing. green leaves. Variety of Prefers acid soils. cultivars and colours, Drought tolerant once flowering from April to established. October. Camellia sasanqua CAMs 4x3 Shade/sun. Prefers acid Evergreen with dark soils. Moderate drought green leaves. Variety of tolerance. cultivars and colours, flowering from April to July (or later). Cordyline australis CDYa 4x2 Poorly drained Well drained soils. Palm-like plant, with long sites. Remove spent leaves. leaves bunched at end of naked branches. Cornus florida CNr 4x3 Dry sites. Poor Shade preferred. Red autumn foliage. Pink ‘Rubra’ soils. Requires wind protection. spring flowers. Deciduous. Cornus kousa CNk 5x3 Dry sites. Poor Bronze autumn foliage. soils. Cream flowers. Deciduous. Garrya elliptica GAe 5x4 Requires cool roots. Evergreen. Green catkins (male) in winter. Photinia ‘Robusta’ PNr 4x3 Hardy evergreen. Red new growth. White Powdery mildew. pungent flowers. Hedge. Responds to severe pruning. Pittosporum PTe 5x2 Poorly drained Prefers semi-shade. Green/white foliage. eugenioides sites. Needs well drained soils. (variegated) Scale. Responds to severe pruning. Pittosporum 5-6x2-5 Sun/semi shade. Frost Medium green foliage tenuifolium ‘Screen tolerant. and dark stems. Master’

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Acca sellowiana FEs 3x2 Requires semi-shade. Green/woolly white leaves. Red flowers, (Feijoa sellowiana) edible fruit. 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 CEp 2-4x2 Wet sites. Poorly Short lived (10 years). Light blue flowers. papillosus subsp. drained sites. roweanus Chaenomeles CHs 2x2 Paved areas. Large fruit. Fruit drop. Deciduous. Red, pink & speciosa white flower forms, winter/spring flowering. Attractive twisting spiny branches. Cornus sanguinea CNs 2x2 Medium frost tolerance. Purple autumn colour. Deciduous. Red stems. Elaeagnus pungens Elm 3x3 Prefers semi-shade. Inconspicuous, pink ‘Marginata’ scented flowers. Leaves with silver edge. Escallonia rubra ESr 2x1 Dry sites. Wet sites. Good drainage required. Red flowers. Responds to severe pruning. Escallonia rubra ESm 3x2 Dry sites. Wet sites. Good drainage required. Dense dark green leaves. var. macrantha Responds to severe Deep pink flowers. pruning. Euonymus EUj 3x2 Planting less than 2 Powdery mildew. Evergreen. Useful hedge. japonicus metres from Requires pruning. White flowers. Red hydraulic services. berries. Forsythia FOl 2x1.5 Needs regular pruning. Deciduous. Prolific yellow ‘Lynwood Gold’ Responds to severe flowers in spring. pruning. Jasminum mesnyi JAm 2x2 Requires semi-shade. Dark green leaves. Semi- Medium frost tolerance. deciduous. Yellow flowers. Lagerstroemia LAi 3x2 Powdery mildew in Purple, pink or white indica shaded sites. Plant no flowers in late summer. closer than 2 metres from Attractive mottled bark. hydraulic services. Osmanthus OSf 2.5x2 Very fragrant white fragrans flowers. Evergreen. Philadelphus x PHIv 2x1 Medium frost tolerance. Double white fragrant ‘Virginalis’ flowers. Deciduous. Photinia glabra PNg 2.5x2 Powdery mildew - Red spring foliage. Dull ‘Rubens’ minimal. Hedge. white flowers. Prunus Pla 3.5x3 Natural areas. Prefers full shade. Evergreen/glossy leaves. laurocerasus Leaves, fruit poisonous. Good screen. White Attracts bees. flowers in spring. Blue/black autumn berries.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Raphiolepis x RAd 2x1 Dry areas Shade/sun. Slow Evergreen. Pink flowers. delacourii growing. Viburnum x Vbo 3x2 Shade/sun. Sweet scented rose-pink bodnantense flowers in winter. 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 Planting less than 2 Shade/sun. Red spider, Flowers pink/white. metres from thrip. Good hedge. 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)

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics 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. Chaenomeles CHj 1x1 Paved areas. Small fruit. Fruit drop. Deciduous. Reddish japonica orange flowers in winter/spring. Spiny branches. Choisya ternata CYt 1.5x1.5 Poorly drained Attracts citrus white Glossy green foliage. sites. butterfly. White flowers. Aromatic. Cistus ladanifer CIl 1x1 Good on dry sites and in Attractive white flowers. poor soils. Drought (Cistus ladaniferus) tolerant. 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 HBl 1.25x1 Responds to pruning. Purple flowers. Leaf Seduisante’ Leaf spot in wet winters. underside purple/red. Hypericum patulum HYp 1x1 Exposed sites. Semi-deciduous. var. ‘Henryi’ Buttercup yellow flowers Nandina domestica NNd 1.7x1 Shade/sun. Responds to Red tinged leaves in severe pruning. Root spring and autumn. Red suckers are not a berries turn white. problem. Phormium tenax PMt 1.2x1.2 Long, strap-like leaves. Phormium tenax PMr 1.2x1.2 Reddish long leaves. ‘Rubrum’ Rosmarinus RSo 1x1 Good for dry sites. Rosemary - ‘ANZAC officinalis Responds well to bush’. Fragrant leaves, pruning. Useful hedge. blue flowers. Spiraea SIc 1.5x1.5 Requires pruning after Semi-deciduous. White cantoniensis flowering. summer flowers. Spiraea thunbergii SIt 1.5x1.5 Slow growing. Semi- Profuse white flowers in deciduous. spring. * Teucrium Tfr 1.5x2 Full sun. Good drainage. Aromatic upright blue fruiticans Drought tolerant. grey foliage. Mauve Marginal frost tolerance. flowers. Clip for formal hedge. Viburnum carlesii Vca 1.5x1 Shade/sun. Fragrant white flowers in spring. Deciduous.

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Coleonema COLc 0.75 Very hardy. Good for dry Pink flowers. pulchrum x0.5 sites. Pungent smell. ‘Compactum’ Coleonema COLs 0.6x1 Use low form. Gold foliage. pulchrum ‘Sunset Gold’ Lavandula LVa 0.3x0.3 Good for exposed sites. Fragrant grey foliage. angustifolia Requires pruning after Fragrant blue flowers. flowering. Nandina domestica NNn 0.3x0.3 Shade/sun. Compact form. Red ‘Nana’ autumn foliage.

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes 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 Coarse texture due to young. Requires wet, broad leaves. cool sites. South aspect. Boronia denticulata BOd 1x1.5 Shade/sun. Moist site. Pink flowers. Scented foliage. Boronia BOh 1.5x1 Poorly drained Shade/sun. Susceptible Bright pink flowers. heterophylla sites. Dry sites. to 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 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 quadrifidus soils. green pine like leaves. Crimson spiky flowers. Cassinia longifolia CSSl 2x2 Urban areas. Shade/sun. Brittle Sticky scented foliage. branches. Responds to White flowers. Local severe pruning. Suitable species. for revegetation. Cassinia CSSq 2x2 Urban areas. Shade/sun. Brittle Local species. quinquinquefaria branches. 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 Shade preferred. Deciduous. White spring ‘Alba’ soils. Requires wind protection. flowers. Red autumn foliage. Correa glabra CRg 2x2 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Drought and Glossy green foliage. frost tolerant. Prune to Green flowers in winter. shape. Correa pulchella Cpu 1x1 Moist sites. Shade/sun Evergreen slender stem shrub. Long flowering season. Correa reflexa CRr 1x1 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Many forms, some var. reflexa hardier than others. Correa CRs 1.5x1.5 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Red flowers. schlechtendalii Poorly drained sites.

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Crowea exalata CWe 0.7x0.7 Shade/sun. Medium frost Pink flowers. tolerance. Crowea exalata CWg 0.5x0.5 Poorly drained Shade/sun. Medium frost Pink flowers in summer / ‘Ginninderra Falls’ sites. tolerance. autumn. Local species. Crowea ‘Festival’ CWf 1x1 Exposed sites. Shade only. Medium frost Profuse pink flowers. Dry sites. tolerance. Poorly drained sites. Crowea saligna CWs 1.2x1.2 Exposed sites. Shade only. Medium frost Pink flowers. Dry sites. tolerance. Poorly drained sites. Dampiera purpurea DAp 0.8x1 Poorly drained Shade/sun. Root suckers Blue/grey foliage. sites. assist spread. Powdery Blue/purple flowers. mildew. Dicksonia antartica DCa 2x3 Dry sites. Shade only. Requires Local species. Special moist/ irrigated site. Low design feature. frost tolerance. Diospyros kaki DYk 5x4 Shade/sun. Orange edible fruit. Orange autumn foliage. Euonymus EUjv 3x2 Powdery mildew. Evergreen, variegated. japonicus Requires pruning. Useful hedge. White (variegated) flowers, red berries. Grevillea Gcf 0.3x1.5 Wet sites. Well drained sites. Compact evergreen crithmifolia Withstands dry periods. shrub with needle leaves. Cream white flowers. Grevillea Gma 3x2 Low/medium frost Pink flowers. macleayana tolerance. Grevillea ‘Pink GPd 0.5x1-3 Adaptable. Pink flowers. Lady’ Hebe glaucophylla Hgu 0.5x0.5 Sun. Tolerates dry Small evergreen shrub periods. Good border with profusion of white plant. Trimmed for flowers in spring. edging. No maintenance. Hebe ‘Inspriation’ HIp 1x1 Shade/sun. No Evergreen compact bush. maintenance. Dark green leaves. Spikes 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 0.75x1 Poorly drained Pungent smell in flower. Horizontal blue/grey papillatus sites. foliage. Yellow flowers. Kunzea capitata Kct 1x1.5 Sun. Well drained soil. Pink buttons. Evergreen rounded shrub. Mauve

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes pink flowers. Kunzea ericifolia KUe 3x4 Natural areas. Shade/sun. Responds to Linear leaves and cream Creeks. severe pruning. Scale. to pale yellow flowers in Invasive potential near clusters at the ends of woodland. Suitable branches. revegetation. Lambertia formosa Lfo 2x2 Poorly drained Sun. Well drained soils. Mountain devil. Rounded sites. Withstand dry periods. evergreen shrub. Pink, Useful as a barrier plant. red flowers. Stiff pointy leaves. Leionema coxii Lco 4x3 Shade/sun. Short lived - Scented foliage. root rot susceptible. (Phebalium coxii) Medium frost tolerance. Leptospernum Lah 2.5x2 Shade/sun. Wind Dense bushy shrub with ‘Aphrodite’ tolerant. Likes wet mass of bright pink conditions. Good for flowers in late spring. hedge/screenage or as a 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 Conspicuous white polygalifolium caterpillar. flowers. (Leptospermum flavescens) Linnaea amabilis Lmb 1.5- Poorly drained Sun. Fertile well drained Beauty bush. Deciduous. 2.5x sites. soil. Abundant flowers in (Kolkwitzia spring for long period. amabilis) Melaleuca armillaris Mar 5x4 Frost susceptibility - Dark green foliage. White mass plantings liable to flowers. failure. Medium/low frost tolerance. Plant no closer than 4 metres from hydraulic services. Melaleuca incana Min 2.5x2.5 Wet sites. Shade/sun. Prefers dry, Silver foliage. Pale yellow Poorly drained protected sites. Medium flower. sites. frost tolerance.

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Melaleuca Mth 1x1 Poorly drained Webbing moth caterpillar. Mauve flowers. Bluish thymifolia sites. foliage. Melaleuca violacea Mvo 1x1 Poorly drained Webbing moth caterpillar. Mauve flowers. Bluish sites. foliage. Micrantheum MCh 1x1 Local species. Cream hexandrum terminal flowers. Uncommon. Nerium oleander Nol 2.5x2 Planting less than 2 All parts of plant Conspicuous flowers. metres from poisonous. hydraulic services. Nerium oleander Nolp 2.5x2 Poorly drained All parts of plant Conspicuous flowers. ‘Pink sites. poisonous. Medium frost Planting less than 2 tolerance. metres from hydraulic services. Nerium oleander Nolw 2.5x2 Poorly drained soils. All parts of plant Conspicuous flowers. ‘White’ Planting less than 2 poisonous. Medium frost metres from tolerance. hydraulic services. Ozothamnus OZd 2.5x1 Shade/sun. Requires diosmifolius regular pruning. (Helichrysum diosmifolia) Photinia x ‘Robusta PNrr 4x3 Hardy evergreen. Reddish foliage as wel as Red Robin’ Powdery mildew. red new growth. White Responds to severe flowers. pruning. Hedge. Podocarpus elatus PDe 4+x4 Dry sites. Medium frost tolerance. Attractive foliage. Catkins Slow growing. Prefers (male flowers), blue fruits moist sites. (female). Polygala grandiflora Pgi 1.5x2 Poorly drained Warm protected position. Blue pea shaped flower sites. Not frost tolerant. and compact shrub. Polygala myrtifolia Pmy 1.2x2 Poorly drained Warm protected position. Blue pea shaped flower sites. Not frost tolerant. and compact shrub. Prostanthera Pcu 0.5x1.5 Shade/sun. Needs good Mint bush. Dark green cuneata drainage. rounded aromic leaves. White flowers. Prostanthera PRSl 2x2 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Root rot Flowers white, tinged lasianthos Poorly drained susceptible. pink/purple in summer. sites. Local species. Rhytidosporum RHp 0.4x0.4 Naturally found in rocky Local species. White procumbens terrain and near streams flowers. in low open forest. Scaevola aemula SVa 1x1 Shade/sun. Short lived. Mauve/blue flowers. Medium frost tolerance. Syringa vulgaris SYl 3x2 Double flowers, fragrant ‘Ludwig Spaeth’ dark purple. Deciduous. Syringa vulgaris SYm 3x2 White scented flowers. ‘Madam Lemoine’ Deciduous.

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Astartea fascicularis ASfp 0.3x1.5 Responds to severe White/pink flowers. (prostrate form) pruning. * Banksia BNrc 0.7x2-4 Shade/sun. Drought Yellow flowers. Low integrifolia ‘Roller tolerant, medium frost mounding or prostrate Coaster’ tolerance. spreading groundcover. Brachyscome BRm 0.3x0.5 Poorly drained Shade/sun. Short-lived Mauve flowers for long multifida sites. perennial. Requires periods. Plant at close pruning at times. intervals. Correa decumbens CRd 0.3x1.2 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Small red/green flowers. Grevillea australis Gau 0.2x0.4 Good on exposed sites. Dark green foliage. Small white flowers. Grevillea curviloba Gcl 1x2.5 Exposed sites. Requires pruning. Some Light green foliage. White shoots grow to 1-2 flowers. metres high. Medium frost tolerance. Grevillea juniperina Gjp 0.3x1.5 Good on exposed sites. Prickly dark green (prostrate form) foliage. Yellow or red flowers. Grevillea ‘Poorinda Gpr 0.2x2 Some iron deficiency Dense foliage. Many red Royal Mantle’ shown in some soils, toothbrush flowers. usually alkaline soils. Hardenbergia ‘Flat HAfw 0.2-0.5 Wet sites. Sun/part shade. Drought White flowers from White’ x2-4 Poorly drained and frost tolerant (less Autumn to Spring. sites. when young). May get Trailing ground cover some leaf burn from Does not climb. extreme cold. * Hardenbergia HAm 0.5x2 Wet sites. Sun/part shade. Drought Purple pea flowers from ‘Meema’ Poorly drained and frost tolerant (less winter to spring. Upright sites. when young). May get form and grows into some leaf burn from shrubby groundcover. extreme cold. Will climb other plants if permitted. Longer lived cultivar. Myoporum MYp 0.1x2 Exposed sites. Usually short lived. White flowers. Variable parvifolium Fungal leaf spot. Medium leaf width. Prostrate. frost tolerance. Responds to severe pruning. * Myoporum MYpf 0.2x1-2 Sun/semi-shade. Well White star shaped parvifolium ‘Fine drained soils. Fast flowers. Fine narrow Leaf Form’ growing. Drought and foliage. Prostrate. frost tolerant. * Myoporum MYpp 0.1- Sun/semi-shade. Well White star shaped parvifolium 0.4x1.5 drained soils. Fast flowers. Purple tinged purpurea growing. Drought and foliage, deepening in frost tolerant. colour during winter. Fine leaf purpurea also available. * Platysace Plew .2x.3 Shade/sun. Hardy. Creamy flower heads lanceolata ‘Edna Medium frost tolerance. open from pink buds. Walling Flower Girl’ Tightly set tiny rounded leaves. Lightly suckering. Viola hederacea VIh 0.2x0.2 Dry sites. Shade only. Hardy. Local species. Spreads Requires moist site. by runners.

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Medium frost tolerance.

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Agapanthus AGa 1x1 Removal of spent flower Blue and white flower africanus heads required. Tolerates forms (summer). Tufted shade. Medium frost habit. Dwarf form also. tolerance. Ajuga reptans AJr 0.1x0.3 Dry sites. Requires shade. Spreads Green/purple foliage. by runners. Medium frost Upright purple flowers. tolerance. Arctostaphylos uva- AYu 0.3x3 Hardy. Evergreen, shiny dark ursi green foliage. White/pink flowers. Prostrate. Baccharis pilularis BAp 0.7x2 Hardy, drought resistant. Bright green foliage. ‘Twin Peaks’ Spreads by layering. Insignificant flowers. Cistus pulverulentus CIp 0.75x0. Good on dry sites. Grey green foliage. ‘Sunset’ 75 Orange flowers. Convolvulus CVm 0.5x1 Medium frost tolerance. Evergreen. Blue/mauve mauritanicus Hardy. flowers. Coprosma x kirkii COPk 0.6x1 Good on exposed sites. Olive green leaves. Intolerant of trampling. Inconspicuous purple Medium frost tolerance. flowers. Juniperus conferta JNc 0.2x2 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 0.2x1 Full sun required for White, pink, purple and flowering. blue flower forms. Rosmarinus RSl 0.3x0.3 Good for exposed sites. Fragrant foliage. Mauve lavandulaceus flowers. Thymus serphyllum THs 0.1x0.4 Dry sites. Very prostrate: mat- Mauve, pink and white forming. flower forms. Fragrant foliage. Perennial herb.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Acacia ‘Austraflora Aac 0.3x2.4 Groundcover. Will Yellow flowers Cascade’ tolerate heavier soils. Baekea virgata Bvr 0.2- Poorly drained Shade/sun. Tolerates White abundant flowers. (Dwarf Form) 1x1-1.5 sites. dryness. Well drained Heath like shrub. soil. Blechnum nudum Bnu 1x0.7 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 0.3x0.5 Poorly drained Shade/sun. Improved flower colour multifida sites. and foliage density ‘Break O’Day’ (compared with BRm). Bracteantha Bbtt 0.8x0.8 Revegetation. Sun. Prune in spring. Everlasting daisy. Large bracteata green leaves iwth yellow paper daisy. Flowers spring/summer. Bracteantha viscosa Bvi 0.8x0.8 Shade/sun. Suitable for Sticky everlasting daisy. revegetation and Open upright perennial ornamental purposes. herb with golden yellow Cut back and fertilise in paper flowers. Flowers in spring. spring/summer. Local species. Calocephalus citrius Ccit Shade/sun. Remove Lemon beauty heads. spent flowers. Suitable Lemon yellow flowers for revegetation and with silver grey foliage. ornamental purposes. * Casuarina glauca Cgci 0.15x1 Shade/sun. Tolerates dry Vibrant grey-green ‘Cousin It’ conditions. Moderate needle-like foliage. frost tolerance. Well drained soils. Chrysocephalum Hap 0.15x0. Poorly drained Yellow buttons. Grey apiculatum 3 sites. woolly stems and leaves. Dense yellow flowers. (Helichrysum apiculatum) Chrysocephalum Cse 0.6x0.6 Poorly drained Shade/sun. Used for Cluster daisy. semipapposum sites. revegetaiton and Silvery/green upright ornamental purposes. foliage with yellow button Prune and fertilise in like flowers in spring. summer/autumn. Dampiera DAd 0.1x0.5 Exposed sites. Well drained sites. Root Deep blue flowers. diversifolia Poorly drained suckers assist spread. sites. Medium frost tolerance. Enchylaena Ett 0.5x1 Poorly drained Sun. Tolerates dryness. Red berries. Good tomentosa sites. foliage contrast with succulent grey leaves. Grevillea Gbr 0.3x2 Dissected leaf with red/ ‘Bronze Rambler’ green tinges. Red stems. Dense foliage. Red toothbrush flowers. Kunzea pomifera Kpf 0.3x1-2 Sun. Good drainage. White flowers in spring. Woody shrub.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Leucochrysum Laia 0.15x0. Shade/sun. Remove Golden sunray. Silver albicans 1-0.15 spent flowers. Suitable grey foliage with white for annual flower bed. paper flowers (spring - summer). Local species. Phyla nodiflora PFn 0.1x1.2 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Requires Prostrate. Pink flowers. Exposed sites. good drainage. Medium Deciduous in winter. frost tolerance. Pimelea filiformis Pff prostrat Shade/sun. Adaptable. Rice flower. Pink/white ex1 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 growth covered with attractive brown scales. Forms clumps. Scaevola albida SVl 0.2x0.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Short lived. White or blue flowers. Medium frost tolerance. Trachelospernum Taa Evergreen self clinging asiaticum twiner. Fragrant creamy- white flowers in summer. Vinca minor VCi 0.2x1 Natural areas. Shade/sun. Invasive. Blue flowers. Dry sites. NOT to be used near any Creeks. watercourses. Planting area needs to be contained. Vinca minor ‘Alba’ VCa 0.2x1 Natural areas. Shade/sun. Invasive. White flowers. Dry sites. NOT to be used near any Creeks. watercourses. Planting area needs to be contained. Walhenbergia Wcm 0.2- Shade/sun. Dormant over Blue bells. Blue flowers communis 0.3x0.1 winter. Hardy. Remove in summer and autumn. spent foliage. Can be Local species. overtaken by weeds - use in mass planting. Use as an annual.

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1.1.13. NATIVE CLIMBERS

Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Billardiera scandens Bsc Natural areas Well drained soils. Frost Requires host or trellis. tolerant. Drought tolerant. Planted under Eucalyptus, can thrive under conditions challenging for most garden plants. Clematis aristata CMa Shade/sun. Not very Profuse white flowers in vigorous - needs support. spring. Medium frost tolerance. Variable species. Hardenbergia HAr Wet sites. Sun/part shade. Drought Pink flowers. Deep green ‘Rosea’ Poorly drained and frost tolerant (less leaves. sites. when young). May get some leaf burn from extreme cold. Will climb other plants if permitted. Hardenbergia HAv Wet sites. Shade/sun. Low climber. Local species. Deep violacea Poorly drained Training required. green leaves. Purple sites. Medium/low frost flowers. tolerance.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Akebia quinata AKa Needs support. Deciduous. Fragrant purple/pink flowers. Campsis grandiflora CAg Natural areas. Needs support. Can be Deciduous. Orange invasive. flower. Celastrus scandens CELs Natural areas. Vigorous. Needs support. Deciduous: Yellow Invasive. autumn foliage. Small yellow flowers. Clematis montana CMm Requires cool, moist root Deciduous. Rose ‘Rubens’ run. Medium frost coloured flowers. tolerance. Fallopia Fba Needs support. White/pink flowers in baldschuanica summer and autumn. (Polygonum baldschuanica) Gelsemium GEs Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Needs support. Evergreen. Yellow sempervirens Black leaf spot. Medium fragrant flowers. frost tolerance. Jasminum JAp Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Sheltered wall Fragrant pink/white polyanthum only. Needs support. Frost flowers. Evergreen, if tender when young. Low protected from frost. frost tolerance. 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. Rosa banksiae ROb Needs support. Thornless. White or yellow flowers. Medium frost tolerance Trachelospermum TRj Dry sites. Prefers shade. Needs Evergreen, glossy jasminoides Natural areas. support. leaves. White scented flowers. Wisteria sinensis WIs Natural areas Needs support. Deciduous. Conspicuous purple or white flowers.

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1.2. 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. 1.2.1. 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. 1.2.2. LIST OF SPECIAL PLANTS: NATIVE GRASSES

Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Austrostipa densiflora Adf 0.25x0. Shade/sun. Suitable for Feather spear grass. 25 revegetaiton and Ornamental seed head - (Stipa densiflora) ornamental purposes. feather stalks resemble Remove spent seed heads. bamboo. Seed head to 1 metre. Local species. Austrostipa Arm 0.3x0.3 Ornamental Shade/sun. Remove spent Tall spear grass. Leaves ramoissima purposes. seed heads. Cool season green. Basal clump. grass. Local species. (Stipa ramoissima) Austrostipa scabra Asc 0.3x0.3 Wetland sites. Suitable of revegtation Rough spear grass. Ornamental purposes. Good on Stays green in frost. (Stipa scabra) purposes. exposed sites with poor Local species. soils. Can be sown directly on site. Bothriochloa macra Bma 0.2x0.2 Ornamental Suitable for revegetation. Red leg grass. Turns a planting. Not a Remove spent seed heads. reddish colour in frosts good competitor Warm season grass. and brown under heavy with weeds. frosts. Grass grows very low. Local species. Cenchrus CCp 1x1 Shale. Shade/sun. Moist and dry Swamp foxtail. Large tuft purpurascens soils. Better planted in grass. Ornamental seed mulched graden beds. heads. Holds its colour (Pennisetum NOT invasive. Frost will during summer and alopecuroides) brown leaves. Warm winter. season grass. Chloris truncata Ctr 0.05- Annual Suitable for revegetation Windmill grass. Flowers 0.15x0. coloniser. and ornamental purposes. in response to rain. 1-0.2 Drought tolerant. Will mulitply from initial stock and good seeder. Warm season grass. Cymbopogon CYr 0.3x0.3 Shade/sun. Suitable for Barbed wire grass. Seed refractus revegetation and ornmental heads resemble barb purposes. Very tough. wire. Goes brown with Remove frosted foliage in frosts. spring. Warm season grass. Dianella caerulea DIc 1x2.5 Full sun. Can tolerate Tufted habit with strap damp conditions, prefers like leaves. Blue star dry. Frost resistant. Prefers shaped flowers on long unmulched sites. stems in spring followed by purple berries. Dianella longifolia DIl 1x0.5 Shade/Sun. Dought and Tufted habit with strap frost tolerant. like leaves. Local species. Blue star

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes shaped flowers on long stems in spring followed by blue berries. Dianella revoluta DIr 0.3x0.5 Shade/sun. Suitable for Tufted habit. Local both ornamental and species. Blue star rehabilitaiton purposes. shaped flowers on long stems in spring followed by blue berries. Dianella tasmanica DIt 0.7x1 Suitable for both Tufted habit. Blue star ornamental and shaped flowers on long rehabilitaiton purposes. stems in spring followed Prefers shade. by blue berries. Dichelachne crinita Dcr 0.25x0. Ornamental Shade/sun. Suitable for Long hair plume grass. 25 planting as a revegetation. Grown in Ornamental pink-purple monoculture. open and cleared areas in plumes. Local species. grasslands and woodlandson sand of soil. Cool season grass. Dichelachne Dmi 0.2x0.2 Maybe taken Shade/sun. Suitable for Short hair plume grass. micrantha over with weeds revegetation and Ornamental purple plume if planted as a ornamental purposes. Very flowers in spring/summer. monoculture. common in dry or wet Local species. sclerophyll forests. Drought tolerant. Cool season grass. Lomandra hystrix LDht 0.8x0.8 Heavy frost. Shade/sun. Suitable for Tufted habit. Slightly ‘Tropicbelle’ wet sites, though will arching light green tolerate dry conditions. foliage. Compact, uniform Suitable for revegetation height. Yellow flow and ornamental purposes. spikes. Lomandra longifolia LDl 0.5x1 Shade/sun. Suitable for Tufted habit. Light green revegetation and foliage. Fragrant flowers. ornamental purposes. Local species. Drought and frost tolerant. * Lomandra longifolia LDlc 1.2x0.8 Clay soil. Seed Shade/sun. Suitable for Mat rush. Glaucous-blue ‘Cassica’ heads are revegetation and upright foliage. prickly ornamental purposes. Well prepared drained soils. Fertilise in spring. Lomandra longifolia LDlk 1x0.7 Shade/sun. Suitable for Mat rush. Fine deep ‘Katrinus’ revegetation and green to lime foliage with ornamental purposes. weeping habit. Performs Heavier clay based soils. better in clay soil that common form. Seed heads are prickly. Microlaena stipoides Msti 0.2x0.2 Ornamental Suitable for revegetaiton. Weeping grass. Tuft sites. Dry sites Grows under trees in open perrenial. Year long moist sites. Remove spent green lawn like seed heads and fertilise appearance. Local after prunning. Cool species. season grass. Poa labillardierei POAl 1.5x1 Weedy sites. Suited to higher Tussock Grass. Long Dry sites. maintenance sites. Prefers slender leaves and large adequate moisture all year. open seed heads. Dome- shaped form. Year long

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes green grass. Poa labillardierei cv POAle 0.2-0.8 Shade/sun. Suitable for Tussock grass. Holds its ‘Erindale’ x0.2- revegetation and colour over summer and 0.4 ornamental purposes. winter. Good at weed Good under eucalypts. All suppression. Local soil types. Cut spent heads species. More in autumn and fertilise. ornamental than P. Cool season grass. labillardiere. Poa sieberiana POAs 0.3x0.3 Rehabilitation Shade/sun. Suitable for Blue snow tussock. Fine ‘Aranda’ sites. both ornamental and lead blue form. Holds its Wet sites. revegetation purposes. colour during summer Slow to Ornamental mass planting and winter. Local establish and at high planting density. species. can be More ornamental than P. overtaken by siebriana. Prune back after exotic weeds spent seed heads and fertilise. Cool seaon grass. Rytidosperma RYb 0.15x0. Wetland or Shade/sun. Suitable for Wallaby grass. Stays bipartita 15 damp sites. revegetation. Cool season green in frosts. Seed Suitable for grass. heads to 0.6 metres. (Danthonia linkii) ornamental Local species. (Notodanthonia purposes only bipartite) when used as a (Austrodanthonia mix with Poa bipartite) labillardiere ‘Erindale’. Rytidosperma RYc 0.15x0. Suitable for Shade/sun. Remove spent Wallaby grass. Stays caespitosum 15 ornmental heads. green in frosts. Seed purposed only head to 0.5 metres. (Dantonia caespitosa) when used as a (Notodanthonia mix with Poa sp. caespitosa) Poorly drained sites Rytidosperma RYcb 0.1-0.3 Suitable for Shade/sun. Remove spent Wallaby grass. Seed ‘Canberra Blend’ x0.1- ornmental flowers. Suitable for heads to 0.2 - 0.6 0.3 purposed only revegetaiton. metres. (Notodanthonia when used as a ‘Canberra Blend’) mix with Poa sp. (Austrodanthonia Short lived and ‘Canberra Blend’) transitional spp. Rytidosperma RYe 0.2x0.2 Suitable for Shade/sun. Suitable for Hill wallaby grass. Stays erianthum ornmental revegetation. Remove green in frost. Seed purposes only spend seed heads. heads to 0.6 metres. (Notodanthonia when used as a Local species. eriantha) mix with Poa (Austrodanthonia labillardiere eriantha) ‘Erindale’. Rytidosperma fulvum RYf 0.15x0. Wetland or Shade/sun. Suitable for Wallaby grass. Stays 15 damp sites. revegetation. Cool season green in frosts. Seed (Danthonia linkii) Suitable for grass. heads to 0.6 metres. (Austrodanthonia ornamental Local species. fulva) purposes only R. fulvum is in when used as a Canberra mix with Poa labillardiere ‘Erindale’.

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Botanical name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x width notes Rytidosperma RYp 0.7x0.7 Suitable for revegetation Red anther wallaby pallidum and ornamental purposes. grass. Holds colour in Acid soils of low fertility frosts. Green leaf with (Chionochloa pallida) and drought tolerant. Wet orange and white seed (Joycea pallida) and dry areas. Remove head. spent flower heads. Cool season grass. Rytidosperma RYr 0.1- Ornamental Shade/sun. Remove spent Wallaby grass. Seed racemosum 0.15 purposes. seed heads. heads to 0.5 metres. x0.1- Short lived. (Notodanthonia 0.15 racemosa) (Austrodanthonia racemosa) Rytidosperma RYs 0.3x0.0 Weedy sites. First used at Tuggeranong Small-flower wallaby setaceum 5 Office Park. Suited to open grass. Shortly tufted space use and poor soils. perennial. Widespread (Danthonia setacea) Victorian origin. and abundant grass in (Notodanthonia natural pastures in setacea) southern Australia. (Austrodanthonia setacea) Sorghum leiochladum Slc 0.4x0.4 Shade/sun. Ornamental Native sorghum. Local and revegetation purposes. species. Green-blue Warm season grass. foliage with ornamantal brown seed heads. Themeda triandra Ttr 0.4x0.3 Weedy sites. Shade/sun. Warm season Kangaroo grass. Grows grass. November-March. (Themeda australis) Flowers December/January. Green foliage turns reddish in autumn. Attractive seed heads. Can look messy and browns under frosts. Local species. Themeda triandra Ttrm 0.2x0.5 Revegetation Shade/sun. Drought Dwarf blue kangaroo ‘Mingo’ purposes. tolerant. Prune back after grass. Foliage changes winter and fertilise. Warm to purple in cool weather. (Themeda australis season grass. Will brown with heavy ‘Mingo’) frosts. Prostrate habit. Sterile seed.

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Botanical Name Code Height Not suitable for Management and siting Design characteristics x Width notes Festuca glauca Fgl 0.25x0. Shade/sun. Ornamental Blue fescue. Green blue 25 purposes. Fertilise in foliage. spring. Cool season grass.

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1.3. 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. 1.3.1. 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 drying mud. Rarely leaves which emerge at obstructs water flow. ground 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 Tall sedge. Dome (usually waterbodies. creek banks, ephemeral shaped tussock plant. less swamps. Can survive Orange/brown than periodic inundation. Useful inflorescence. Leaves 1m) for erosion stabilisation. flattened. Carex bichenoviana Cbn 1.2 Many ACT Damp areas, lake and Dome shaped tussock (usually waterbodies. creek banks, ephemeral plant. Orange/brown

less swamps. Can survive inflorescence. Leaves than periodic inundation. Useful flattened. 1m) for erosion stabilisation.

Crassula helmsii Chm 0.25 Many ACT In or on the margins of Crassula or swamp waterbodies. stationary or slowly-flowing crassula. Light green water usually less than mat-like growth. Stems 400mm deep. intertwined to 500mm long. Small white flowers. Eleocharis acuta Eaca 0.7 Many ACT In or alongside perennial Spikerush. Rhizomes waterbodies. wetlands. which produce erect culms 1-3mm wide trigonous (triangular

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Botanical name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics notes stems) below the spikelet. Forms a dense mide-green reed-like mass. Attractive all year round. * Glossostigma Gel 0.3-1 Bullen Range, Full sun, requires high level Glosso, Small mud-mat. elatinoides Pine Island to of light. Submerged in Small hairless herb, Point Hut. shallow water or on the much branched with bank. Forms dense pairs of erect egg-shaped patches 5-10cm or more in leaves. Stems are rooted diametre. at the nodes and creep along the ground. Single white flowers at axils. * Gratiola peruviana Gpv 0.3 Many ACT Sun/shade. Silt/mud in Austral brooklime. waterbodies. swamps and in shallow Sprawling to erect water to 15cm. Spreads by perennial herb, rooting at suckering. nodes. Pairs of light green egg-shaped leaves. Single trumpet flowers, 6-12mm long, pink with reddish stripes. 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 Pdi 0.5 Many ACT Wet or damp situation in Water couch. Dense waterbodies. shallow water, or if slowly- mats of leaves from flowing water, floating vigourous stolons and across the water surface. rhizomes. Small seed head of 2 racemes. Foliage frosted to straw colour in winter.

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1.3.2. MARGIN ZONE PLANTS

Botanical Name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics notes * Baloskion australe Bau 0.7 Namadgi. Sun. Grows in waterlogged Mountain cord rush. or boggy soils. Erect, evergreen soft- wooded perennial rush Baloskion Bte 1-2 Shade/sun. Grows very Tassle cord rush. tetraphyllum syn well in wet condition or Decorative rush with soft Restio tetraphyllus moving water. delicate weeping foliage. Rusty brown flowers in spring/summer. Baumea articulata Bat 2.5 Local species. Grows in lagoons and Jointed twig-rush. Forms Mount Mugga swamps in water to 1m. a large dense clump. Mugga. Still to slow moving Infloresence open freshwater bodeies on a drooping panicle mostly mud substrate. Provides in summer to early suitable habitat for birds. autumn. Valuable component of swamp and lake flora. * Baumea rubiginosa Bru 1 Jerrabomberra Shade/sun. Tolerant of Soft twig-rush. Wetlands and frosts, innundation, low Compressed ribbon (Machaerina O’Malley pond. rubiginosa) nutrient soils, poor water like green leaves. quality. Inflorescence reddish brown clusters of spikelets. Bolboschoenus Bcl 1 Many ACT Desirable plants for Marsh club-rush. Yellow- caldwellii waterbodies eg. landscape purposes. No green, upright leaves 2- Lake problems to date. 7mm wide from rhizomes Tuggeranong, forming clumps. Small Jerrabomberra brown clustered Wetlands. inflorescence. Medium textured attractive plant. Bolboschoenus Bfv 1.6 Lake In shallow water along Marsh club-rush. fluviatilis Tuggeranong creeks and in shallow Vigorous medium-course and Lake Burley swamps. Survives periodic textured plant that forms Griffin. inundation and period of large clumps. Dark green dry. Shelter for wildlife and foliage with leaves to useful for stabilising banks. 12mm wide. Large brown Generally does not spread inflorescence. More into deeper water. attractive during the growing season. *Bolboschoenus Bme 2 Many ACT In shallow water along Marsh club-rush. medianus waterbodies eg. creeks and in shallow Rhizome creeping, Pine Island to swamps. Shelter for wildlife woody sedge bearing Tharwa. and useful for stabilising hard globose tubers with banks. three-sided stems. Grass-like leaves often to 50 cm long and 11 mm wide. Carex fascicularis Cfl Local species. Grows in swamps, near Tassel sedge. A low Namadgi, Lower dams, lakes, creek banks growing, weeping Cotter, LBG. and flood plains. Survives ornamental carex. periodic inundation and Attractive seeds. Flowers survive periods of dryness. in Spring/summer. Prune when messy or to control growth. *Cycnogeton Cmu 1.3 Molonglo River Northern water ribbons. multifructum Strap-like leaves, usually floating on the water (Triglochin

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Botanical Name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics notes multifructa) surface. Flower-bearing erect stem Oct-June. * Cyperus concinnus Cco 0.7 Point Hut, Reid Trim flat-sedge. Tufted perennial sedge with very short rhizome. Inflorescence reddish- brown, compound with 3– 5 primary branches to 4 cm long, arranged in clusters. Cyperus exaltatus Cex 1.5 Lake Robust plant which seems Sedge. Medium textured Tuggeranong. able to compete with handsome plant with grasses given sufficient olive or brown green relaible water. foliage. Distinctive inflorescence. Sufficicently attractive for suggested use in horticulture. * Eleocharis atricha Eat 0.4 Jerrabomberra Sun/ahade. Rarely sets Tuber spike-rush. Wetlands, Rob fruit, spreads by Slender tufted perennial, Roy. proliferating from the with slender rhizomes spikelet or producing bearing ovoid tubers and tubers. proliferating leaves. * Eleocharis Eeq 1 Lake Burley Valuable feed and nesting Spike-rush. Erect equisetina Griffin. site for birds. Warm season tufted perennial sedge perennial. Do not with slender rhizomes. graze/trim below waterline Stems are yellow- in autumn to ensure green and persistence. Prefers permanent water. unbranched, leafs reduced to basal sheaths. Eleocharis Esh 2 Weston Park Able to grow in both Tall spike-rush, Kaya. sphacelata near Yarralumla shallow and deep water Thick stems (to 15mm) Nursery, (2m). whcih can reach 2m high. Namadgi. Attractive perennial which forms dense stands. Juncus usitatus Jut 1 Many ACT Short rhizome which helps Common rush. Upright waterbodies. anchorage. Upright stems dark green tufted rarely obstructy water flow. perennial with dark green May ‘filter’ at water outfalls. 1-2mm diameter stems. Open brown inflorescence subtended by a bract which appears to be a continuation of the stem. * Nymphoides Nmo 2 Gibraltar Falls, Vegetative spreading to 5 Marshwort. Perennial montana Glen Allen. metres. Much more cold herb with stems to 2m. tolerant than others under Round bronzed-greenish this genus. In temperate waterlily-like leaves. regions, tends to stay Yellow flowers emerging active (producing leaves) during the warmer overwinter. months. Phragmites australis Pau 3 Many ACT Vegetative spreading. Can Common reed. A plant waterbodies. easily be controlled if with hollow stems which required. Appears to can spread into large provide excellent bird stands. It has verticle and

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Botanical Name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics notes habitat. Attractive screen horizontal rhizomes. It is plant during the growing frosted in winter. It has season where there is large, feathery seed room. heads. Philydrum Plg 0.6 Component of native Woolly frogmouth. lanuginosum wetland and good for bird Attractive yellow flower habitat. May become a on spike. Flowers to 1.5 weed of rice crops. Non metres high. invasive for ornamental purposes. Schoenoplectus Spu 1.2 Lake Upright perennial with long Club-rush, Common pungens Tuggeranong. rhizomes which enables three-square. Mid green rapid spread in good foliage with flowers conditions. produced near the ends of the three-sided stems. Tends to form small clumps and spread along the shoreline. Schoenoplectus Svd 2 Many ACT Large plant providing good River club-rush, great validus waterbodies. bird habitat. May prefer bullrush. Grey-green slow-moving waterbodies. tapering stems with cylinfrical cross section which are frosted and brown in winter. Terminal, open inflorescence. * Typha orientalis Tor 2-4.5 Many ACT Spreads by seed and Bullrush, Broad-leaved waterbodies eg. vegetative and means. Cumbungi. Tall rigid Pine Isl. to Point Clumping up to 1m. Good perennial reed with flat Hut, LBG. small bird habitat. strap-like leaves and a thick cylindrical stem.

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1.3.3. WATER ZONE PLANTS

Botanical Name Code Height Occurrence Management and siting Design characteristics notes Marsilea mutica Mmu Floating Pond in Eddison Can form dense beds of Nardoo. Perennial leaf. Park. plants to 1.6m depth rhizomatous fern with which may require four terminal leaflets management action at which float on the water some sites. surface. Attractive in the growing season. * Potamogeton Poc 4.5 Many ACT Still or flowing water. Blunt pondweed. ochreatus waterbodies. Provides good cover for Perennial herb, floats in tadpoles. Pruning mats on the surface, with beneficial to restrict size. leaves submerged, rooted in mud. Stems to 4.5m, leaves green to brown. Flowers above surface in a dense spike to 3cm.

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1.4. 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

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Acacia baileyana Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Acacia beckleri Low frost tolerance

Acacia boormanii Spreading locally.

Acacia cultriformis Spreading locally.

Acacia decurrens Fungal rust galls. Invasive.

Acacia floribunda Acacia bug susceptible.

Acacia implexa Fungal rust galls.

Acacia longifolia Acacia bug susceptible. Invasive.

Acacia pravissima Spreading locally.

Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants and Acer negundo Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Acer rubrum Unsuited to ACT dry summers. Better alternatives.

Albizia julibrissin Short-lived, susceptible to borers.

Allocasurina torulosa Not suited to the Canberra conditions

Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants and Alnus glutinosa Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Invasive root system, particularly in sewers/storm water Alnus jorullensis pipes.

Azolla sp. Invasive.

Berberis aquifolium (Mahonia Invasive. aquifolium)

Berberis darwinii Invasive.

Berberis thunbergii Invasive. Drought susceptible. Better alternatives.

Berberis thunbergii f. Invasive. atropurpurea’

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Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ Not suitable for urban settings.

Requires irrigation for good growth, better suited to Callitris rhomboidea coastal areas.

Carpinus betulus Requires irrigation; local climate too dry.

Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants and Celtis Australia Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Cercocarpus betuloides Better alternatives.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Susceptible to root rot

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Susceptible to root rot ‘Alumnii’

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Susceptible to root rot ‘Stewartii’

Commersonia fraseri Leaf miner. High pruning requirements.

Correa ‘Mannii’ Better alternatives.

Corylus avellana Medium to large deciduous shrub.

Cotoneaster dammeri Invasive.

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Cotoneaster franchetii Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest serotina Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Cotoneaster horizontalis Invasive.

Cotoneaster microphyllus Invasive.

Cotoneaster ‘Yarralumla’ Invasive.

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Cotoneaster salicifolius Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Cotula coronopifolia Invasive.

Crataegus oxyacantha Pear and cherry slug. Invasive. Thorns.

Crataegus oxycantha var. rosea Invasive. Pest Problems.

Crataegus phaenopyrum Invasive. Long thorns.

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Crataegus pubescens Invasive.

Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Unsuited to ACT dry summers, has shown poor past Aurea’ performance.

Invasive. All Genista species have been declared Cytisus x ‘Burkwoodii’ prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Danthonia richardsonii ‘Hume’ Not released.

Elaeagnus pungens Thorny. Better alternatives.

Elaeocarpus holopetalus Low frost tolerance.

Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Better alternatives.

Eremophila glabra Fungal disease causes defoliation.

Erica carnea Invasive.

Eucalyptus aromaphloia Better local alternatives.

Only grows on optimal sites. Better alternatives. May Eucalyptus bajensis have uncertain supply or availability.

Not suitable for Canberra’s soils or climate. Very Eucalyptus bicostata susceptible to leaf damaging insects. Prone to rot.

Eucalyptus caliginosa Has not been well trialled. Better alternatives.

Eucalyptus cephalocarpa Has not been well trialled. Better alternatives.

Eucalyptus chapmaniana Canberra climate is too dry for good performance

Eucalyptus crenulata Subject to windthrow. High maintenance.

Eucalyptus dawsonii Better local alternatives.

Eucalyptus haemastoma Frost sensitive. Borers.

Eucalyptus gregsoniana Requires irrigation, suited to alpine regions.

Eucalyptus leucoxylon Poor performance, pest problems.

Eucalyptus perriniana Scale.

Related to a local species which is better suited to the Eucalyptus pilligaensis local climate.

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Deleted species Reason

Grows naturally in red clay/sand based soils. Not suited Eucalyptus polybractea to Canberra.

Eucalyptus pulchella Scale. Poor performance in the past.

Eucalyptus pulverulenta Susceptible to pest problems/attack.

Eucalyptus tricarpa Closely related to E. sideroxylon, no additional benefits.

Closely related to E. macroryncha, no additional Eucalyptus youmanii benefits.

Firmiana simplex Invasive.

Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. Invasive. Limited commercial availability. oxycarpa

Invasive. All Genista species have been included on the Genista tinctoria Pest Plant species list in the ACT.

Grevillea barklyana subsp. Low frost tolerance. barklyana

Grevillea baueri Spreading locally.

Grevillea x gaudichaudii Poor performance, deficiencies, fungal spots.

Grevillea x ‘Ivanhoe’ Cold sensitive. Better alternatives for ACT.

Grevillea rosmarinifolia Hybridises with local Grevillea sp. Better alternatives.

Grevillia rosmarinifolia 'Rankin No longer commercially grown. Springs'

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Hedera helix Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Hedera helix Invasive. ‘Pittsburgh’

Hedera canariensis (form: Invasive. ‘Tricolor’)

Hypericum calycinum Invasive.

Leptospermum juniperinum Scale. Webbing caterpillar. (prostrate form)

Leptospermum scoparium Prone to webbing caterpillar.

Ludwigia peploide subsp. Invasive.

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Mahonia bealei Better alternatives.

Melia azedarach Fruit drop. Poisonous fruit.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Too drought sensitive for ACT climate.

Muehlenbeckia complexa Invasive.

Periploca graeca Weedy.

Declared C3 pest plant on ACT Pest Plants and Animals Pinus radiata (Pest Plants) list.

Pistacia atlantic Low drought tolerance, not suited to local climate.

Suckers profusely. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Populus alba Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants and Populus nigra ‘Italica’ Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Populus tremula Suckers freely.

Populus yunnanensus ‘Gundaroo’ cultivar has a better form.

Potentilla anserina Weedy. No longer commercial available.

Prunus cerasifera ‘Elvins’ Small shrubby tree too small for streets.

Conerns from Weeds Advisory Group. Limited Prunus glandulosa 'Alba Plena' availability.

Conerns from Weeds Advisory Group. Limited Prunus glandulosa 'Rosea' availability.

Prunus mume ‘Pendula’ Small weeping tree too small for streets.

Punica granatum Thorns. Fruit drop.

Punica granatum ‘Nana’ Thorns. Fruit drop.

Thorns. Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pyracantha angustifolia Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Thorns. Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pyracantha fortuneana Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Pyracantha koidzumii ‘Weston Pear and cherry slug. Invasive. Compact’

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Pyracantha rogersiana Thorns. Invasive.

Pyrus ussuriensis Prone to splitting.

Pyrus ussuriensis ‘Winter Glow’ Prone to splitting.

Quercus nigra Low drought and frost tolerance.

Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants and Robinia pseudoacacia Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Rosa wichuriana Invasive.

Highly invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Salix alba subsp. alba Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Salix babylonica Invasive.

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Salix alba subsp. vitellina Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Salix caprea Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Salix matsudana ‘Pendula’ Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’ Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Sequoia sempervirens Unsuited to ACT climate. Poor survival rate.

Sequoiadendron giganteum Unsuited to ACT climate. Poor survival rate.

Sollya heterophylla Invasive

Fruit drop. Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the Sorbus aucuparia ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Fruit drop. Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the Sorbus domestica ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Regular pruning required. Caterpillar defoliation. Spartium junceum Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Tamarix juniperina Use discontinued.

Teucrium fruticans Frost sensitive.

Thuja plicata Use discontinued.

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Thuja occidentalis ‘Fastigata’ Use discontinued.

Typha domingensis Invasive

Ulmus parvifolia (seedling form) Better cultivars available.

Ulmus parvifolia ‘Emer I’ Athena Emer II’ Alee improved cultivar.

Ulmus procera Better cultivars available ‘Argenteovariegata'

Ulmus procera ‘Special Clone’ Better cultivars available

Vinca major Invasive

Vinca major ‘Variegata’ Invasive

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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 x spinulosa ‘Giant Banksia ericifolia 'Giant Candles' Candles’ Brachycome Bracyscome Bursaria spinosa Bursaria spinosa subsp.lasiophylla Callistemon ‘Anzac’ Callistemon citrinus ‘White Anzac’ Callistemon paludosus Callistemon sieberi Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. Casuarina cunninghamiana cunninghamiana Casuarina nana Allocasuarina nana Casuarina stricta Allocasuarina verticillata Casuarina torulosa Allocasuarina torulosa Cedrela sinensis Toona sinensis 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' Erica mediterranea Erica carnea Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. acutus Philotheca myoporoides subsp. acuta Philotheca myoporoides subsp. Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. myoporoides myoporoides Eriostemon 'Stardust' Philotheca myoporoides subsp. acuta Escallonia macrantha Escallonia rubra var. macrantha Eucalyptus bauerana Eucalyptus baueriana Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata Eucalyptus bicostata Eucalyptus globulus subsp. maidenii Eucalyptus maidenii Eucalyptus mannifera subsp. maculosa Eucalyptus mannifera Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. Eucalyptus polyanthemos polyanthemos Eucalyptus rubida Eucalyptus rubida subsp. rubida Eucalyptus rupicola Eucalyptus cunninghamii

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From To Eucalyptus woollsiana Eucalyptus microcarpa Feijoa sellowiana Acca sellowiana Fraxinus oxycarpa Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa Fraxinus oxycarpa 'Raywood' ‘Raywood’ Grevillea acanthifolia Grevillea acanthifolia subsp. acanthifolia Grevillea aquifolia Grevillea aquifolium Grevillea biternata Grevillea curviloba Grevillea barklyana (Jervis Bay form) Grevillea macleayana Grevillea glabella Grevillea rosmarinifolia (Rankin Springs) Grevillea glabrata Grevillea manglesii subsp. manglesii Grevillea obtusifolia Grevillea thelmaniana subsp. obtusifolia Grevillea hookerana Grevillea x "Hookeriana" Grevillea speciosa subsp. dimorpha Grevillea dimorpha Grevillea thelemanniana subsp. obtusifolia Grevillea obtusifolia Grevillea victoriae var. leptoneura Grevillea parvula Helichrysum apiculatum Chrysocephalum apiculatum Helichrysum diosmifolia Ozothamnus diosmifolius Indigofera australis var. signata Indigofera adesmiifolia Joycea pallida Rytidosperma pallidum Kolkwitzia amabilis Linnaea amabilis Leptospermum flavescens Leptospermum polygalifolium Leptospermum phylicoides Kunzea ericifolia Leptospermum scoparium var. rotundifolium Leptospermum rotundifolium Malus x floribunda Malus floribunda Notodanthonia bipartita Rytidosperma bipartita Notodanthonia bipartite spp. fulva Rytidosperma fulvum Notodanthonia caespitosa Rytidosperma caespitosum Notodanthonia ‘Canberra Blend’ Rytidosperma ‘Canberra Blend’ Notodanthonia eriantha Rytidosperma erianthum Notodanthonia racemosa Rytidosperma racemosum Notodanthonia setacea Rytidosperma setaceum Paspalum paspalodes Paspalum distichum Pennisetum alopecuroides Cenchrus purprascens Phebalium coxii Leionema coxii Phyllidrum laniginosum Philydrum lanuginosum Platanus digitata Platanus orientalis var. 'Digitata' Platanus orientalis 'Chilensis' Platanus x 'Chilensis'

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From To Polygonum baldschuanica Fallopia baldschuanica Populus ‘Gundaroo’ Populus yunnanensis ‘Gundaroo’ Quercus palustris (grafted form) Quercus palustris ‘Free Fall’ Quercus palustris (seedling form) Quercus palustris Restio tetraphyllus Baloskion tetraphyllum Rhytidospermum procumbens Rhytidosporum procumbens Scirpus caldwellii Bolboschoenus caldwellii Scirpus fluviatilis Bolboschoenus fluviatilis Scirpus validus Schoenoplectus validus Salix alba Salix alba subsp. alba Salix vitellina Salix alba subsp. vitellina Sophora japonica Styphnolobium japonicum Stypandra glauca Thelionema glauca Ulmus procera ‘Louise van Houittei’ Ulmus glabra ‘Lutescens’ Themeda australis Themeda triandra Themeda australis ‘Mingo’ Themeda triandra ‘Mingo’ Weigela rosea Weigela florida

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1.6. PEST PLANTS IN THE ACT

The following species are declared pest plants within the ACT according to the Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) Declaration 2015 (No 1) made under the Pest Plants and Animals Act 2005, section 7 (Declaration of pest plant).

Name Common Name Acacia baileyana Cootamundra Wattle Acacia nilotica ssp. indica Prickly Acacia Acer negundo Box Elder Achnatherum caudatum Broad-kernel Espartillo Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven Alnus glutinosa Black Alder Alternanthera philoxeroides Alligator Weed Andropogon gayanus Gamba Grass Annona glabra Pond Apple Anredera cordifolia Madeira Vine Asparagus aethiopicus Ground Asparagus Fern Asparagus africanus Climbing Asparagus Fern Asparagus asparagoides Bridal Creeper Asparagus asparagoides Western Cape Form Bridal Creeper – Western Cape Form Asparagus declinatus Bridal Veil Asparagus plumosa Climbing Asparagus Fern Asparagus scandens Asparagus Fern Austrocylindropuntia (ALL species) Coral Cacti Cabomba caroliniana Cabomba Carduus nutans Nodding Thistle Carduus pycnocephalus Slender Thistle Carduus tenuiflorus Slender Thistle Carthamus lanatus Saffron Thistle Celtis australis Nettle Tree Centaurea maculosa Spotted Knapweed Chrysanthemoides monilifera Bitou Bush / Boneseed Cortaderia jubata Pampas Grass Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass Cotoneaster franchettii Cotoneaster Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Cotoneaster Cotoneaster pannosus Cotoneaster Cotoneaster salicifolius Willow-leaf Cotoneaster Cotoneaster simonsii Cotoneaster

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Name Common Name Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Cryptostegia grandiflora Rubber Vine Cylindropuntia (ALL species) Pear Cacti Cytisus (ALL species) Broom species Echium plantagineum Paterson’s Curse Echium vulgare Viper’s Bugloss Eichornia crassipes Water Hyacinth Equisetum species Horsetail Eragrostis curvula African Love Grass Genista (ALL species) Broom species Gymnocoronis spilanthoides Senegal Tea Plant Hedera helix English Ivy Hieracium aurantiacum Orange Hawkweed Hieracium pilosella Mouse-ear Hawkweed Hymenachne amplexicaulis Hymenachne Hypericum perforatum St John’s Wort Jatropha gossypiifolia Bellyache Bush Kochia scoparia Kochia Lagarosiphon major Lagarosiphon Lantana camara Lantana Ligustrum lucidum Broad-leaf privet Ligustrum sinense Narrow-leaf privet Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle Lycium ferocissimum African Boxthorn Macfadyena unguis-cati Cat’s Claw Creeper Mimosa pigra Mimosa Miscanthus sinensis (ALL varieties) Chinese Fairy Grass Myriophyllum aquaticum Parrot’s Feather Nasella tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass Nassella charruana Lobed Needlegrass Nassella neesiana Chilean Needle Grass Nassella trichotoma Serrated Tussock Onopordum acanthium Scotch Thistle Onopordum illyricum Illyrian Thistle Opuntia (ALL species) Prickly Pears (excludes O. ficus-indica) Parkinsonia aculeata Parkinsonia Parthenium hysterophorus Parthenium Weed

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Name Common Name Pennisetum setaceum African Fountain Grass Phebalium elatius subsp. beckleri Leionema elatius subsp. beckleri Phyllostachys aurea Yellow Bamboo Pinus radiata Radiata Pine Pistia stratiotes Water Lettuce Populus alba White Poplar Populus nigra ‘Italica’ Lombardy Poplar Prosopis spp. Mesquite Pyracantha angustifolia Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea Scarlet Firethorn Pyracantha fortuneana Firethorn Robinia pseudoacacia False Acacia Rosa rubiginosa Sweet Briar, Briar Rose

Rubus fruticosus (aggregate) All species All Blackberry except for the permitted except for the permitted cultivars: cultivars: Black satin R. armeniacus and R. ulmifolius species hybrid Chester Thornless R. armeniacus species hybrid Dirksen Loch Ne R. ursinus and R. armeniacus species hybrid Chehale Sagittaria platyphylla Sagittaria Salix ALL species of willow, except for the All Willows except for the permitted permitted species: species:

Salix babylonica Weeping Willow Salix x calodendron Pussy Willow Salix x reichardtii Sterile Pussy Willow Salvinia molesta Salvinia Senecio madagascariensis Fireweed Solanum elaeagnifolium Silverleaf Nightshade Sorbus sp. Service Tree, Rowan Spartium junceum Spanish Broom Tamarix aphylla Athel Pine Toxicodendron succedaneum Rhus Tree Ulex europaeus Gorse Vinca major Periwinkle Xanthium occidentale Noogoora Burr Xanthium spinosum Bathurst Burr

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Abelia rupestris: ABr 97 Austrostipa scabra: Asc 113 Abelia schumannii: ABs 97 Baccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks’: BAp 108 Abelia x grandiflora: Abg 97 Baeckea linifolia: BKl 89 Acacia ‘Austraflora Cascade’: Aac 109 Baeckea virgata: BKv 84 Acacia buxifolia: Abu 84 Baekea virgata (Dwarf Form): Bvr 109 Acacia caerulescens: Aca 30 Baloskion australe: Bau 120 Acacia cardiophylla: Aca 84 Baloskion tetraphyllum syn Restio tetraphyllus: Rtt120 Acacia cognata ‘Green Mist’: Acg 89 Banksia ‘Birthday Candles’: BNbc 93 Acacia costiniana: Aco 89 Banksia ericifolia: BNe 82 Acacia covenyi: Acy 35 Banksia ericifolia x spinulosa ‘Giant Candles’: BNg82 Acacia dealbata: Adl 82 Banksia integrifolia: BNi 82 Acacia decora: Ade 84 Banksia integrifolia ‘Roller Coaster’: BNrc 106 Acacia filicifolia: Aff 100 Banksia marginata: BNm 82 Acacia howittii: Aho 82 Banksia oblongifolia: BNo 89 Acacia iteaphylla: Ait 84 Banksia robur: BNr 100 Acacia mearnsii: Amr 82 Banksia serrata: BNs 82 Acacia melanoxylon: Aml 30 Banksia spinulosa: BNsp 84 Acacia parramattensis: Apm 100 Bauera rubioides: BUr 89 Acacia pendula: Ape 35 Baumea articulata: Bat 120 Acacia pycnantha: Apy 82 Baumea rubiginosa: Bru 120 Acacia rubida: Aru 100 Betula pendula: BTp 47 Acacia spectabilis: Asp 82 Betula pendula ‘Laciniata’: BTl 47 Acacia triptera: Atr 84 Billardiera scandens: Bsc 111 Acacia vestita: Ave 84 Blechnum nudum: Bnu 109 Acca sellowiana: FEs 95 Bolboschoenus caldwellii: Bcl 120 Acer buergerianum: ACb 46 Bolboschoenus fluviatilis: Bfv 120 Acer griseum: ACg 46 Bolboschoenus medianus: Bme 120 Acer grosseri var. hersii: ACgh 46 Boronia ‘Telopea: BOt 100 Acer japonicum: ACj 62 Boronia denticulata: Bod 100 Acer japonicum ‘Vitifolium’: ACjv 62 Boronia heterophylla: BOh 100 Acer palmatum ‘Trompenburg’: ACt 62 Boronia mollis: BOm 100 Acer platanoides: ACp 46 Bothriochloa macra: Bma 113 Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’: ACpk 47 Brachychiton populneus: BRp 30 Acer platanoides ‘Crimson Sentry’: ACps 63 Brachyscome multifida: BRm 106 Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’: ACro 63 Brachyscome multifida ‘Break O’Day’: BRmb 109 Acer x freemanii ‘Jeffersred’ Autumn Blaze: ACab 46 Bracteantha bracteata: Bbtt 109 Agapanthus africanus: AGa 108 Bracteantha viscosa: Bvi 109 Ajuga reptans: AJr 108 Bursaria spinosa subsp.lasiophylla: BSl 84 Akebia quinata: AKa 112 Caliistemon ‘Little John’: Clj 93 Alisma plantago-aquatica: Apt 118 Callistemon ‘Burgundy’: Cbu 84 Allocasuarina glauca: ALg 30 Callistemon ‘Endeavour’: Cen 84 Allocasuarina littoralis: ALl 30 Callistemon ‘Harkness’: Cha 35 Allocasuarina nana: ALn 93 Callistemon ‘King’s Park Special’ Ckp 36 Allocasuarina verticillata: ACv 35 Callistemon ‘Mauve Mist’: Cmm 84 Angophora costata: APc 24 Callistemon ‘Reeve’s Pink’: Crp 85 Angophora floribunda: APf 30 Callistemon ‘White Anzac’: CcW 93 Anigozanthos flavidus: ANf 89 Callistemon citrinus: Cci 84 Araucaria bidwillii: AAb 24 Callistemon citrinus ‘Splendens’: Csp 35 Arbutus andrachne ARan 63 Callistemon pallidus: Cpa 85 Arbutus menziesii: ARm 64 Callistemon phoeniceus: Cph 85 Arbutus unedo ARu 64 Callistemon regidus: Cgd 100 Arbutus x andrachnoides: ARa 63 Callistemon salignus: Csa 82 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: AYu 108 Callistemon sieberi: Csi 85 Astartea fascicularis: ASf 89 Callistemon subulatus: Csu 89 Astartea fascicularis (prostrate form): ASfp 106 Callistemon viminalis ‘Captain Cook’: Cvc 89 Atriplex nummularia: ATn 84 Callistemon viminalis ‘Dawson River Weeper’ Cdr 36 Austrostipa densiflora: Adf 113 Callistemon viminalis ‘Hannah Ray’: Cvh 82 Austrostipa ramoissima: Arm 113 Callitris endlicheri: CLe 31

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Callitris glaucophylla: CLg 31 Cupressus arizonica: CUa 77 Callitris muelleri: CLm 36 Cupressus cashmeriana: CUc 77 Calocephalus citrius: Ccit 109 Cupressus sempervirens ‘Stricta’: CUs 78 Calothamnus quadrifidus: Cqd 100 Cupressus sempervirens ‘Swane’s Golden’: CUg 78 Calytrix tetragona: CALt 89 Cupressus torulosa: CUt 78 Camellia japonica: CAMj 94 Cycnogeton multifructum: Cmu 121 Camellia sasanqua: CAMs 94 Cymbopogon refractus: CYr 113 Campsis grandiflora: CAg 112 Cyperus concinnus: Cco 121 Carex appressa: Cpp 118 Cyperus exaltatus: Cex 121 Carex bichenoviana: Cbn 118 Dampiera diversifolia: DAd 109 Carex fascicularis: Cfl 120 Dampiera purpurea: DAp 101 Cassinia longifolia: CSSl 100 Davidia involucrata: DAi 48 Cassinia quinquinquefaria: CSSq 100 Daviesia mimosoides: DVm 89 Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana: Csc Deutzia gracilis: DEg 97 24 Dianella caerulea: DIc 113 Casuarina glauca ‘Cousin It’: Cgci 109 Dianella longifolia: DIl 114 Catalpa bignonioides: CATb 48 Dianella revoluta: DIr 114 Ceanothus ‘Blue Pacific’: CEb 95 Dianella tasmanica: DIt 114 Ceanothus papillosus subsp. roweanus: CEp 95 Dichelachne crinita: Dcr 114 Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’: CDa 77 Dichelachne micrantha: Dmi 114 Cedrus deodara: CDd 77 Dicksonia antartica: DCa 101 Cedrus libani: CDa 77 Diospyros kaki: DYk 101 Celastrus scandens: CELs 112 Dodonaea viscosa: DDa 90 Cenchrus purpurascens syn.: CCp 113 Dodonea viscosa ‘Purpurea’: Dvp 85 Chaenomeles japonica: CHj 97 Elaeagnus pungens ‘Marginata’: Elm 95 Chaenomeles speciosa: CHs 95 Eleocharis acuta: Eaca 118 Chloris truncata: CLt 113 Eleocharis atricha: Eat 121 Choisya ternata: CYt 97 Eleocharis equisetina: Eeq 121 Chrysocephalum apiculatum: Hap 109 Eleocharis sphacelata: Esh 121 Chrysocephalum semipapposum: Cse 109 Enchylaena tomentosa: Ett 110 Cistus ladanifer: CIl 97 Escallonia rubra: ESr 95 Cistus pulverulentus ‘Sunset’: CIp 108 Escallonia rubra var. macrantha: ESm 95 Clematis aristata: CMa 111 Eucalptus parvula: Epa 38 Clematis montana ‘Rubens’: CMm 112 Eucalyptus acaciiformis: Eac 24 Coleonema pulchrum ‘Compactum’: COLc 99 Eucalyptus aggregata: Eag 31 Coleonema pulchrum ‘Sunset Gold’: COLs 99 Eucalyptus albens: Eal 24 Convolvulus mauritanicus: CVm 108 Eucalyptus andrewsii: Ean 24 Coprosma x kirkii: COPk 108 Eucalyptus angophoroides: Eah 24 Cordyline australis: CDYa 94 Eucalyptus apiculata: Eap 36 Cornus capitata: CNc 100 Eucalyptus baueriana: Eba 25 Cornus florida: CNa 101 Eucalyptus benthamii: Ebe 25 Cornus florida ‘Rubra’: CNr 94 Eucalyptus blakelyi: Ebl 25 Cornus kousa: CNk 94 Eucalyptus blaxlandii: Ebx 25 Cornus sanguinea: CNs 95 Eucalyptus bridgesiana: Ebr 25 Correa ‘Canberra Bells’: CRcb 89 Eucalyptus cinerea: Eci 31 Correa ‘Dusky Bells’: CRdb 93 Eucalyptus cunninghamii: Ecu 37 Correa alba var. alba: CRa 89 Eucalyptus dealbata: Ede 31 Correa backhouseana: CRb 85 Eucalyptus dives: Edi 32 Correa decumbens: CRd 106 Eucalyptus elata: Eel 25 Correa glabra: CRg 101 Eucalyptus globoidea: Egl 26 Correa pulchella: Cpu 101 Eucalyptus goniocalyx: Ego 26 Correa reflexa: CRr 101 Eucalyptus gracilis: Egr 32 Correa schlechtendalii: CRs 101 Eucalyptus lacrimans: Elm 37 Crassula helmsii: Chm 118 Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Rosea’: Elr 32 Crataegus ‘Smithiana’: CRs 48 Eucalyptus macrorhyncha: Ema 26 Crataegus laevigata (syn. oxycantha) ‘Paul’s Scarlet’: Eucalyptus maidenii: Emd 26 CRps 64 Eucalyptus mannifera: Emf 26 Crowea ‘Festival’: CWf 101 Eucalyptus mannifera ‘Little Spotty’: Emfl 37 Crowea exalata: CWe 101 Eucalyptus melliodora: Eme 27 Crowea exalata ‘Ginninderra Falls’: CWg 101 Eucalyptus melliodora (Tarcutta form): Emt 27 Crowea saligna: CWs 101 Eucalyptus michaeliana: Emh 32

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Eucalyptus microcarpa: Emc 27 Grevillea diminuta: Gdi 90 Eucalyptus mitchelliana: Emi 32 Grevillea dimorpha: Gsd 86 Eucalyptus moorei: Emo 37 Grevillea juniperina: Gju 86 Eucalyptus nicholii: Eni 27 Grevillea juniperina (prostrate form): Gjp 106 Eucalyptus nortonii: Eno 33 Grevillea juniperina ‘Molonglo’: Glm 93 Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. pauciflora: Epp 33 Grevillea lanigera: Gla 90 Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. polyanthemos: Epo 27 Grevillea lavandulacea: Glv 90 Eucalyptus radiata: Era 27 Grevillea longifolia: Glo 86 Eucalyptus rossii: Ero 28 Grevillea macleayana: Gbm 102 Eucalyptus rubida subsp. rubida: Eru 28 Grevillea manglesii subsp. manglesii: Gmm 86 Eucalyptus scoparia: Esc 33 Grevillea obtusifolia: Gob 86 Eucalyptus sideroxylon: Esi 28 Grevillea parvula: Gpa 86 Eucalyptus sideroxylon ‘Rosea’: Esr 28 Grevillea rivularis: Gri 87 Eucalyptus stellulata: Est 33 Grevillea shiressii: Gsr 87 Eucalyptus viminalis: Evi 28 Grevillea victoriae: Gvi 87 Euonymus japonicus: EUj 95 Grevillea willisii: Gwi 87 Euonymus japonicus(variegated): EUjv 101 Grevillea x ‘Hookeriana’: Gho 86 Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’: Fsp 48 Hakea eriantha: Her 82 Fallopia baldschuanica: Fba 112 Hakea gibbosa: Hgi 87 Festuca glauca: Fgl 117 Hakea nodosa: Hno 87 Forsythia: FOl 95 Hakea propinqua: Hpr 87 Fraxinus americana: FRa 48 Hakea salicifolia: Hsa 83 Fraxinus excelsior ‘Aurea Pendula’: FRp 64 Hakea teretifolia: Hte 87 Fraxinus excelsior ‘Aurea’: FRe 49 Hardenbergia ‘Flat White’: HAfw 106 Fraxinus excelsior ‘Westhof’s Glorie (F. velutina rootstock): Hardenbergia ‘Meema’: HAm 106 FRew 49 Hardenbergia violacea: HAv 111 Fraxinus ornus: FRo 49 Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’: Hag 102 Fraxinus oxycarpa ‘Raywood’: FRw 49 Hebe ‘Blue Gem’: HBb 97 Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Cimmzam’ (Cimmaron): FRpc 50 Hebe ‘Inspriation’: HIp 102 Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Urbdell’ (Urbanite: FRpu 50 Hebe ‘La Seduisante’: HBl 97 Fraxinus pennsylvanica ‘Wasky’ Skyward: FRpw 50 Hebe glaucophylla: Hgu 102 Fraxinus velutina: FRv 50 Hebe salicifolia: Hsf 102 Garrya elliptica: GAe 94 Homoranthus papillatus: HOp 102 Gelsemium sempervirens: GEs 112 Hypericum patulum var. ‘Henryi’: HYp 97 Ginkgo biloba: GIb 50 Indigofera adesmiifolia: INd 87 Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Shademaster’: GLsh 51 Indigofera australis: INu 90 Gleditsia triacanthos ‘Sunburst’: GLsu 65 Isopogon anemonifolius: ISa 90 Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis ‘Continental’: GLco65 Jasminum mesnyi: JAm 95 Glossostigma elatinoides: Gel 119 Jasminum polyanthum: JAp 112 Gratiola peruviana: Gpv 119 Juglans nigra: JUn 65 Grevillea ‘Audrey’: Gau 85 Juncus pallidus: Jpl 119 Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’: Gbr 110 Juncus usitatus: Jut 121 Grevillea ‘Canberra Gem’: Geg 85 Juniperus conferta: JNc 108 Grevillea ‘Evelyn’s Coronet’: Gec 86 Juniperus sabina: JNs 108 Grevillea ‘Little Thicket’: Glt 93 Koelreuteria paniculata: KOp 66 Grevillea ‘Pink Lady’: GPd 102 Kunzea ‘Badja Carpet’: KUb 90 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Constance’: Gpc 86 Kunzea ambigua: KUa 87 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Elegance’: Gpe 86 Kunzea capitata: Kct 102 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Leanne’: Gpl 86 Kunzea ericifolia: KUe 102 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Peter’: Gpp 86 Kunzea parvifolia: KUp 90 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Queen’: Gpq 87 Kunzea pomifera: Kpf 110 Grevillea ‘Poorinda Royal Mantle’: Gpr 106 Lagerstroemia fauriei ‘Kiowa’: LAk 66 Grevillea ‘Shirley Howie’: Gsh 90 Lagerstroemia indica: LAi 95 Grevillea acanthifolia subsp. acanthifolia: Gac 85 Lagerstroemia x L. fauriei ‘Osage’: LAo 67 Grevillea aquifolium: Gaq 90 Lagerstroemia x L. fauriei ’Biloxi’: LAb 66 Grevillea arenaria: Gar 85 Lagerstroemia x L. fauriei ’Muskogee’: LAm 66 Grevillea aspleniifolia: Gas 85 Lagerstroemia x L. fauriei ’Natchez’: LAn 67 Grevillea australis: Gau 106 Lagerstroemia x L. fauriei ’Sioux’: LAs 67 Grevillea confertifolia: Gco 90 Lagerstroemia x L. fauriei ’Tuscarora’: LAt 67 Grevillea crithmifolia: Gcf 102 Lambertia formosa: Lfo 102 Grevillea curviloba: Gcl 106 Larix decidua: LXd 78

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Laurus nobilis LRn 68 Osmanthus fragrans: OSf 95 Lavandula angustifolia: LVa 99 Ozothamnus diosmifolius: OZe 104 Leionema coxii: Lco 102 Parrotia persica: PAp 70 Leionema elatius subsp. beckleri: Leb 87 Parthenocissus quinquefolia: PRq 112 Leptospermum ‘Rudolph’: LRd 103 Parthenocissus Tricuspidata ‘Veitchii’: PRt 112 Leptospermum brachyandrum: Lbr 103 Paspalum distichum: Pdi 119 Leptospermum laevigatum: Lla 103 Paulownia tomentosa: PAt 52 Leptospermum lanigerum: Llg 87 Phebalium squamulosum subsp. argenteum: PHs91 Leptospermum polygalifolium: Lpg 103 Phellodendron amurense: PHa 71 Leptospermum rotundifolium: Lrf 103 Philadelphus x ‘Virginalis’: PHIv 96 Leptospermum squarrosum: Lsq 88 Philotheca myoporoides subsp. acuta: Pma 91 Leptospernum ‘Aphrodite’: Lah 103 Philotheca myoporoides subsp. myoporoides: Pmm91 Leucochrysum albicans: Laia 110 Philydrum lanuginosum: Plg 122 Linnaea amabilis: Lmb 103 Phlox subulata: PXs 108 Liquidambar styraciflua: LQs 39 Phormium tenax: PMt 97 Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Festeri’: LQf 39 Phormium tenax ‘Rubrum’: PMr 97 Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Palo Alto’: LQp 51 Photinia ‘Robusta’: PNr 94 Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Tiriki’: LQt 51 Photinia glabra ‘Rubens’: PNg 96 Liriodendron tulipifera: LIt 52 Photinia x ‘Robusta Red Robin’: PNrr 104 Lomandra hystrix ‘Tropicbelle’: LDht 114 Phragmites australis: Pau 122 Lomandra longifolia: LDl 114 Phyla nodiflora: PFn 110 Lomandra longifolia ‘Cassica’: LDlc 114 Pimelea filiformis: Pff 110 Lomandra longifolia ‘Katrinus’: LDlk 114 Pinus brutia: PIb 79 Lomatia arborescens: LMa 83 Pinus canariensis: PIc 79 Lomatia myricoides: LMm 83 Pinus eldarica: PIe 79 Malus floribunda: MAf 68 Pinus halepensis: PIh 80 Malus halliana ‘Parkmanii’: MAp 68 Pinus patula: PIp 80 Malus ioensis ‘Plena’: MAi 69 Pinus pinea: PIpi 80 Malus spectabilis: MAs 69 Pinus sabiniana: PIs 80 Malus tschonoskii: MAt 69 Pinus torreyana: PIt 81 Malus x purpurea: MAp 70 Pistacia chinensis: Psc 71 Marsilea mutica: Mmu 123 Pittosporum eugenioides (variegated: PTe 94 Melaleuca armillaris: Mar 103 Platanus (orientalis) x ‘Chilensis’: PLch 39 Melaleuca bracteata: Mba 34 Platanus orientalis: PLo 39 Melaleuca cuticularis: Mcu 88 Platanus orientalis var. ‘Digitata’: PLd 40 Melaleuca ericifolia: Mer 83 Platanus orientalis var. insularis ‘Autumn Glory’: PLag 52 Melaleuca erubescens: Meb 88 Platysace lanceolata ‘Edna Walling Flower Girl': Plew 107 Melaleuca incana: Min 103 Poa labillardierei: POAl 115 Melaleuca linariifolia: Mli 38 Poa labillardierei cv ‘Erindale’: POAle 115 Melaleuca squarrosa: Msq 88 Poa sieberiana ‘Aranda’: POAs 115 Melaleuca styphelioides: Mst 83 Podocarpus elatus: PDe 104 Melaleuca thymifolia: Mth 103 Podocarpus lawrencei: PDl 91 Melaleuca viminea: Mvi 88 Polygala grandiflora: Pgi 104 Melaleuca violacea: Mvo 104 Polygala myrtifolia: Pmy 104 Melia azedarach ‘Caroline’: MEc 70 Polyscias sambucifolia: POLs 88 Melia azedarach ‘Elite’: MEe 70 Polystichum proliferum: Ppf 110 Micrantheum hexandrum: MCh 104 Populus deltoides ‘Weetangera’: POdw 40 Microlaena stipoides: Msti 114 Populus simonii: POs 53 Micromyrtus ciliata: MIc 93 Populus x canescens ‘Tower’: POt 53 Myoporum parvifolium: MYp 106 Populus yunnanensis ‘Gundaroo’: POg 40 Myoporum parvifolium ‘Fine Leaf Form’: MYpf 107 Potamogeton ochreatus: Poc 123 Myoporum parvifolium purpurea: MYpp 107 Prostanthera cuneata: Pcu 104 Myoporum viscosum: MYv 88 Prostanthera lasianthos: PRSl 104 Nandina domestica: NNd 97 Prunus ‘Shirotae’: Pst 75 Nandina domestica ‘Nana’: NNn 99 Prunus ‘Amanogawa’: Pag 71 Nerium oleander: Nol 104 Prunus ‘Sekiyama’ (‘Kanzan’): Psk 74 Nerium oleander ‘Pink: Nolp 104 Prunus ‘Shirofugen’: Psf 75 Nerium oleander ‘White’: Nolw 104 Prunus amygdalus: Pam 72 Nymphoides montana: Nmo 121 Prunus campanulata: Pca 72 Nyssa sylvatica: NYs 52 Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’: Pcn 73 Olearia phlogopappa: OLp 90 Prunus cerasifera ‘Oakville Crimson Spire’: Pcos 73

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Prunus cerasifera ‘Pissardii’: Pcp 73 Schoenoplectus validus: Svd 122 Prunus laurocerasus: Pla 96 Sorghum leiochladum: Slc 116 Prunus mume: Pmu 73 Spiraea cantoniensis: SIc 98 Prunus padus: Ppa 53 Spiraea thunbergii: SIt 98 Prunus persica: Ppe 74 Spyridium parvifolium: SDp 88 Prunus serrulata: Pse 75 Styphnolobium japonicum: Sja 57 Prunus x blireana: Pbl 72 Syringa vulgaris ‘Ludwig Spaeth’: SYl 105 Prunus x yedoensis: Pys 76 Syringa vulgaris ‘Madam Lemoine’: SYm 105 Pyrus calleryana ‘Aristocrat’: PYca 53 Taxodium distichum: TAd 81 Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’: PYcc 54 Teucrium fruiticans: Tfr 98 Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ syn. ‘Cleveland Select’: PYcl Thelionema glauca: Sgc 91 54 Themeda triandra: Ttr 116 Pyrus calleryana ‘Red Spire’: PYcr 54 Themeda triandra ‘Mingo’: Ttrm 116 Quercus acutissima: Qac 54 Thymus serphyllum: THs 108 Quercus bicolor: Qbi 40 Tilia cordata: TIc 58 Quercus canariensis: Qca 41 Tilia x europaea: TIe 44 Quercus cerris: Qce 41 Toona sinensis: TOs 58 Quercus coccinea: Qco 42 Trachelospermum jasminoides: TRj 112 Quercus douglasii: Qdo 55 Trachelospernum asiaticum: Taa 110 Quercus engelmannii Qen 55 Typha orientalis: Tor 122 Quercus frainetto Qfr 42 Ulmus ‘Sapporo Autumn Gold’: Uag 59 Quercus ilex: Qil 55 Ulmus americana: Uam 44 Quercus lobata: Qlo 42 Ulmus glabra ‘Horizontalis’: Ugh 76 Quercus macrocarpa: Qma 43 Ulmus glabra ‘Lutescens’: Ugl 58 Quercus palustris: Qpa 43 Ulmus parvifolia ‘Emer II’ Alee: Upa 58 Quercus palustris ‘Pringreen’ Green Pillar: Qpap 56 Ulmus parvifolia ‘Todd’: Upt 59 Quercus palustris’Free Fall’: Qpaf 43 Ulmus parvifolia ‘Yarralumla Clone’: Upy 59 Quercus phellos: Qph 56 Ulmus procera: Upr 44 Quercus robur: Qro 43 Viburnum carlesii: Vca 98 Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’: Qrf 56 Viburnum opulus ‘Sterile’: Vop 96 Quercus rubra: Qru 56 Viburnum tinus: Vti 96 Quercus suber: Qsu 57 Viburnum tomentosum: Vto 96 Quillaja saponaria: QIs 57 Viburnum x bodnantense: Vbo 96 Raphiolepis x delacourii: RAd 96 Viburnum x burkwoodii: Vbu 96 Rhagodia spinescens var. deltophylla: RHs 91 Vinca minor: VCi 110 Rhytidosporum procumbens: RHp 105 Vinca minor ‘Alba’: VCa 110 Rosa banksiae: ROb 112 Viola hederacea: VIh 107 Rosmarinus lavandulaceus: RSl 108 Walhenbergia communis: Wcm 110 Rosmarinus officinalis: RSo 97 Weigela florida: Wfl 96 Rytidosperma ‘Canberra Blend’: RYcb 115 Westringia ‘Wynyabbie Gem’: WEw 91 Rytidosperma bipartita: RYb 115 Westringia fruticosa: WEf 91 Rytidosperma caespitosum: RYc 115 Westringia longifolia: WEl 88 Rytidosperma erianthum: RYe 115 Wisteria sinensis: WIs 112 Rytidosperma fulvum: RYf 116 X Chitalpa tashkentensis: CHt 60 Rytidosperma pallidum: RYp 116 Zelkova serrata: ZEs 60 Rytidosperma racemosum: RYr 116 Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’: ZEgv 60 Rytidosperma setaceum: RYs 116 Zelkova serrata ‘Musashino’: ZEmu 61 Scaevola aemula: SVa 105 Zelkova serrata ‘Schmidtlow’ (Wireless): ZEsw 76 Scaevola albida: SVl 110 Zieria cytisoides: ZIc 91 Schoenoplectus pungens: Spu 122

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ACT GOV ERNMENT PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES: TREES. Additional categories added by ACT for Bees. DRAFT POLLINATOR AND FORAGER DETAILS

This project began in 2016 when ACT for Bees began a collaboration with Riverview Developers of the ‘Ginninderry’ development in West Belconnen. The focus is the creation of a Pollinator Corridor for the streetscapes and green spaces. See more at ACT for Bees

Pollinators are the foundation of biodiversity and their presence in landscapes creates food for a wide range of other animals. Australia is already one of the most urbanised countries in the world, with a predicted increase to 90% of the population living in cities by 2050. “Urbanisation is a major driver of ecosystem degradation and habitat loss and is a global threat to biodiversity.” (Australian Native Bees, 2016 NSW DPI p45)

When land is cleared for urban development, many species lose their homes and food supplies. New developments are often ‘all house/ no garden’ and so there is an additional need for street plantings to provide a good range of food and habitat. By providing these resources in urban green spaces, native bees and other pollinators populations can be attracted and sustained, which in turn supports the biodiversity within urban landscapes. Many new developments also have sites for ‘Community Gardens’ which benefit from pollinator friendly plantings surrounding them.

The structure of the floral resources is important as many native bees have limited flight ranges of up to 500 metres. By planting groups of similar flowering plants in clumps and providing overlapping flowering times throughout the year (particularly Summer flowering) there is more guarantee of a good source of nectar and pollen. A diverse range of flowers, particularly local natives is important. We have found that native plants tend to be less likely to be treated with pesticides, which is better for supporting a healthy ecosystem where there is a balance of pollinators and beneficial insects including ladybirds, butterflies, hoverflies and predatory wasps. Leaving areas of the ground undisturbed for nesting sites is also a factor in planning.

Julie Armstrong ACT for Bees

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Native Trees higher than 15 metres 1.1 APc 15- ASV <60m3 Poorly drained 7 1 2.5 Requires semi-sheltered sites. Low Pitted pink bark. Curved, waxy Oct-Dec Low Bees #Angophora 20x10- soils. Wet sites. frost tolerance. Moderate drought leaves. Nectar Birds costata 15 Planting less than 4 tolerance. Med Butterflies Smooth barked metres from hydraulic Pollen apple, services. Seeds Gum Myrtle #Araucaria AAb 20- ASV <60m3 Suburban 10 4 4 Slow growing. Cockatoo damage due Dark green glossy, prickly foliage. large Seed eating bidwillii 25x15 street verges. Natural to seeds. High frost tolerance and Wrinkled black bark. Large cones and birds Bunya bunya areas. good drought tolerance. 30cmx20cm. heavy (cockatoos) pine cones Mammals Casuarina Csc 18- ASV <60m3 7 1 4 Suitable on a range of sites, Local species. Spring Pollen Birds cunninghamiana 20x including boggy Evergreen. Seeds Butterflies subsp. 12- 15 Dry sites. locations and nutrient poor soils. Keystone cunninghamiana High frost and drought tolerance. local River sheoak. Exposed site Responds to severe pruning. species that provides wildlife habitat Eucalyptus Eac 15- ASV <60m3 9 1 2.5 Tolerates poor sites. High frost and Leaves similar to Acacia Autumn, Nectar Good acaciiformis 20x15 drought tolerance. Suited to open phyllodes. Fissured brown bark. Winter Pollen roosting, Wattle-leaf space areas. Resistant to Dieback. Better form than E. nicholii. Seeds nesting for peppermint. wildlife. Attractive to parrots as a food source. Eucalyptus Eal 15- ASV <60m3 Poorly drained 9 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Glaucous blue/green foliage. Autumn- High Browsing & albens 20x10- sites. Wet sites. Requires pruning during formative Whitish greyish tessellated bark. Winter Nectar protective White Box 15 Screening stages. High habitat for Shelterbelts Pollen birds and Seeds wildlife

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.1 Ean 20x15 ASV <60m3 Suburban 9 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Green/blue-green foliage. Autumn High Browsing & Eucalyptus street verges. Tolerates poor soils. Grey/brown fibrous bark. Nectar protective andrewsii High habitat for New England Pollen birds and Blackbutt. Seeds wildlife in hollows as it ages Eucalyptus Eah 20x12 ASV <38m3 Large 6 1 2.5 Moderate to high frost tolerance. Tall upright tree Grey-brown Oct-Dec Nectar angophoroides plantings. Poorly drained Moderate drought tolerance. Prefers bark. Pollen Apple-topped sites. Wet sites. moist, deeper alluvial soils. Tolerates Seeds Box. occasional flooding. Eucalyptus Eba 15- ASV <60m3 Poorly drained 9 1 2.5 Slow growth. High frost and drought Fibrous bark. Green-blue semi Late Nectar Bees baueriana 20x15 sites. Wet sites tolerance. Grows well in a range of glossy leaves. Spring/ Pollen Blue Box soils, but prefers good loams. Early Seeds Summer *Eucalyptus Ebe 15- ASV <106m3 Poorly 11 1 4 High frost tolerance. Prefers fertile White bark shedding in long Autumn Nectar Bees benthamii 25x10- drained sites. Wet sites. loams and alluvia. ribbons. Classified as a vulnerable Pollen New species 20 Natural areas. Screening. species Seeds Camden White Shelter belts. Gum #Eucalyptus Ebl 20x ASV <60m3 N/A 1 N/ Medium to high Local species. med N Bees blakelyi 15 Urban areas. A frost and drought Sept- Feb med P Keystone Blakely’s red Single species. tolerance. Tolerates occasional Seeds local gum. waterlogging. species Prone to severe insect attack; can that require spraying for insects. provides wildlife habitat.

Eucalyptus Ebx 20x15 ASV <60m3 9 1 2.5 High frost and moderate drought Reddish deeply furrowed bark. Spring Nectar Bees blaxlandii tolerance. Grows in poor soils Slightly sickle shaped leaves. Pollen Blaxland’s including gravels. Seeds Stringybark

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.1 Ebr 20x ASV <60m3 9 1 N/ High frost and moderate drought Grey short-fibred Autumn High P Bees, Eucalyptus 15 Urban areas. A tolerance. bark. Nectar Birds. bridgesiana Poorly drained Tolerates exposed sites. Does not Seeds Keystone Apple box sites. tolerate waterlogging. Known host local Wet sites. for native mistletoe. species that provides wildlife habitat. Eucalyptus elata Eel 25x15 ASV <60m3 Dry sites. 7 1 3 Moderate frost and drought Light green foliage. Bark sheds in Spring Nectar Bees, River peppermint Exposed sites. tolerance. Prefers moist sites such as ribbons. Large, fast growing. Pollen Birds. creeks and watercourses. Formative Seeds pruning important to avoid multi- branching. Eucalyptus Egl 20x15 ASV <60m3 Poorly drained 9 1 2.5 Moderate to high frost and drought Glossy dark green foliage. Summer High N Bees globoidea sites. Wet sites. tolerance. Likely to tolerate a wide Reddish stringybark. Autumn Med P Birds White range of sites and soils. Seeds stringybark. Eucalyptus Ego 20 x ASV <60m3 7 1 2.5 High frost and Local species. Autumn- Nectar Bees goniocalyx 15 Poorly drought tolerance. Rough and persistent grey- mid Pollen Birds, Olive barked box drained sites. Prefers well drained, gravel or stony brown bark. Winter Seeds Keystone Long-leaved Wet sites. soils. local box, bundy. species that provides wildlife habitat. #Eucalyptus Ema 20 x ASV <27m3 6 1 N/ Grows on a range of soils, but Deeply fissured Autumn M/H Bees macrorhyncha 10 Urban areas. A prefers well drained sites. red spring bark. Nectar Birds, Red stringybark. Agistment Can require regular removal of dead Local species. Med Suitable for areas. branches. Pollen use in Susceptible to root rot. Seeds wildlife corridors for habitat.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.1 Emd 25- ASV <106m3 Suburban 11 1 3 High frost and moderate drought Heavy foliage texture. Long, dark March- High Good #Eucalyptus 30x15- street verges. Dry sites. tolerance. Tops die out. Prone to green leaves. Fast growing Sept Nectar species for maidenii 20 Exposed sites. Natural early limb failure. Many pest and Seeds wildlife (E. globulus areas. fungal disease problems. corridors. subsp. Maidenii) Flowers are Maiden’s Blue attractive Gum. to birds and bees. Eucalyptus Emf 20x ASV <60m3 9 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Local species. Summer Low Bees mannifera 12- Has performed very well in Very reliable street Honey Birds. Red-spotted 15 Canberra. tree. White bark Med Keystone gum. Pollen local Seeds species that provides wildlife habitat. Eucalyptus Eme 20x 20 ASV <106m3 11 1 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Grey-green foliage. Summer High Bees melliodora Tolerates a wide range of soils. honey Birds Yellow box. Nil Keystone pollen local Quality species Honey that Seeds provides wildlife habitat. Eucalyptus Emt 20x ASV <106m3 6 1 2.5 High frost and Blue foliage. Spring- Med Bees melliodora 12- drought tolerance. early Nectar Birds Tarcutta yellow 15 Adaptable to a Examples at Old Summer Low Important box wide range of sites. Formative Parliament House. Pollen for pruning Seeds wildlife habitat.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.1 Emc 20x12- ASV <60m3 6 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Grey box. Tall tree with straight Feb-May Med Bees Eucalyptus 15 Adaptable to a wide range of sites. trunk. Fibrous grey bark. Fast Nectar Birds microcarpa Formative pruning required to growth rate. Med (E. woollsiana) encourage a single trunk Pollen Seeds #Eucalyptus Eni 15- ASV <60m3 6 1 3 High frost and Narrow dark green leaves. Late Nectar, Provides nicholii E 20x Suburban drought tolerance. Dark brown Summer- Pollen excellent Willow 10- street verges. Requires formative fibrous bark. Autumn Seeds wildlife peppermint, 15 Dry sites. pruning when young. Potential for habitat. Exposed sites. higher Koalas Screening. inspection regime to Provides Shelterbelts. monitor for branch splitting. excellent Susceptible to pests wildlife habitat.

Eucalyptus Epo 20x ASV <60m3 9 1 2.5 High frost and Blue-grey coin shaped foliage. Oct - Feb Med Bees polyanthemos 15 drought tolerance. Very reliable street tree. honey Birds subsp. Prefers gravelly free draining sites. Low Keystone polyanthemos Tolerates exposed sites. pollen local Red box. Susceptible to scale and lerp. Seeds species that provides wildlife habitat *Eucalyptus Era 20- ASV <106m3 11 1 2.5 High frost and Fibrous bark. Oct-Dec Low Bees radiata 25x Screening. drought tolerance. Fast growth. honey Birds Narrow-leaf 15- Shelterbelts. Tolerates a range of site and soil Med Keystone peppermint. 20 conditions. pollen local Seeds species New species that provides wildlife habitat.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.1 Ero 15- ASV <60m3 6 1 2.5 High frost and White bark with distinctive Jan Low Bees Eucalyptus rossii 18x Poorly drought tolerance. scribbles. Can have unpredictable honey Birds Local Scribbly gum. 15 drained sites Grows on poor quality skeletal soils. growth rates. Can have Low species Wet sites. Does not tolerate shade. unpredictable growth rates. pollen that Seeds provides wildlife habitat. Eucalyptus Eru 15- ASV <60m3 6 1 2.5 High frost and moderate drought White bark with distinctive Sum- Low N Koalas, rubida Dry sites. tolerance. scribbles. Can have unpredictable Aut Med P Birds Local subsp. rubida 18x Exposed sites. Prefers deeper soils. Sheds bark in growth rates. Seeds species White and red 10- Screening. ribbons in late summer. that ribbon bark 15 Shelterbelts. May require formative pruning. provides wildlife habitat. Eucalyptus Esi 18 x ASV <38m3 7 1 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Dark reddish-black fissured bark. Winter High N Bees sideroxylon 12 Poorly Tolerates hard sites. Cream flowers. Low P Birds Red ironbark. drained sites. Susceptible to common pests but Seeds Wet sites. tolerates them well. Formative pruning can reduce acute branching Eucalyptus Esr 18 x ASV <38m3 7 1 3 High frost and Dense reddish-black fissured Early Aut- High N Bees sideroxylon 12 Poorly drought tolerance. bark. Pink flowers. mid Low P Birds ‘Rosea’ drained sites. Prefers well Spring Seeds Red ironbark. Wet sites. drained sites and tolerates shallow infertile soils. Formative pruning will reduce acute branching.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.1 Evi 20- ASV <106m3 9 1 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Smooth bark that sheds in Autumn Med N Bees Eucalyptus 25x Dry sites. Preferably used in open space. ribbons.. Med P Birds Local viminalis 15- Exposed sites. Local form has greater drought Seeds species Manna gum, 20 Paved areas. tolerance. suitable for Screening. habitat Shelterbelts. plantings

Native Trees 10-15 metres *Acacia Aca 12x7 ASV <13m3 5 1 2.5 High frost and Blue-grey phyllodes. Spring High P Bees, caerulescens moderate drought Smooth bark. Seeds Butterflies, Buchan blue, tolerance. Can suffer insect damage Yellow flowers. Beetles limestone blue in trunk and limbs. Rare species. Birds wattle. Suitable for paved areas or carparks New species due to low potential for root damage. Acacia Aml 8- ASV<17m3 7 1 2.5 Survives well on Longer lived than other acacias. Late High P Bees, melanoxylon 15x5-8 moist sites. Local species. Winter - Seeds Butterflies, Needs factsheet Possible street tree - trial use. Spring Beetles Birds #Allocasuarina ALg 12- ASV <17m 5 1 2 High frost and Pendulous bluish- green foliage. Spring Med P Bees glauca 15x8 3 drought tolerance. Fast growing. Seeds Birds Grey buloke, Dry sites. Forms root suckers. Good for use in swamp oak. shelterbelts. #Allocasuarina ALl 8-12x4 ASV <38m 3 1 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Ornamental tree with upright Spring Med P Bees littoralis 3 R form. Dusky green foliage. Showy Seeds Birds Black sheoak. Suburban dark red flowers in spring. street verges Local species. Poorly drained sites

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.1 APf 10- ASV <27m 6 1 2 Low frost Dense foliage. White Med N Bees #Angophora tolerance when young. Superb shade tree. flowers in Med P Birds floribunda 15x 3 Moderate drought Decembe Seeds Bats Rough-barked 10 tolerance. r and Provides apple Dry sites Prefers alluvial soils. January. habitat and food for fauna

*Brachychiton BRp 10- ASV <27m3 6 1 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Glossy green foliage and large, Autumn- Med N Bees populenus 12x8- R Tolerates a range of soils, preferring hard shelled seed pods. Summer Med P Birds Kurrajong tree. 10 gravel, shale and sand. Has shown Evergreen. variable performance as a street Long lived. New species tree. Local ACT tree. #Callitris CLe 12- ASV <68m3 Suburban 3 3 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Brown furrowed bark. Local Pollen Birds, endlicheri 15x3-4 street verges. R Does not tolerate heavy clays soils. species. Relatively slow growing. Seeds Wildlife Black cypress Formative pruning to ensure single habitat for pine. leader Susceptible to canker. nesting

*Callitris CLg 15x8- ASV <27m3 Suburban Slow to moderate growth. High frost Smooth bark. Attractive blue-grey Winter- Pollen Birds, glaucophylla 10 street verges. Screening. tolerance. Grows in a range of soils. glaucous foliage. Timber is Spring Seeds mammals Shelter belts. Occasionally affected by Callitris White Cyprus resistant to termites. Sawfly. pine New species Eucalyptus Eag 15x15 ASV <60m3 9 1 2.5 Prefers well drained sites. High frost Slightly glossy foliage. Dark Summer Low Provides aggregata Dry sites. Screening. and drought tolerance. Borers can fibrous bark on trunk, becoming Nectar browsing Black gum Shelterbelts. be a problem. smooth in higher branches. Low and Pollen protective Seeds habitat for wildlife #Eucalyptus Eci 10- ASV <60m 3 Suburban 9 1 3 High frost tolerance. Prefers soils Silver-blue foliage. Fibrous red Spring Low N Bees, birds, cinerea 15x15 street verges. Except to with good drainage. Formative Stringybark. Useful for screen Med P butterflies Argyle apple. replace existing plantings. pruning required to reduce low plantings. Seeds Large plantings. Planting branching to the ground. Subject to <4 metres from hydraulic sawfly larvae. Minimal use in urban settings.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.1- Ede 12x8 ASV <17m 3 Urban areas. N/A 1 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Green grey glaucous foliage. Spring Med N Bees, Eucalyptus A Parks and open space use. Tolerates Mallee- like on poor sites. Med P nectar dealbata dry stony sites with shallow soils. Seeds eating birds Tumbledown red Can be subject to psyllid attack. gum. Eucalyptus dives Edi 12- ASV <27m 3 Screening. 6 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Fibrous bark. Early Low Bees Broad-leaved 15x Shelterbelts Prefers dry well drained sites. Can Spring honey Birds peppermint 10 require formative pruning. Low Keystone Pollen local Seeds species that provides wildlife habitat. *Eucalyptus Egr 6- ASV <17m3 Car parks. 5 2 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Can be either a mallee form or a April-Sept High Bees, gracilis 12x4-8 Paved areas. Suburban Subject to pests such as scale and small tree. Pendulous foliage. Nectar Mahogany New species street verges. psyllids. Useful as a feature plant in High glider White mallee, parks or in shelter belts. Pollen (NSW) red mallee. Seeds Yellow tailed Black cockatoo #Eucalyptus Elr 10- ASV <27m3 Suburban 6 1 2.5 Moderate frost and high drought Cream to grey bark, shedding in Red Med Provides leucoxylon 15x6- street verges. Wet sites. tolerance. Prefers sandy loams to flakes. flowers honey habitat for ‘Rosea’ Red- 10 Poorly drained sites. clay based soils. Susceptible to pests Provides habitat for birds. March Low birds flowering yellow and disease. Historically variable Dec pollen gum. performance in Canberra. Seeds *Eucalyptus Emh 15x10 ASV <27m3 6 1 2.5 Moderate frost and high drought Rare species. Dark green foliage. Late High N Bees michaeliana tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils. Attractive grey and white Winter- High P Birds New species blotched bark. Should be an Spring Seeds Hillgrove gum attractive street tree. Aug - Nov Eucalyptus Emi 10 x ASV <27m3 Suburban 6 2 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Multi stemmed, mallee habit. Summer High N Bees mitchelliana 10 street verges. Useful as a feature plant in parks or Smooth white-grey bark. Seeds Birds Mount Buffalo in shelter belts. Sallee. ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 10 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Eucalyptus Eno 15x10 ASV <60m3 6 1 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Fibrous, grey bark. Long lived. March- Nectar Bees nortonii Large plantings R Suitable for dry and exposed sites. Local species. June Pollen Birds Long –leaved Screening. Shelterbelts. Susceptible to pests such as scale. Seeds box, mealy bundy. #Eucalyptus Epp 15x10 ASV <27m3 Dry sites. 6 1 N/ Very high frost and moderate Thick glossy leaves. Smooth white Oct-Dec High Bees pauciflora Screening. Shelterbelts. R drought tolerance. Prefers well bark. Nectar Birds Local Snow gum. drained clay soils. Survival rate can High species be low during establishment. Pollen that Seeds provides wildlife habitat Eucalyptus Esc 12 x12 ASV <38m3 Inner asset High frost and moderate drought Smooth white bark. Narrow, Nectar Bees scoparia protection zone or ember tolerance. Tolerant of water logged glossy peppermint scented Pollen Birds Wallangarra zone. Screening. Shelter soils. Susceptible to pests and leaves. Seeds white gum. beds. diseases, particularly insect defoliation when young. Formative pruning required to develop a strong central leader. Eucalyptus Est 10 x ASV <27m3 Dry sites. 6 1 2.5 High frost and moderate drought Glossy green foliage. Olive green Late Med Bees stellulata 10 tolerance. Prefers wetter soils or low bark in the upper part of the tree. Autumn Nectar Birds Local Black sallee. lying damp areas. Can be susceptible Star-like clusters of flowers to spring. Med species to scale. Sheds large quantities of autumn to spring. pollen that bark that may require clearing. Seeds provides wildlife habitat. *Melaleuca Mba 8- ASV <17m3 5 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Hard fissured bark. White flowers Spring High Bees bracteata 12x6- Prefers soils with good drainage. in spring. Nectar Birds Black tea tree. 8 Tolerates heavy clays and water High New species logged sites. Formative pruning will Pollen enhance line of sight on street and Seeds road verges.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.1 Acy 6x6 ASV <10m 3 Suburban 4 2 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Small rounded tree. Yellow Spring Med P Bees, Natives <10m street verges. Paved areas. Prefers alkaline soils with good flowers. Grey-bluish foliage. Rare Seeds Birds Acacia covenyi drainage. Good for use as a plant. Butterflies Blue bush. screening plant or in shelter belts. Beetles *Acacia pendula Ape 8x5 ASV <7m3 Poorly drained 2 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Small elliptical tree with Winter Med P Bees, Myall, weeping sites. Tolerates a range of soils but prefers pendulous branches. Drooping Spring Seeds Birds myall. well drained soils. Not affected by silvery glaucous phyllodes. Hard Butterflies New species any local pests. grey bark. Beetles #Allocasuarina ACv 6x4 ASV <4m 3 Poorly drained 3 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Pendulous branches of dusky Winter Med Birds verticillata sites. R Grows in most soils. Susceptible to green foliage. Horizontally striped pollen Local Drooping sheoak. psyllids, particularly when young. trunk. Seeds species Can appear poorly as a young plant. that provides wildlife habitat. *Callistemon Csp 3x3 ASV <2m 3 Dry sites. 3 2 2 High frost and moderate drought Brilliant red bottlebrush flowers. Oct-Nov High Bees, citrinus Exposed sites tolerance. Adaptable to a wide range Fast initial growth rate Nectar Birds ‘Splendens’ of soils but prefers deeper soils. Med Butterflies. New species Respond to severe pruning. Can be pollen Useful for used under powerlines. Seeds wildlife habitat. Callistemon Cha 3-6x2- ASV <2m 3 Dry sites. 5 2 2 Moderate frost and drought Glossy green foliage and bronze Early High Bees, ‘Harkness’ 3 Exposed sites. tolerance. Tolerates a wide range of new growth. Fast initial growth Spring Nectar Birds soils but prefers deeper moist soils. rate.. Dense Med Butterflies Respond to severe pruning. Can be crimson pollen Useful for used under powerlines. red Seeds wildlife flowers habitat. Flowers as a food source

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.1 Ckp 4-6x4- ASV <7m 3 Dry sites. 3.5 2 2 Moderate frost and drought Blackish-grey bark. Fast initial Spring. High Bees, Callistemon 5 Exposed sites. tolerance. Tolerates a wide range of growth rate. Dense Nectar Birds ‘King’s Park soils but prefers deeper moist soils. crimson Med Butterflies Special’ Respond to severe pruning. Can be red pollen Useful for used under powerlines. flowers. Seeds wildlife habitat, Flowers as a food source. *Callistemon Cdr 4-6x3- ASV <7m 3 Dry sites. 3.5 2 2 Moderate frost and drought Long pendulous grey foliage. Spring High Bees, viminalis 5 Exposed sites. tolerance. Tolerates a wide range of Blackish-grey bark. Fast growing. and Nectar Birds ‘Dawson River soils but prefers deeper moist soils. Useful for wildlife habitat, Autumn Med Butterflies Weeper’ Can prune when young to promote particular the flowers as a food Bright red pollen Beetles New species good tree form. Suitable for use source. bottlebru Seeds Useful for under powerlines. Fast growing sh wildlife flowers habitat.

*Callitris muelleri cCL 5x3 ASV <2m 3 Suburban Moderate frost and high drought Small low growing ornamental Popular Provides Mueller’s m street verges. Poorly tolerance. Excels on well drained conifer. Smooth grey bark. source habitat for cypress. drained sites. Wet sites. sites. Cone drop may be a nuisance of resin. wildlife. New species in pedestrian areas. Suitable for use in parks. Eucalyptus Eap 6x4 ASV <4m3 Suburban street 3 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Narrow-leaved mallee ash. Late Med Bees apiculata verges. Poorly drained R tolerance. Tolerates rocky sites with Attractive compact mallee. Winter - Nectar Birds Narrow-leaved sites. shallow well drained soils. Likely to Narrow glossy foliage. early Med mallee ash be susceptible to defoliating insects. Spring Pollen Seeds Eucalyptus Ecu 3x4 ASV <4m 3 Suburban 3 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Multi-stemmed mallee. Dense Autumn Nectar Bees cunninghamii (E. street verges. Poorly R Succeeds on dry, hard, stony sites. greyish foliage. Prominent Prominen Pollen Birds rupicola) drained sites. Wet sites. Susceptible to scale. Bark sheds in cream/white flowers. Epicormic t cream/ Seeds Cliff mallee ash. ribbons. shoots can appear untidy. white Provides habitat for wildlife. flowers.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I #Eucalyptus Elm 8-12x6 ASV <17m3 Suburban 5 2 N/ Very high frost and low drought Weeping snow gum. Distinctive Spring- High Bees, lacrimans street verges. Dry sites. R tolerance. May require pendulous branches. Smooth early Nectar, Birds (E. pauciflora Exposed sites. supplementary irrigation. Historically white-grey powdery bark. Glossy Summer Pollen, Tantangera form) survival rate can be low during grey-green foliage. Slow growing. Seeds Adaminaby snow establishment. Susceptible to scale gum and pests. *Eucalyptus Emfl 8x7 ASV <13m 3 Screening. 5 2 2 High frost and drought tolerance. Selected small form of Red Summer Low N Bees mannifera Shelterbelts. Susceptible to usual eucalypt pests spotted gum. Bluish-green Med P Birds ‘Little Spotty’ and diseases. foliage. Smooth white bark. Seeds Provides New species habitat for local wildlife. Eucalyptus Emo 5x6 ASV <10m3 Suburban 4 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Multi-stemmed mallee or small March- High Bees, moorei street verges. Screening. R tolerance. Tolerates cold wet sites tree. Smooth white or blotched April nectar, Birds, Narrow-leaved Shelterbelts. and shallow soils. Susceptible to bark. High Habitat for sallee, little scale. Can be pruned to a single Pollen wildlife and sallee. stem. Seeds wildlife corridors *Eucalyptus Epa 6- ASV <27m 3 Dry sites. 6 2 2.5 High frost and moderate drought Small bushy tree. Smooth grey Summer Nectar, Bees, parvula 10x5- Exposed sites. tolerance. Prefers deep moist soils. bark. White flowers. White pollen Birds. Good Small-leaf gum. 10 Formative pruning flowers. Seeds wildlife New species habitat for small birds.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Melaleuca Mll 8x7 ASV <13m 3 Dry sites. 5 2 2.5 Moderate frost and drought Beige cream papery bark. Dense Dense High Bees, linariifolia Exposed sites. tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils. white flowers in summer. white Nectar Birds Flax leaf Prefers moistures and tolerates flowers in Med paperbark occasional flooding. Formative summer. pollen Snow-in- pruning will enhance line of sight on Seeds summer. street and road verge plantings.

Introduced Trees LQs 15- ASV <38m3 8 4 3 High frost and moderate Starshaped leaves, Spring Nectar Bees > 15 m Paved areas. drought tolerance. with autumn colours Pollen 1.1 20x12 Dry sites. Tolerates a range of soils including red, yellow and Liquidambar Alkaline soils. but prefers moist deep orange. Corky grey-brown bark. styraciflua soils. Shallow, vigorous root system. Long lived. American sweet Formative pruning may be required gum. to create a single leader. Can be affected by armoured scale. Liquidambar LQf 20x12 ASV <38m3 8 4 3 High frost and moderate Starshaped leaves, Spring Nectar Bees styraciflua Paved areas. drought tolerance. with autumn colours Pollen ‘Festeri’ Dry sites. Tolerates a range of soils including red, yellow and Festeri sweet Alkaline soils. but prefers moist deep orange. Holds autumn Gum. soils. Shallow, vigorous root system. colour well into winter. Long Formative pruning may be required lived. to create a single leader. Can be affected by armoured scale.

Platanus PLch 18x12 ASV <38m3 8 1 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Flaking mottled bark. Leaf similar Spring High Bees (orientalis) X Paved areas. Tolerates a wide range of soils. Lower to Platanus acerifolia. Round Nectar Chilensis susceptibility to Anthranose than burr-like fruit. Excellent shade High Chilensis oriental other Platanus species. Fruit drop tree when appropriate space is Pollen plane. maybe a nuisance in pedestrian available. areas.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Platanus PLo 20x12- ASV <60m3 Paved areas*. 8 1 3 High frost and drought tolerance. . Deep green foliage, turning red Spring High Bees orientalis 15 Tolerates a range of soils but prefers /yellow in autumn. Smooth light Nectar Oriental plane deeper well drains soils. Has grey-white bark. Round burr-like High performed well in Canberra. Vigorous fruit. Pollen root system. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas.

Platanus PLd 18x12- ASV <60m3 Paved areas*. 8 1 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Bright green cut leaf foliage, Spring High Bees orientalis var. 15 Tolerates a range of soils. Has turning yellow in autumn. Nectar ‘Digitata’ Cut- performed well in Canberra. Vigorous Mottled bark. Round burr-like High leaf oriental root system. Fruit drop may be a fruit. Pollen plane nuisance in pedestrian areas. Populus deltoides POd 20x15 ASV <60m3 Paved areas. 9 1 5 High frost and drought tolerance. Shiny green foliage; bright red in Spring Pollen Bees Weetangera w Creeks and watercourses. Tolerates a range of souls but prefers spring and turning yellow in eastern Playing fields. Natural deep loams. Can sucker to a small autumn. Silvery-white bark, cottonwood. areas. extent, usually only when roots are becoming deeply fissured with New species disturbed. age. Fast growth rate.

Populus POg 15- ASV <27m3 Paved areas. 8 1 5 High frost and drought tolerance. Yellow-brown autumn colour. Spring Pollen Bees yunnanensis 20x10 Creeks and watercourses. Tolerates a wide range of soils. Can Brown bark. Catkins up to 15cm ‘Gundaroo’ Playing fields. Natural sucker when roots are disturbed. long. Fast growing Yunnan poplar. areas. *Quercus bicolor Qbi 15- ASV <106m3 Paved areas. 11 1 2.5 High frost and moderate drought Large spreading canopy. Dark Spring Pollen Wind Swamp white 20x15- tolerance. Tolerates wet boggy sites green glossy foliage, turning pollinated oak. 20 and soil compaction. Moderately yellow/brown to red in autumn. New species susceptible to oak leaf miner. Deeply furrowed brown bark. Formative pruning may be required Long lived to develop a strong structure. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I *Quercus Qca 20x15- ASV <86m3 Paved areas. 10 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Semi-evergreen habit. Broad Spring Pollen Wind canariensis 18 Tolerates a wide range of soils. spreading canopy. Yellow to pollinated Algerian oak. Susceptible to oak leaf miner, aphid brown autumn colour. Deeply New species and leaf hopper attack. Formative fissured bark. Slow growing. pruning may be required to develop a strong structure. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas Quercus cerris Qce 15- ASV <60m3 Paved areas. 8 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Dark green foliage turning yellow- Spring Pollen Wind Turkey oak. 20x12- Tolerates a wide range of soils. bronze in autumn. Retains leaves pollinated 15 Susceptible to oak leaf miner. Leaf into winter. Deeply furrowed retention may cause problems where bark. Small acorns covered in long solar access is required. Acorn drop bristles. may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Quercus coccinea Qco 15- ASV <60m3 Paved areas. 7 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Brilliant red autumn colour. Spring Pollen Wind Scarlet oak. 20x12- Tolerates most soils found in Retains leaves into winter. Acorns pollinated 15 Canberra. Leaf retention may cause have a deep bowl-like cap. problems where solar access is required. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. *Quercus Qfr 20x20 ASV <106m3 Paved areas. 11 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Hungarian oak, Italian oak. Broad Spring Pollen Wind frainetto Wet sites. Poorly drained Suits local loams and clay loams soils. spreading crown. Glossy green pollinated Hungarian oak, sites. Suitable for semi shade and sun. Leaf foliage turning yellow-brown in New species retention may cause problems where autumn. Can hold leaves through solar access is required. Acorn drop winter. Slow growing. Long lived. may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. *Quercus lobata Qlo 18x15 ASV <60m3 Paved areas. 9 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. . Dull green foliage. Thick, deeply Spring Pollen Wind Valley oak Poor soils. Suitable for dry sites. Tolerates a furrowed bark. Large long acorns. pollinated New species range of soils, but prefers rich deep A faster growing oak. soils. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I *Quercus Qma 20- ASV <106m3 Paved areas. 11 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Distinctive shaggy bark. Large Spring Pollen Wind macrocarpa 25x15- Adapts to a wide range of soils. acorns almost completely pollinated Burr oak, 20 Tolerates minor root disturbance. covered with a burr-like cap. Long New species Susceptible to powdery mildew, lived. Slow growing. Impressive aphids and oak leaf miner. Acorn specimen tree. drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Quercus palustris Qpa 18x12- ASV <60m3 7 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Has Green foliage turning rust-red in Spring Pollen Wind performed very well in Canberra. autumn. Retains brown foliage pollinated Pin oak Leaf retention may cause problems through winter. Grey-brown bark. where solar access is required. Acorn Small acorns. drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Quercus palustris Qpaf 18x15 ASV <60m3 Paved areas. 7 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Deep green foliage turning red- Spring Pollen Wind ’Free Fall’ Tolerates a wide range of soils and brown in autumn. Leaves drop pollinated Pin oak. drainage conditions. Acorn drop may quickly in autumn unlike Quercus be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. palustris. Grey-brown bark. Dense shade tree. Quercus robur Qro 20x20- ASV <166m3 Paved areas. 11 1 2.5 High frost and moderate drought Wide spreading tree with a dense Spring Pollen Wind English oak. 25 tolerance. Tolerates water logging crown. Small leaves turning pollinated and prefers soils with a higher level of yellow-brown in autumn. moisture. Susceptible to oak leaf Blackish-grey fissured bark. Excels miner and powdery mildew. Acorn with appropriate space. drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Tilia X europea TIe 18x12 ASV <38m3 Dry sites. 7 1 3 High frost and moderate drought Common linden, lime tree. Bright Spring High Bees Common linden, Exposed sites. Poorly tolerance. Prefers soils with good green leaves turning orange- nectar Birds drained sites. Wet sites. drainage. Tolerates full sun and semi brown in autumn. Finely textured Pollen shade. Flowers are an excellent grey-green bark. Yellow flowers in source of nectar. summer. Long lived.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I #+Ulmus Uam 20x15 ASV <60m3 Paved areas. 9 5 5 High frost and moderate drought Vase shaped crown. Yellow Spring Pollen Wind americana Creeks and watercourses. tolerance. Prefers soils with good autumn colour. Ashy grey bark. pollinated American elm Playing fields. Natural drainage. Grows will in full sun and Can only be used in replacement areas. light shade. Highly susceptible to plantings. New cultivars are Dutch elm disease – restricted use. available with good Dutch elm disease resistance. #+Ulmus procera Upr 25- ASV <106m3 Paved areas. 11 1 N/ High frost and moderate drought Dark green leaves turning yellow Spring Pollen Wind English elm. 30x18- Creeks and watercourses. R tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils in autumn. Dark brown bark with pollinated 20 Playing fields. Natural but prefers well drained soils. vertical ridges. Dense shade tree. areas. Poorly drained Susceptible to Dutch elm disease and Should be limited to specimen sites. Wet sites elm leaf beetles – restricted use. and replacement plantings only. + Use of some Ulmus species restricted to replacements in existing plantings only. No new designs using these species will be approved. * May be used in paved areas if measures are put in place to provide adequate space and to protect hardstand infrastructure

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Introduced Tree species 10- 15 metres Acer ACb 10 x 8 ASV <17m 3 Poorly 5 1 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Green leaves, turning intense red Spring nectar, Bees and buergeranum drained sites. Wet sites. R Tolerates clayey soils but prefers in autumn. Greyish-brown bark. pollen other Trident maple Natural areas. well drained soils. Grows in sun and Fast growing pollinators part shade. Not susceptible to pests and diseases. Formative prune to encourage a single trunk. *Acer X freemanii ACa 10 x 5 ASV <27m3 Dry sites. 4 1 2 High frost and moderate drought Paperbark maple. Peeling bark Spring High Bees and ‘Jeffersred’ b Exposed sites. tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils. revealing orange bark underneath. nectar, other Paperbark Possibly susceptible to rust fungus. Red-orange autumn colour. Slow pollen pollinators maple. Low potential for root damage. growing. New species

*Acer griseum ACg 10x6 ASV <10m 3 Dry sites. 6 1 3 High frost and moderate drought Green foliage turning red in Spring Nectar, Bees and Autumn blaze Exposed sites. Poorly tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils, autumn. Green and white marbled pollen other maple drained sites. Wet sites. but prefers well drained soils. bark. Vigorous early growth rate. pollinators Natural areas *Acer grosseri ACp 15x ASV <10m 3 6 1 3 High frost and moderate drought Green foliage turning red in Spring nectar, Bees and var. Hersii 10 Dry sites. Exposed sites. tolerance. Prefers well drained soils. autumn. Green and white marbled pollen other Snake bark Poorly drained sites. Wet Formative prune to encourage a bark. Vigorous early growth rate. pollinators maple. sites. Natural areas. single trunk. New species *Acer ACp 15x ASV <27m 3 Poor soils. 6 1 2.5 High frost and low drought Broad round crown. Yellow to Spring High Bees and platanoides k 10 Dry sites. Exposed sites. tolerance. Prefers well drained, orange autumn colour. Grey- nectar, other Norway maple. Natural areas. fertile soils with regular moisture. brown bark with shallow furrows. pollen pollinators May require irrigation. Grows best in full sun. *Acer ACp 15x ASV <27m3 Dry sites. 6 1 2.5 High frost and moderate drought Purple foliage changing to red, Spring High Bees and platanoides k 10 Exposed sites. Natural tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils brown and orange in autumn. nectar, other Purple Norway areas. including clays. Shallow root system Greyish-black bark. pollen pollinators maple. may cause future maintenance. ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 20 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I New species

1.1 BTp 12- ASV <17m3 Suburban 5 1 2.5 High frost and low drought Pendulous branches. Glossy green Spring Pollen Wind Betula pendula 15x6-8 street verges. tolerance. Requires rich deep soils leaves, turning yellow in autumn. pollinated Silver birch Dry sites. Exposed sites. with good soil moisture, but does Smooth white-grey bark. Best used Poorly drained sites. Poor not tolerate waterlogging. as a specimen tree or in small soils. Creeks and Susceptible to rust fungus. Vigorous group plantings. Best used on watercourses. Natural root growth. Care needed when irrigated sites. areas. Planting less than 4 pruning as does not readily reshoot. metres from hydraulic services. Betula pendula BTl 12- ASV <17m3 Suburban 5 1 2.5 High frost and low drought Pendulous branches. Distinctive Spring Pollen Wind ‘Laciniata’ 15x6-8 street verges. tolerance. Requires rich deep soils cut leaves turning yellow in pollinated Cut-leaf silver Dry sites. Exposed sites. with good soil moisture, but does autumn. Smooth white-grey bark. birch. Poorly drained sites. Poor not tolerate waterlogging. Best used as a specimen tree. or in soils. Creeks and Susceptible to rust fungus. vigorous small group plantings. Best used in watercourses. Natural root growth. Care needed when irrigated sites. areas. Planting less than 4 pruning as does not readily reshoot. metres from hydraulic services. Catalpa CAT 15x12- ASV <60m3 Suburban 7 1 2.5 High frost and moderate drought Wide spreading, superb shade Spring Nectar Bees bignonioides b 15 street verges. Exposed tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils tree. Distinctive large heart- Pollen Butterflies Indian bean tree sites. Dry sites. Poorly but prefers well drained sites. Can shaped leaves. Brown-grey bark. drained sites. Wet sites. perform better on sheltered sites. Cream foxglove-like flowers. Long thin bean-like fruit pods. *Crataegus CRs 10x6 ASV <10m3 Paved areas. 4 1 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Dark green foliage. White flowers Spring Nectar Bees ‘Smithiana’ Creeks and watercourses. R Tolerates a wide range of soils. in spring. Red-yellow fruit which is Birds Red Mexican Natural areas. Susceptible to scale and pear/cherry used as a food source by some Hawthorn. slug. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in birds. New species pedestrian areas.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I *Davidia DAi 12x8- ASV <27m3 Dry sites. 7 1 5 High frost and moderate shade Broad conical crown. Bright green Spring Nectar Bees involucrate 10 Exposed sites. Poorly tolerance. Prefers well drained soils heart shaped leaves. Scaly orange- Pollen Dove tree. drained sites. Wet sites. and sheltered conditions. Long lived. brown bark. Superb shade tree. New species *Fagus sylvatica Fsp 12x8 ASV <17m3 Paved areas. 5 1 3 High frost and moderate drought Attractive purple foliage. Smooth Spring Wind ‘Purpurea’ Dry sites. Exposed sites. tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils grey bark. Long lived. Superb pollinated Copper beech, Creeks and watercourses but does not grow well in sandy specimen tree. purple beech. Natural areas. soils. susceptible to oak leaf miner and aphids. Could require irrigation New species during establishment. *Fraxinus FRa 15x12 ASV <38m3 Dry sites. 7 1 3 High frost and low drought Rounded canopy. Dark green Spring Wind americana Exposed sites. Poorly tolerance. Prefers deep, well drained leaves. Grey to brown bark. pollinated American ash, drained sites. Wet sites. moist soils. Susceptible to ash white ash Creeks and watercourses. whitefly, Honeydew and Sooty New species Natural areas. Mould. Fraxinus FRar 15x12- ASV <60m3 Creeks and 10 1 2 High frost and drought Has Claret ash. Claret red leaves in Spring Wind angustifolia watercourses. performed well in Canberra. autumn. Grey-brown bark. pollinated Raywood. Natural areas. Tolerates a wide range of soils. Paved areas. Suffers dieback with insufficient Claret ash. moisture. Vigorous root system *Fraxinus FRe 10- ASV <27m3 Creeks and 7 2 2 Easily damaged when small. Slow Golden ash. Yellow branches. Spring Wind excelsior ‘Aurea’ 12x8- watercourses. Natural growing shoots. Black buds in winter. Yellow pollinated Golden ash 10 areas. Paved areas. autumn foliage. Needs factsheet Planting less than 4 metres from hydraulic services. Fraxinus excelsior FRe 15x8 ASV <17m3 Creeks and 6 1 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Glossy green foliage, turning Spring Wind ‘Westhof’s Glorie’ w watercourses. Natural Suitable for cold exposed sites. yellow in autumn. Smooth grey- pollinated (F. velutina areas. Paved areas. Tolerates a range of soils. Likely to brown bark. Fast growing rootstock) be susceptible to Ash Whitefly, scale, Westhof’s Glorie aphids, Honeydew and Sooty mould. ash. New species

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Fraxinus ornus FRo 10- ASV <27m3 Poorly drained 6 1 2 High frost and moderate drought Yellow to reddish-brown autumn Spring Wind Manna ash. 12x10 sites. Wet sites. Dry sites. tolerance. Prefers well drained soils. colour. Dark grey bark. Scented pollinated Exposed sites. Creeks and Could require irrigation during early white flowers in spring. watercourses. Natural establishment. areas. Fraxinus FRp 10- ASV <27m3 Creeks and 6 4 3 High frost and moderate drought Dark green leaves turning Spring Wind pennsylvanica c 12x8- watercourses. Natural tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils. burgundy in Autumn. seedless pollinated ‘Cimmzam’ 10 areas. variety. (Cimmaron) *Fraxinus FRp 10- ASV <27m3 Creeks and 6 4 3 High frost and moderate drought Uniform upright branching. Pale Spring Wind pennsylvanica u 15x8- watercourses. Natural tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils green foliage turning yellow/gold pollinated ‘Urbdell 10 areas. but dislikes compacted soils. in autumn. Greyish-brown fissured (Urbanite) Formative pruning can strengthen bark. Considered seedless. New species structure. Urbanite green ash. *Fraxinus FRp 10x6 ASV <10m3 Creeks and 6 4 3 High frost and moderate drought Dense green foliage turning Spring Wind pennsylvanica w watercourses. Natural tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils, bronze-red to purple in autumn. pollinated ‘Wasky’ areas. including compacted soils. Greyish-brown fissured bark. New species Considered seedless. Skyward green ash. Fraxinus velutina FRv 10- ASV <27m3 Creeks and 5 1 2 Moderate frost and drought Compact tree with upright Spring Wind Arizona ash, 12x10 watercourses. Natural tolerance. Vigorous root system. Can branching. Green leaves 20-25cm pollinated velvet ash, m areas. Paved areas. Poorly grow on poorer soils if additional long, turning clear yellow in modesto ash drained sites. Wet sites. irrigation is provided during autumn. Velvet buds. Grey-brown Dry sites. Exposed sites. establishment, but prefers deeper fissured bark. Declines quickly well drained soils. Frequency of once in decline. pruning may be high once decline begins. # Ginkgo biloba GIb 15x8- ASV <38m3 Exposed sites. 7 1 5 High frost and moderate drought Fan shaped leaves. Yellow autumn Spring Wind Maidenhair tree 12 Dry sites. tolerance. Prefers rich,well drained colour. Slow growth. pollinated soils with irrigation. Only plant male

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I form; female form produces pungent fruit (rarely)

Gleditsia GLs 11x12 ASV <38m3 Creeks and 5 1 2 High frost and drought tolerance. Dark green foliage turning yellow Spring Nectar Bees triacanthos h watercourses. Natural Tolerates all soils. Can sucker when in autumn. Dark grey thornless ‘Shademaster’ areas. Paved areas. roots are disturbed. Various cultivars bark. Can seasonally produce seed Honey Locust have been listed declared weeds in pods. Fast growing. parts of Australian. Liquidambar LQp 12- ASV <38m 3 Paved areas. 6 4 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Pyramidal shape. Dark green Spring Nectar Bees styraciflua 15x Poorly drained sites. Poor Tolerates a range of sites including maple like leaves turning purple Palo Alto sweet 12 soils. well drained wet sites. Formative crimson and orange in autumn. gum. prune to encourage a single leader. Corky ridged bark. Hard spiky seed Vigorous root system. Fruit drop pods may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas.

Liquidambar LQt 12x ASV <27m 3 Paved areas. 6 4 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Maple-like foliage turning deep Spring Nectar Bees styraciflua 10 Poorly drained sites. Poor Tolerates a range of sites including red in autumn. Corky ridged bark. Tiriki sweet gum. soils well drained wet sites. Vigorous root Hard spiky seed pods. Canberra system. Fruit drop may be a selection. nuisance in ped areas.

Liriodendron Llt 15 x15 ASV <60m 3 Creeks and 9 1 2.5. High frost and low drought Specimen tree. Distinctive tulip Spring Nectar Bees, tulipifera watercourses. Natural tolerance. Prefers irrigated or moist shaped leaves. Yellow autumn green/or Birds Tulip tree. areas. Paved areas. Dry sites. Prefers full sun. colour. Large green/orange ange Butterflies sites. Exposed sites. flowers in spring.. Slow growing. flowers Long lived. * Nyssa sylvatica NYs 11x6 ASV <10m3 Suburban High frost and moderate drought Tupelo. Specimen tree in parks. Spring Pollen Bees Black Tupelo street verges. Dry sites. tolerance. Tolerant of water logged Shiny green leaves, turning purple New species Exposed sites. conditions but also suits well drained the intense red in autumn. Brown soils. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in furrowed bark pedestrian areas.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I *Paulownia PAt 12- ASV <27m3 Exposed sites. 6 1 5 Moderate frost and drought Vase to rounded shape. Very large Spring Nectar Bees tomentosa 15x10 Dry sites. Poorly drained tolerance. Could require additional heart-shaped leaves. Showy New species sites. Wet sites. Poor soils. irrigation during early establishment purple tubular flowers. Empress tree to prevent leaf burn. Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian areas. * Platanus PLag 15x10 ASV <27m3 Paved areas*. High frost and medium to high Autumn glory oriental plane. Spring orientalis var. drought tolerance. Tolerates a wide Relatively small foliage with bright insularis range of soils. Responds to severe gold autumn colour. Mottled ‘Autumn Glory’ pruning. Lower susceptibility to flaking bark. Round burr-like fruit. New species Anthracnose than other Platanus species. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. *Populus X POt 15x3 ASV <60m3 Paved areas. 3 3 5 High frost and drought tolerance. Green foliage, turning yellow in Spring Pollen Wind canescens Tolerates a range of soils. Has an autumn. Furrowed grey bark. Fast pollinated ‘Tower’ improved level of disease and insect growing. Good alternative to New species resistance. Lombardy Poplar Tower poplar Known to sucker with age.

Populus simonii POs 15x4-5 ASV <60m3 Dry sites. 8 1 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Deep green foliage with a silvery Spring Pollen Wind Chinese poplar, Exposed sites. Poorly Tolerates most soils but prefers well green underside. Silvery Bark. Fast pollinated Simon’s poplar. drained sites. Wet sites. drained sites. Does not suit shaded growing. areas. Little to no suckering habits.

*Prunus padus Ppa 10- ASV <10m3 Paved areas 4 1 5 High frost and moderate drought Upright growing branches. Dark Spring Good Bees Bird cherry, 12x6 tolerance. Tolerates ACT soils. Fruit green leaves turning red/yellow in Droopin nectar Birds hackberry. drop may be a nuisance in autumn. Drooping white flowers. g white New species pedestrian areas. Small black fruit. flowers. * Pyrus PYca 11x7 ASV <13m3 High frost and drought tolerance. Green leaves turning red and Spring Pollen, calleryana Tolerates a range of soils including orange in autumn. Greyish-brown little ‘Aristocrat’ waterlogged sites. Preferable bark. White flowers in spring. nectar New species cultivar due to wider branching Horizontal branches with wide Aristocrat Gallery angles. angles that are less likely to split. pear ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 25 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I *Pyrus calleryana PYcc 11x3-4 SV <4m3 3 3 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Narrow fastigiate form. Green Spring Pollen, ‘Capital’ Tolerates a range of soils including leaves turning reddish-purple in White little Capital callery waterlogged sites. Suits areas with autumn. White flowers in spring. flowers nectar pear. restricted space. Can be used as an alternative to Lombardy Poplar. Better branching structure. Pyrus calleryana PYcl 11x5-6 ASV <10m 3 4 1 5 High frost and drought tolerance. Green leaves turning red and Spring Pollen, ‘Chanticleer’ Tolerates a range of soils including orange in autumn. Greyish-brown White little syn. ‘Cleveland waterlogged sites. Grows in full sun bark. White flowers in spring. flowers nectar Select’ or part shade. Better branching structure and less susceptible to wind damage than other Pyrus cultivars. *Pyrus calleryana PYcr 10x7 ASV <13m 5 1 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Green leaves turning gold, red and White Pollen, ‘Red Spire’ New Tolerates a range of soils including plum in autumn. Greyish-brown flowers little species waterlogged sites. Suckering can be bark. in spring nectar an inconvenience. Suits areas with limited space. Quercus Qac 15x15 ASV <60m3 Paved areas. 9 1 2.5 High frost and moderate drought Unusual bright green foliage, Spring Wind acutissima Dry sites. Exposed sites. tolerance. Tolerates poor soils but turning golden in autumn. Deep pollinat Sawtooth oak. prefers moist, acidic soils. Acorn brown bark becoming deeply ed drop may be a nuisance in fissured with age. Slow growing pedestrian areas. *Quercus Qdo 15x12 ASV <38m3 Paved areas. 7 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Slender trunk. Small blue-green Spring Wind douglasii Grows well on dry slopes and in foliage. Light grey bark. Slow pollinat New species Blue shallow sites. Susceptible to growing. ed oak. powdery mildew. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas.

*Quercus Qen 15x14 ASV <52m3 Paved areas. 8 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Semi-evergreen to evergreen. Spring Wind engelmannii Poorly drained sites. Wet Has grown well in Canberra in shaley Small green foliage. Grey-green pollinat New species sites. to clay loam soils. Leaf retention bark. Slow growing. Long lived ed Mesa oak. may cause problems where solar access is required. Susceptible to oak leaf miner.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Quercus ilex Qil 12-15 ASV <60m3 Wet sites. 7 1 2 High frost and drought tolerance. Evergreen. Dense crown. Dark Spring Wind Holm oak, holly x12-15 Poorly drained sites. Tolerates a range of soils but prefers leathery foliage. Finely fissured pollinat oak. Paved areas. deep soils. Acorn drop may be a bark. ed nuisance in pedestrian areas. Quercus palustris Qpa 14x3 ASV <52m3 Paved areas. 3 3 3 High frost and drought tolerance. Narrow upright shape. Dark green Spring Wind ‘Pringreen’ Green p Tolerates a range of soils but prefers foliage turning red in autumn. pollinat Pillar moist, well drained acidic soils. Furrowed grey bark. ed New species Acorns may be a nuisance in Green pillar pin pedestrian areas. Suits areas with oak. restricted space. #Quercus phellos Qph 12x9 ASV <21m3 Paved areas. 6 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Distinctive willow like leaves Spring Wind Willow oak. Tolerates a range of soils. Acorn turning yellow to orange in pollinat drop may be a nuisance in autumn. Reddish-brown back ed pedestrian areas. when young, becoming grey. Small acorns. Long lived. Quercus robur Qrf 12- ASV <10m3 Paved areas. 5 3 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Dense upright branching. Dark Spring Wind ‘Fastigiata’ 15x6 Tolerates a range of soils. Formative green foliage turning yellowish pollinat Columnar English prune to encourage single trunk. brown in Winter. A good ed oak. suits areas with restricted space. alternative to Lombardy Poplar. * Quercus rubra Qru 8-10 x ASV <21m3 High frost and moderate drought Red oak. Rounded to broad- Spring Wind (Q. borealis) 9 tolerance. Tolerant of compacted spreading well-structured tree pollinat New species soils and wind, performs best in with dense dark green foliage ed Needs fact sheet moist, well drained acid soils in turning red in autumn. Dark cooler areas. Ideal for larger park reddish grey brown bark with and garden situations or as a street broad, thin, rounded ridges that tree where space permits. appear to have shiny stripes down the centre. Long lived. Quercus suber Qsu 15x15 ASV <60m3 9 1 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Evergreen. Spreading canopy. Spring Wind Cork oak Tolerates a range of soils. Leaf Leathery grey-green foliage. Corky pollinat retention may cause problems bark. Slow growing. Long lived. ed where solar access is required. Acorn drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas, but they are infrequently produced. ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 27 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I # Quillaja QIs 10x6 ASV <10m3 Dry sites. 4 1 N/ Moderate frost and low drought Thick evergreen leathery leaves. Spring Insects saponaria Exposed sites. Poor soils. R tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils Thick dark coloured bark. Large Chilean soap but prefers deep soils. Could require white flowers. Slow growing. bark. irrigation during establishment. Styphnolobium SOj 12- ASV <27m3 Poorly drained 6 1 2 Moderate frost and drought Dark green leaves. Light grey- Summer Insects japonicum 15x10 sites. Wet sites. Dry sites. tolerance. Prefers deep, moist well brown bark. Yellow/cream flowers Pagoda tree. Poor soils. Paved areas. drained soils. Susceptible to canker. in summer. Tolerant of pollution Planting less than 4 Formative pruning require to metres from hydraulic develop a single trunk. Fruit drop services may be a nuisance in * Tilia cordata TIc 12- ASV <38m3 High frost and moderate drought Dark green heart-shaped leaves. Spring Nectar Bees Small-leaved lime 15x10 Dry sites. Exposed sites. tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils, Grey ridged bark. Pollen small-leaved Poorly drained sites. Wet but prefers well drained sites. linden. sites. New species Toona sinensis TOs 15x6 ASV <11m3 Paved areas. 4 3 N/ High frost and moderate drought Chinese cedar, Chinese mahogany. Spring Insects Chinese Cedar Dry sites. Exposed sites. A tolerance. Prefers moist clay loam Foliage is pink in spring and yellow Natural areas. Creeks and soils. Responds to severe pruning. in autumn. Brown scaly bark. Fast watercourses. Known to sucker profusely. Suits growing areas with restricted space and the cool damp side of buildings. #*Ulmus glabra Ugl 10x12 ASV <38m3 Suburban 7 1 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Golden scotch elm. Greenish-gold Spring Wind Beetles ‘Lutescens’ street verges. Dry sites. R Grows in full or part sun. Formative leaves turning yellow in autumn. polinate Exposed sites. Poorly pruning required to reduce low Dark grey-brown bark. Branches d drained sites. Wet sites. branching if service access is low to the ground. Fast growing. Paved areas. required. Can sucker when roots are Creeks and watercourses. disturbed. Susceptible to elm leaf Natural areas. beetle. *Ulmus parvifolia Upa 13x10 ASV <27m3 Poorly drained 6 1 2 High frost and very high drought Emerald vase, alee Chinese elm. Spring Wind ‘Emer II’ Alee sites. Wet sites. tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils. Green foliage turning yellow in polinate New species Paved areas. Resistance to Dutch elm disease. Can autumn. Peeling bark reveals a d Creeks and watercourses. sucker when roots are disturbed. mosaic pattern. Long lived. Natural areas.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I *Ulmus parvifolia Upt 10x11 ASV <32m3 7 1 2 High frost and drought tolerance. Wide spreading branches. Dark Spring Wind ‘Todd’ Paved areas. Tolerates a wide range of soils. Can green leaves turning polinate New species Creeks and watercourses. Grows vigorously if irrigation bronze/yellow in autumn. Grey- d Todd Chinese Natural areas. provided during establishment. brown bark, exfoliating to reveal elm. Formative pruning to encourage a brown-orange bark. single trunk and good branch structure. Resistant to Dutch elm disease and elm leaf beetle. Vigorous root system may sucker if disturbed. Ulmus parvifolia Upy 15x12- ASV <60m3 6 1 2 High frost and moderate drought Weeping form of Ulmus parvifolia. Spring Wind ‘Yarralumla 15 Creeks and watercourses. tolerance. Tolerate a range of soils. Small glossy green leaves turning polinate Clone’ Natural areas. Has performed well in Canberra. yellow in autumn. Attractive d Yarralumla Formative prune to ensure a single peeling bark. Can have a slow Chinese elm leader. establishment period. *Ulmus ‘Sapporo Uag 12x8 ASV <17m3 5 1 4 High frost and drought tolerance. Dark green foliage turning bright Spring Wind New species Creeks and watercourses. Tolerates a range of soils. Resistant gold in autumn. Pale grey fissured polinate Sapporo autumn Natural areas. to Dutch Elm Disease bark. Long lived. One of the most d gold elm. successful hybrid elm cultivars. *X Chitalpa CHt 10x8 ASV <17m3 Poorly drained 5 1 4 High frost and drought tolerance. Dark green leaves and turning Spring A sterile tashkentensis sites. Wet sites. Prefers well drained soils. Can have yellow in autumn. Grey-brown hybrid New species vigorous growth in early years. fissured bark. Pale lilac trumpet so does Susceptible to powdery mildew in shaped flowers in summer. A not the USA. Formative pruning may be sterile hybrid so does not produce produce required to create a single trunk. fruit. fruit. Zelkova serrata ZEs 12- ASV 38m3 Poorly drained 8 1 2 High frost and moderate drought Excellent uniformity and branch Spring Japanese zelkova, 15x10- sites. Wet sites. tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils structure. Dark green foliage keyaki. 12 but needs good drainage. Possibly turning red/orange in autumn. susceptible to elm leaf beetle. Smooth grey bark. Good alternative to elms. Zelkova serrata ZEgv 14x10 ASV <27m3 Poorly drained 6 1 2 High frost and drought tolerance. Upright vase shape habit. Green Spring ‘Green Vase’ sites. Wet sites. Tolerates a range of soils but needs foliage turning yellow and copper good drainage. Prefers full sun but bronze in autumn. Smooth grey tolerates part shade. ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 29 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I New species bark. Good alternative to Celtis Green vase australis. zelkova. *Zelkova serrata ZEm 14x5 ???ASV <52m3 Wet sites. 4 3 2 High frost and drought tolerance. Narrow compact habit. Green Spring ‘Musashino’ u Poorly drained sites. Tolerates a range of soils but needs foliage turning yellow and copper- New species good drainage. Grows in full sun or bronze in autumn. Smooth grey Musashino part shade. Good for use as a bark. A possible alternative to zelkova. screening tree and in restricted Celtis australis spaces. + Use of some Ulmus species restricted to replacements in existing plantings only. No new designs using these species will be approved. * May be used in paved areas if measures are put in place to provide adequate space and to protect hardstand infrastructure.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Intro Trees <10 ACj 7x7 ASV <13m3 5 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Brilliant red Autumn colour. Spring Nectar Bees m Exposed sites. Dry sites. A tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils Often low branching. Acer japonicum Poorly drained sites. Wet but prefers well drained sites. Japanese Maple sites. Creeks and Susceptible to aphid on new growth. watercourses. Natural Pruning required when ground areas. clearance necessary. Prefers sheltered sites. * Acer japonicum ACjv 5x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and moderate drought Vase shaped tree. Foliage is Spring Nectar Bees ‘Vitifolium’ Exposed sites. Dry sites. tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils bronze in spring, turning green in Downy Japanese Poorly drained sites. Wet but prefers well drained sites. Summer, brilliant scarlet in Maple sites. Creeks and Prefers sheltered sites: more suited Autumn. Large purplish flowers. New species watercourses. Natural to well established suburbs. areas. *Acer palmatum ACt 4-6x5 ASV <7m3 High frost and moderate drought Purple leaves turning bright Spring Nectar Bees Trompenburg Exposed sites. Dry sites. tolerance. Could require additional crimson in Autumn. Fast growing Trompenburg Poorly drained sites. Wet irrigation during establishment to Japanese sites. Creeks and prevent leaf burn. Prefers sheltered maple. watercourses. Natural sites. More suited to sheltered New species areas. established suburbs. *Acer ACp 7x4 ASV <4m3 3 3 2 High frost and low drought Dense red to purple foliage. Spring Nectar Bees platanoides s Exposed sites. Dry sites. tolerance. Prefers well drained Greyish-black bark. ‘Crimson Sentry’ Poorly drained sites. Wet fertile soils with reliable moisture. New species sites. Paved areas* Vigorous surface roots. Could be Creeks and watercourses. susceptible to rust fungus. Natural areas. *Acer rubrum ACr 9x5 ASV <7m3 44 3 2 High frost and moderate drought Dark green leaves turning dark Spring Nectar Bees Lipstick Tree o Exposed sites. Dry sites. tolerance. Tolerates occasional pink-red then vivid red in Birds ‘October Glory’ Poorly drained sites. flooding. Irrigation may be required autumn. Thin dark grey bark. Fast New species Paved areas. in dry summers. vigorous surface growing. Creeks and watercourses. roots. Natural areas.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.1 ARa 8x7 ASV <7m3 5 2 4 High frost and moderate drought Shiny leaves, smooth cinnamon Spring High Bees, * Arbutus n Exposed sites. tolerance. Provides habitat and food coloured bark. White flowers nectar Birds, other andrachne Dry sites. for fauna. Fruit drop maybe a minor followed by orange fruit. Often fauna Grecian Natural areas. nuisance in pedestrian paved areas. multi trunked. Hybridised with strawberry tree Arbutus unedo to form Arbutus x andrachnoides. New species #Arbutus X ARa 10x8 ASV <17m3 5 2 2 High frost and very high drought Often multi trunked. Dense dark White Nectar Bees, andrachnoides Exposed sites. tolerant. Tolerates a range of soils. green flowers in Birds, Hybrid Dry sites. Provides habitat and food for fauna. foliage. Cinnamon coloured bark, spring. other fauna Strawberry tree Creeks and Fruit drop maybe a minor nuisance shedding in strips. Small red fruit watercourses. in pedestrian /paved areas. in autumn. Slow growing. *Arbutus ARm 8x6 ASV <10m3 4 2 2 Moderate frost and high drought Can be multi trunked with White Nectar Bees, Birds, menziesii Exposed sites. tolerance. Prefers well drained soils. crooked growth. Red/ orange flowers in other fauna Pacific madrone Dry sites. Could benefit from elevated sites for fruit. spring New species Creeks and frost protection. Fruit drop maybe a Long lived watercourses. minor nuisance in pedestrian /paved Natural areas. areas. Arbutus unedo ARu 5x4 ASV <4m3 3 2 2 High frost and very high drought Glossy dark green Spring Nectar Bees, Strawberry Tree Exposed sites. tolerant. Tolerates a range of soils foliage. Also listed as a shrub. white Birds, Irish Strawberry Dry sites. but prefers well drained sites. flowers tree Creeks and Occasionally attacked by black scale. watercourses. Provides food for fauna. Useful for Poorly drained sites. low windbreaks. Also listed as a Wet sites shrub. *Crataegus CRp 6x5 ASV <7m3 4 2 4 High frost and drought tolerant. Glossy dark green leaves. Smooth Spring Bees, laevigata (syn. s Paved areas. Tolerates a range of soils. Could be greyish- Birds oxyacantha) Creeks and watercourses. susceptible to cherry tree slug. brown bark. Double scarlet Paul’s Scarlet’ Natural areas. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in flowers. Red berries. Slow to Midland pedestrian / paved areas moderate growth. Hawthorn New species

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Fraxinus excelsior FRp 7x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and low drought tolerant. Rounded tree with a pendulous Spring Nectar Bees, ‘Aurea Pendula’ Exposed sites. Prefers good soil fertility and moist habitat. Bright green leaves Birds, Golden weeping Dry sites. soil conditions: tolerates wet soils. turning golden yellow in autumn. Butterflies ash. Creeks and Formative pruning can create a small Lightly fissured grey-brown bark. watercourses. formative specimen tree. Planting less than 4 m from hydraulic services. Gleditsia GLsu 9x8-10 ASV <27m3 5 2 2 High frost and low drought tolerant. Semi weeping habitat. Dark Spring High Bees, triacanthos Creeks and watercourses. Tolerates a range of soils. Shallow green leaves turning golden in Nectar Birds, ‘Sunburst’ Natural areas. vigorous root system can sucker Autumn. Occasionally produces Small Honey Locust Paved areas. when roots are disturbed. Seed pods seed pods seasonally. Thornless mammals maybe a minor nuisance in dark grey bark. Can seasonally pedestrian areas. produce seed pods. *Gleditsia GLc 9x5 ASV <7m3 4 2 2 High frost and drought tolerant. Upright and narrow growth Spring Nectar Bees, tricanthos var. o Paved areas. Tolerates a range of soils but prefers habitat. Dark green leaves Pollen Birds inermis Creeks and watercourses. deeper well drained soils. May turning golden in Autumn. ‘Continental’ Natural areas. sucker if roots are disturbed. Occasionally produces seed pods Contonental Seed pods maybe a minor nuisance seasonally Honey Locust in pedestrian areas. New Species Juglans nigra JUn 6- ASV <17m3 6 1 N/ High frost and moderate drought Yellow autumn colour. Long Spring Nectar Bees, Black walnut. 10x4- R tolerance. Tolerates a wide range of lived. Pollen Birds soils. Fruit drop of edible nuts maybe Excellent shade Fruit a nuisance in pedestrian areas.

Koelreuteria KOp 7-10x7 ASV <13m3 5 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerant. Foliage is yellow/orange in Spring Nectar Bees, paniculata Dry sites. R Tolerates a range of soils but prefers autumn and bronze in Pollen Birds Golden Rain Tree Exposed sites. deeper well drained soils. Could spring. Greyish-brown bark. Poorly drained sites require irrigation during Yellow flowers. establishment. Has performed well Striking pendulous seed in Canberra. pods. Slow growing. *Lagerstroemia LAk 7x5 ASV <7m3 4 5 2 High frost and drought tolerance. Vase shape. Glossy green foliage Autumn Low Bees fauriei Tolerates a range of soils but prefers turning orange/yellow in autumn. nectar ‘Kiowa’ well drained sites..

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I New species Cinnamon coloured peeling bark. Crepe myrtle. Large showy white flowers.

*Lagerstroemia x LAb 7x5 ASV <7m3 5 5 2 High frost and drought tolerance. Open vase shaped form. Leaves Pale pink Low Bees x L. fauriei Tolerates a range of soils. Mildew turn yellow/orange in autumn. flowers nectar ’Biloxi’ resistant. Formative pruning can be Exfoliating cinnamon coloured late Biloxi crepe undertaken to promote a high bark. summer myrtle canopy. to autumn. *Lagerstroemia x LAm 6x5 ASV <7m3 3 5 2 High frost and drought tolerance. Open vase shaped form. Leaves Lavender Low Bees L. fauriei Car parks Tolerates a range of soils. Mildew turn yellow/orange in autumn. flowers nectar ’Muskogee’ resistant. Formative pruning can be Exfoliating cinnamon coloured late New species undertaken to promote a high bark summer canopy. to Muskogee crepe autumn. myrtle. * Lagerstroemia LAo 8x8 ASV <17m3 High frost and drought tolerance. Osage crepe myrtle. Open vase Pale pink Low Bees x L. fauriei Tolerates a range of soils. Mildew shaped form. Leaves turn flowers nectar ‘Osage’ resistant. Formative pruning can be red/orange in autumn. late New species undertaken to promote a high Exfoliating cinnamon coloured summer canopy. bark. to autumn. * Lagerstroemia LAs 5x3 ASV <2m3 High frost and drought tolerance. Sioux crepe myrtle. Vase shaped Intense Low Bees x L. fauriei Tolerates a range of soils. Mildew form. Dark green leaves turning pink nectar ’Sioux’ resistant. Formative pruning can be coppery brown/red in autumn. flowers in New species undertaken to promote a high Dark bark exfoliating to reveal summer. canopy. pinkish bark underneath. *Lagerstroemia x LAt 6x4 ASV <4m3 Dry sites. 3 5 2 High frost and drought tolerance. Crepe myrtle. Open vase shaped Deep pink Low Bees L. fauriei Exposed sites. Tolerates a range of soils but prefers form. Leaves turn reddish-orange flowers nectar ’Tuscarora’ moist well drained soils. Mildew in autumn. Exfoliating cinnamon late resistant. formative pruning can be coloured bark. summer New species undertaken to promote high canopy. to autumn.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Laurus nobilis LRn 6x5 ASV <7m3 4 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerant. Dark green aromatic foliage. Spring Nectar Bees Bay Laurel Creeks and watercourses. R Tolerates a range of soils. Formative Small yellow flowers. Shiny grey Pollen New species Natural areas. pruning required to encourage single bark. Slow growing trunk. Fruit drop maybe a minor nuisance in pedestrian areas. Malus floribunda MAf 5x5 ASV <7m3 Creeks and 4 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Bright green leaves turning Early Good Bees, Japanese watercourses. Natural R tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils. yellow in autumn. Shiny reddish- Spring nectar, Birds flowering crab areas. Paved areas. Formative pruning is required to brown bark. Conspicuous pink Conspicuo pollen apple Planting less than 2 reduce low branching if service flowers early in the season. Small us pink metres from hydraulic access is required or if used in fruit. flowers services streets. Flowers best in full sun. Fruit drop may be a nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. Malus halliana MAh 4x4 ASV <4m 3 Poorly drained 3 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Dark glossy foliage turning yellow Spring Nectar, Bees ‘Parkmanii’ sites. Wet sites. Creeks R Tolerates a range of soils but prefers in autumn. Pendulou pollen Parkman crab and watercourses. Natural well drained sites. Formative s rose red apple. areas. pruning is required to reduce low flower branching if service access is buds required or if used in streets. opening to shell- pink semi double flowers. Malus ioensis MAi 6x5 ASV <7m 3 Poorly drained 4 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Green leaves turning orange to Late Good Bees, ‘Plena’ sites. Wet sites. Creeks R Does not tolerate wood logged soils, dark red in autumn. Conspicuous Spring nectar Birds and watercourses. Natural prefers good drainage. Formative double pink flowers in late Conspicuo Bechtel’s crab areas. Planting less than 2 pruning required to encourage a spring. Low fruit production. Slow us double apple. metres from hydraulic single trunk and if service access is growing. pink services. required. Fruit drop may be a minor flowers. L nuisance in pedestrian / paved ow fruit areas. productio n.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Malus spectabilis MAs 7x5 ASV <7m 3 Creeks and 4 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Bright green leaves Conspicuous Spring Good Bees, Chinese watercourses. Natural R Tolerates a range of soils but prefers double pink flowers. Can Wine-red nectar Birds flowering crab areas.. Poorly drained good drainage. Grows in full sun to seasonally produce fruit in low flowers apple sites. Wet sites.Planting part shade. Susceptible to woolly levels, which is a food source for less than 2 metres from aphids. Formative prune to some birds. hydraulic services. encourage a single trunk * Malus MAt 8x5 ASV <7m3 Creeks and High frost and moderate drought Dark green leaves turning purple- Spring Nectar Bees, tschonoskii watercourses. Natural tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils, orange to yellow in autumn. Pollen Birds Chonosuki crab areas. Poorly drained except wet sites subject to flooding. Smooth greyish bark. White apple. sites. Wet sites. Good for confined spaces. flowers in spring. Resistant to New species apple scab and powdery mildew. * Malus x MAp 6-8x5 ASV <7m3 Creeks and High frost and moderate drought Purple flowered crab apple. Spring Nectar Bees, purpurea watercourses. Natural tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils. Bronze leaves when young, Pollen Birds New species areas. Grows in full sun and part shade. becoming purplish-green. Wine- Paved areas. Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance red flowers. Light crimson fruit. Planting less than 2 in pedestrian / paved areas. Fruit is metres from hydraulic used as food by some birds. services. *Meila MEc 8x7 ASV <13m3 Creeks and 4 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Deep green glossy foliage turning Spring Med Bees azedarach watercourses. Natural R Tolerates a range of soils. Fruit drop yellow in autumn. Grey-brown Pollen ‘Caroline’ areas. may be a minor nuisance in fissured bark. Lilac flowers. Med New species Paved areas. pedestrian / Grafted form reported Nectar Chinaberry, cape lilac. * Melia MEe 8x9 ASV <21m3 Creeks and High frost and drought tolerance. Chinaberry, cape lilac. Deep Spring Med Bees azedarach ‘Elite’ watercourses. Natural Tolerates a range of soils. Responds green glossy foliage turning Pollen Chinaberry, areas. Paved areas. well to formative pruning. Low weed yellow in autumn. Grey-brown Med cape lilac. potential due to lack of fruit/flowers. fissured bark. Reputed to have Nectar New species very low numbers of fruit and flowers. Parrotia persica PAp 6x4 ASV<## Shade/sun. Adapts to most soils, Red/gold autumn colour with Spring Med Bees Persian witch prefers moist, partly acidic well striking winter bark. Often low- Pollen hazel. drained soil. Subject to leaf burn branched and multi-stemmed. Med Needs fact sheet Nectar ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 36 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I from hot winds. Requires formative pruning. *Phellodendron PHa 8x9 ASV <21m3 Creeks and 6 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Glossy green foliage turning Spring High Bees amurense watercourses. Natural R Tolerates wet sites and prefers moist yellow in autumn. Attractive Nectar New species areas. locations. Vigorous surface roots. corky bark. Clusters of black fruit Amur cork tree. Dry sites. Exposed sites. High frost and drought tolerance. on female plants through Paved areas. Tolerates wet sites and prefers moist summer and autumn. Fast locations. Vigorous surface roots. growing. Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. A declared weed in parts of north east USA. Pistacia chinensis PSc 8-10x6 ASV <10m3 Creeks and 4 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Green foliage turning brilliant Spring (P. sinensis) watercourses. Natural R Tolerates a range of soils. Has red, orange and yellow in Chinese areas. performed very well in Canberra. autumn. Reddish berries on pistachio. Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance female plants in autumn. A in pedestrian / paved areas. Female superb specimen tree plants are recognised as weeds in part of Australia. The male non- fruiting cultivar should be used #*Prunus Pag 5x2 ASV <1m3 Dry sites. 2 3 N/ High frost and moderate drought Fastigiated form. Green leaves Spring Good Bees, birds Amanogawa Exposed sites. Poorly R tolerance. Tolerates most soils, but turning gold and red in autumn. Clusters nectar Flowering cherry. drained sites. Wet sites. prefers well drained soils. Could Green and red flaky bark. of semi- require additional irrigation during Clusters of semi-double shell-pink double establishment. Susceptible to pear flowers. shell-pink and cherry slug. Suits restricted flowers. areas. Prunus Pam 5-7x5 ASV <7m 3 Creeks and 3 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Yellow autumn colour. Pale Spring Good Fruit is amygdalus (P. watercourses. Natural R Tolerates a range of soils but prefers brown fissured bark. White or White or nectar used as a dulcis) areas. Poorly drained well drained sites. Can be pale pink flowers in spring. Fruit pale pink food Flowering sites. Wet sites. susceptible to shot hole. Formative is used as a food source by some flowers. source by almond. prune for service access. Fruit drop birds. some birds. may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian/ paved areas.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Prunus X Pbl 4x4 ASV <4m 3 Creeks and 3 5 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Flowering plum, purple-leaf Spring Good Bees blireiana watercourses. Natural R Tolerates a range of soils. Has plum. Vase like canopy. Pale Double nectar Flowering plum, areas. performed very well in Canberra. purplish-green leaves. Dark rose purple-leaf Flowers best in full sun. Formative purple-red branches. Double rose pink plum. pruning required to encourage a pink flowers. Does not produce flowers. single trunk. fruit. Fast growing when young. Does not produce fruit. Prunus Pca 5-7x5- ASV <17m 3 Dry sites. 4 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Bright green leaves turning Spring Good Bees, birds campanulata 8 Exposed sites. Poorly R tolerance. Prefers well drained sites. orange in autumn. Shiny reddish- Deep nectar Taiwan flowering drained sites. Wet sites. Susceptible to pear and cherry slug. brown bark. Deep pink-red pink-red cherry. Creeks and watercourses. Formative pruning may be required flowers in spring. Small round flowers Natural areas. for service access. Fruit drop may be cherries. Fast growing a minor nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. *Prunus Pcn 6x5 ASV <7m3 Creeks and 4 2 N/ High frost and drought tolerance. Dark purple leaves. Dark brown bark. Pink Good Bees, birds cerasifera watercourses. Natural R Tolerates a range of soils. Has Pink flowers before foliage. Small flowers nectar ‘Nigra’ areas. Paved areas. performed very well in Canberra. dark red-purple fruit before Black cherry Susceptible to pear and cherry slug. foliage. plum Fruit drop may be a minor nuisance Small in pedestrian / paved areas. dark red- Formative pruning required to purple encourage a single trunk. fruit. Prunus cerasifera Pcos 6x2 ASV <10m3 Wet sites. 2 3 N/ High frost and moderate drought Oakville crimson spire cherry Spring Good Bees, birds ‘Oakville Poorly drained sites. R tolerance. Prefers well drained soils. plum. Fastigiated form. Dark Abundanc nectar Crimson Spire’ Creeks and watercourses. Flowers best in full sun. Good for use plum coloured leaves. Smooth e of white New species Natural areas. in areas with limited space. purple grey bark. Abundance of flowers. white flowers. Prunus cerasifera Pcp 6x4 ASV <4m 3 Wet sites. 3 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Cherry plum, white flowering Spring Good Bees, birds ‘Pissard Poorly drained sites. R tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils plum. Dark red young foliage nectar Creeks and watercourses. but prefers well drained soils. turning bronze purple into Natural areas Susceptible to shot hole and leaf summer. Rough dark brown bark. curl. Fruit drop may be a minor White flowers in profusion

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. Prunus mume Pmu 5x4 ASV <7m3 Wet sites. 3 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Light green foliage. Smooth grey Spring Good Bees, Flowering Poorly drained sites. R tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils but brown bark. Single pink or white Pale pink, nectar butterflies apricot, Japanese Creeks and watercourses. prefers well drained soils. Susceptible to flowers early in the season. white or apricot. Natural areas. curly leaf. Seasonal pruning encourages Golden yellow fruit. red greater flower set for the next season. flowers Only male non-fruiting cultivars are to be used. Prunus persica Ppe 5x5 ASV <11m3 Dry sites. 4 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Yellow autumn colour. Smooth Spring Good Bees, Flowering peach. Exposed sites. Creeks and R tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils grey bark. Pale pink, white or red nectar Birds watercourses. Natural but prefers well drained soils. flowers in spring before leaves. areas. Susceptible to curly leaf. Seasonal Often non-fruiting cultivars. pruning encourages greater flower set for the next season. Only male non-fruiting cultivars are to be used. #*Prunus Psk 5x3 ASV <2m3 Poorly drained 3 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Vase shaped crown. Young leaves Double Good Bees, ‘Sekiyama’ sites. R tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils are coppery-red, becoming dark purplish - nectar Birds Kanzan Wet sites but prefers well drained soils. green. Smooth bark with pink Kanzan flowering Creeks and watercourses. Susceptible to pear and cherry slug. horizontal lenticels. Double flowers in cherry. Natural areas. Grows in full sun to part shade. May purplish-pink flowers in spring Spring require supplementary irrigation. Fruit drop maybe a minor nuisance in pedestrian areas. Prunus serrulata Pse 8x5 ASV <7m 3 Dry sites. 4 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Ornamental flowering cherry. Large Good Bees, Ornamental Exposed sites. Poorly R tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils Flat topped tree with spreading double nectar Birds flowering cherry. drained sites. Wet sites. but prefers well drained loams. branches. Green leaves turning white or Creeks and watercourses. Susceptible to pear and cherry slug. yellow to red in autumn. Smooth pink Natural areas. Pruning not recommended, allowing chestnut brown bark. Large flowers. unique growth habit to flourish. Fruit double white or pink flowers. drop may be a minor nuisance in pedestrian / paved areas. #*Prunus Psf 6x6 ASV <10m 3 Dry sites. 4 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Japanese flowering cherry. Young Late nectar Bees ‘Shirofugen’ Exposed sites. Poorly R tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils leaves are bronze, turning yellow Spring

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Japanese drained sites. Wet sites. but prefers well drained sites. to tawny-bronze in autumn. flowering cherry. Creeks and watercourses. Susceptible to pear and cherry slug. Coppery-red bark. White to pale Natural areas. Formative pruning is best carried out rose-purple flowers in large in summer. clusters late in the season. Fast growing. #*Prunus Pst 5x5 ASV <7m 3 Dry sites. 4 2 N/ High frost and moderate drought Strong horizontal branching. White Good Bees, ‘Shirotae’ Exposed sites. Poorly A tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils Green foliage turning bronze red flowers in nectar Birds (‘Mt. Fuji’) drained sites. Wet sites. but prefers well drained sites. and orange in autumn. White drooping Mt Fuji cherry. Creeks and watercourses. Susceptible to pear and cherry slug. flowers in drooping clusters. clusters. Natural areas. Could require additional irrigation Fast growing. during establishment. *Prunus X Pys 7x5 ASV <7m3 Dry sites. Poorly 5 2 High frost and moderate drought New leaves are bronze in spring, Spring Good Bees, yedoensis drained sites. Creeks and tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils changing to green in summer and White to nectar Birds Yoshino cherry, watercourses. Natural but prefers well drained sites. turning yellow in autumn. pale pink Butterflies Tokyo cherry. areas. Susceptible to pear and cherry slug. Smooth grey bark. White to pale flowers in New species Flowers best in full sun. pink flowers in large clusters. large clusters. #+Ulmus glabra Ugh 9x5 ASV <7m3 Dry sites. 5 2 N/ Shade/sun. Susceptible to Dutch elm Specimen tree. Yellow autumn Spring Wind ‘Horizontalis’ Exposed sites. Poorly R disease. foliage. pollinat Needs factsheet drained sites. Wet sites. ed Paved areas. Creeks and watercourses. Natural areas. *Zelkova serrata ZEs 7x9 ASV <21m3 Wet sites. 6 5 High frost and drought tolerance. Broad spreading habit. Green Spring ‘Schmidtlow’ w Poorly drained sites. Tolerates a range of soils but prefers foliage turning yellow/copper (Wireless) well drained sites. Prefers full sun bronze in autumn. Exfoliating Wireless zelkova. but tolerates part shade. Ideal for bark to reveal orange inner bark. New species use under power lines. Superb shade tree.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Conifer CD 20x15- ASV <121m3 Poorly drained 11 4 N/R High frost and drought tolerance. Blue atlas cedar. Low branching Pollen Birds a 20 sites. Wet sites. Screening. Has performed very well in habit. Stiff silvery blue needles. Seeds trees Shelterbelts. Canberra. Tolerates a range of soils Rough, plated dark grey bark. Cedrus atlantica but prefers well-drained loamy Slow growing. Long lived. ‘Glauca’ soils.

Cedrus deodara CD 20x15- ASV <121m3 Poorly drained 11 4 N/R High frost and drought tolerance. Deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar. Pollen Birds d 20 sites. Wet sites. Has performed very well in Tall spreading tree. Bright green Seeds Canberra. Tolerates a range of soils needles. Grey furrowed bark. but prefers well-drained sites. Slow growing. Long lived.

Cedrus libani CD 20x15 ASV <68m3 Poorly drained 9 4 N/R High frost and drought tolerance. Tall tree with horizontal Pollen Birds Cedar of l sites. Wet sites. Tolerates a range of soils but spreading branches. Dark green Seeds Lebanon prefers well drained sites. to blue green needles. Grey green Susceptible to rust fungus. fissured bark. Slow growing, Long lived.

Cupressus CU 20x12- ASV <68m3 Suburban 6 4 N/R High frost and drought tolerance. Dense bluish foliage. Bark sheds Pollen Birds arizonica a 15 street verges. Paved areas. Tolerates a range of soils. in strips to reveal reddish-brown Seeds Arizona cypress. Formative pruning is required to patches. Can have drooping reduce low branching if service branches to the ground. resistant access is required. to canker. Long lived.

* Cupressus CU 20x12- ASV <68m3 Suburban 7 4 N/R High frost and moderate drought Graceful pendulous branches. Pollen Birds cashmeriana c 15 street verges. Poorly tolerance. Requires well drained Blue-green foliage. Reddish- Seeds Kashmir Cypress. drained sites. Wet sites. Dry loamy soils. Cone drop may be a brown fibrous bark. Long lived. New species sites. Exposed sites. Paved nuisance in paved areas. Beautiful sites. specimen tree.

Cupressus CU 10- ASV <68m3 3 3 2.5 High frost and drought tolerance. Upright form. Dense green to Pollen Birds sempervirens s 15x3-5 Has performed very well in blue-green foliage. Grey lightly Seeds Italian cypress, Canberra. Tolerates a wide range of fissured bark. Long lived. Formal pencil pine. soils. Susceptible to canker appearance. ‘Stricta’ problems. Suits areas with restricted space.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Cupressus CU 10- ASV <68m3 3 3 N/R High frost and drought tolerance. Upright form. Dense golden Pollen Birds sempervirens g 15x3-5 Should perform comparatively to foliage. Grey lightly fissured bark. Seeds ‘Swane’s Golden’ Cupressus sempervirens ‘Stricta’. Long lived. Formal appearance. Italian cypress, Tolerates a wide range of soils. pencil pine. Susceptible to canker problems. Suits areas with restricted space.

Cupressus CU 15- ASV <30m3 Suburban 5 4 N/R High frost and very high drought Slender drooping branches. Scale- Pollen Birds torulosa t 20x8- street verges. Poorly tolerance. Tolerates a range of soils like green/blue-green foliage. Seeds Bhutan cypress. 10 drained sites. Wet sites. but prefers well drained sites. Greyish brown fibrous bark. Paved areas. Vigorous root system. cone drop Long lived. may be a nuisance in paved areas.

Larix deciduas LX 12x8 ASV <19m3 Poorly drained 5 4 4 High frost and low drought Deciduous. Upwardly curved Pollen Birds European larch, d sites. Wet sites. Paved tolerance. Requires deep, moist branches. Bright green needle- Seeds common larch. areas. well-drained soils and does not like foliage turning yellow-brown New species tolerate high ph. Could require in autumn. Greyish-brown bark. irrigation during establishment and Slow growing. Impressive beyond, particularly during dry specimen tree. periods. Susceptible to mite and scale.

* Pinus brutia PI 20x15 ASV <68m3 Suburban 9 4 N/R High frost and drought tolerance. Bright green to yellowish-green Pollen Birds Cyprus pine, b street verges. Paved area. Tolerates a range of soils. Cone needles. Thick orange-red bark. Seeds Turkish pine. Creeks and watercourses. drop may be a nuisance in Heavy cones 6 to 11cm long. Long New species Natural areas. pedestrian areas. lived. Fast growing. Specimen tree.

Pinus canariensis PI 25x15 ASV <68m3 Suburban 9 4 N/R High frost and very high drought Long, green to yellow-green Pollen Birds Canary Island c street verges. Poorly tolerance. Tolerates most soils but drooping needles. Reddish-brown Seeds pine. drained sites. Wet sites. prefers well drained sites. Pruning furrowed bark. Brown cones 10- Creeks and watercourses. can renew its crown from 20cm long. Specimen tree. Natural areas. epicormic growth. Cone drop can be a nuisance in pedestrian areas.

*Pinus eldarica PI 15x10 ASV <30m3 Suburban 8 4 N/R High frost and drought tolerance. Needles are 8-14cm long. Silvery- Pollen Birds Mondell pine. e street verges. Poorly Tolerates most soils but prefers grey bark. Reddish-brown oblong Seeds New species drained sites. Wet sites. well drained sites. Cone drop may cones. Long lived. Specimen tree.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Creeks and watercourses. be a nuisance in pedestrian areas. Natural areas. Useful as a windbreak.

Pinus halepensis PI 15- ASV <43m3 Suburban 8 4 N/R High frost tolerance and very high Bushy windswept appearance. Pollen Birds Aleppo pine. h 20x12 street verges. Poorly drought tolerance. One of the most Yellowish-green needles. Seeds drained sites. Wet sites. suitable pines for dry areas. Reddish-brown furrowed bark. Creeks and watercourses. Tolerates a range of soils except Cones point downwards on Natural areas. light sandy soils. Cone drop may be branches. The lone pine of ANZAC a nuisance in pedestrian areas. tradition. Silver/grey bark.

Pinus patula PI 15x10 ASV <30m3 Suburban 8 4 N/R High frost tolerance and very high Distinctive drooping habit. Pollen Birds Mexican pine. p street verges. drought tolerance. Tolerates a Slender pale green to yellow Seeds Creeks and watercourses. range of soils. Cone drop may be a needles. Reddish-brown bark. Natural areas. nuisance in pedestrian areas. Reddish-brown cones. Fast growing. Superb specimen tree.

Pinus pinea PI 15x12 ASV <43m3 Suburban 8 4 N/R High frost and drought tolerance. Distinctive umbrella shaped Pollen Birds Stone pine, pi street verges. Tolerates a range of soils. Cone crown. Green needles 10-20cm Seeds umbrella pine. Creeks and watercourses. drop, including edible nuts, may be long. Reddish-brown bark. Large Natural areas. a nuisance in pedestrian areas. cones. Edible seeds. Long lived. Superb specien tree.

Pinus sabinana PIs 15x10 ASV <30m3 Suburban 8 4 N/R High frost and drought tolerance. Long light grey-green needles. Pollen Birds Digger pine street verges. Car parks. Tolerates a range of soils. Grows in Dark brown deeply furrowed Seeds Playing fields. full or part sun. Large cone drop bark. Large heavy cones. Creeks and watercourses. may be a nuisance in pedestrian Natural areas. areas and urban parks, particularly around playgrounds.

Pinus torreyana PIt 15- ASV <68m3 Suburban 9 4 N/R High frost and drought tolerance. Dark green needles. Dark grey to Pollen Birds Torrey pine. 20x15 street verges. Paved areas. Tolerates a wide range of soils. black with deep furrows. Long Seeds Creeks and watercourses. Cone drop, including edible nuts, lived. Natural areas. may be a nuisance in pedestrian areas.

Taxodium TA 20x10 ASV <43m3 Suburban 8 4 3 High frost and moderate drought Deciduous. Light green feathery Pollen Birds distichum d street verges. Dry sites. tolerance. Prefers damp/wet sites foliage turning rich brown in Seeds Exposed sites. autumn. Reddish-brown bark.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I I I I I Bald cypress, such as lake edges. Irrigation can be Often seen with woody swamp cypress. beneficial. protuberances from the roots, up to 1m above the ground. Slow growing. Long lived. 11 I 111 I I I I I

1.1.1. Native shrubs higher than 4 metres high Acacia dealbata Adl 6x4 Road verges. Root suckers. Responds to severe Local species. Good screen plant. Spring Low Pollen, Bees pruning. Lives up to 10 years. Local species. Hardy med nectar Birds Butterflies Acacia howittii Aho 5x4 Shelter belts. Scale. Low frost tolerance. Useful hedge. Fragrant foliage. Spring Pollen Bees Road verges. Hardy Birds Butterflies Acacia mearnsii Amr 7x5 Road verges. Alternative for Acacia decurrens. . Local species. Bipinnate leaves. A Spring Good pollen Bees Subject to borers. nitrogen fixing tree, useful as a pioneer Birds species on degraded sites. Butterflies Very hardy Acacia Apy 4x3 Road verges. Subject to rust galls. Low frost Local species. A fast growing nitrogen Spring Pollen Bees pycnantha tolerance. fixing tree. Birds Butterflies Acacia Asp 4x3 Natural areas. Shade/sun. Bluish foliage. Grey-white bark. Spring Pollen Bees spectabilis Road verges. Birds Butterflies Banksia BNe 5x5 Road verges. Responds to severe pruning. Plant Orange flower spikes in winter. Autumn/Winter/ High nectar Bees, ericifolia no closer than 2 metres from Hardy. Spring Birds hydraulic services. Small mammals Banksia BNg 5x5 Road verges. Responds to severe pruning. Larger winter flower spikes than Winter High Nectar Bees, ericifolia X BNe (up to 400 mm). Hardy. High Pollen Birds ‘Giant Small mammals Candles’ Banksia BNi 6x4 Road verges. Responds to severe pruning. Upright growth. Yellow flowers. Autumn/ High Nectar Bees, integrifolia Winter High Pollen Bird Banksia BNm 5x4 Road verges. Shade/sun. Local form available. Green/silver Autumn/Winter High Nectar Bees, marginata leaves. Hardy High Pollen Birds ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 44 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Seeds

Banksia serrata BNs 6x4 Road verges. Shade/sun. Responds to severe Light green foliage. Gnarled habit Winter/ High Nectar Bees, pruning. Medium frost tolerance. with age. Old cones are silver. Spring/ High Pollen Birds Frost sensitive when young. Yellow flower spikes. Hardy Summer Callistemon Csa 4x3 Medium frost tolerance (protect Pinkish new leaves. White & red Spring High nectar, Bees salignus from frost when young). Responds flower forms. Papery bark. pollen Birds to severe pruning. Some care Butterflies Small mammals Callistemon Cvh 4x3 Dry sites. Responds to severe pruning. Dense weeping foliage to the Spring-Summer- High nectar, Bees viminalis Medium frost tolerance ground. Long red flower spikes in Autumn pollen Birds ‘Hannah Ray’ spring. Butterflies Small mammals Hakea eriantha Her 4x4 Exposed sites. Medium frost tolerance. Screening Hardy Spring Bees, plant. Birds Hsa 5x4 Exposed sites. Avoid planting in mounds Broad and fine leaf form available. Winter-Spring Bees, Hakea salicifolia Dry sites (moisture insufficient). Medium Hardy Birds frost tolerance. Prefers adequate moisture. Screening plant Lomatia LMa 6x Dry sites. Leaf miner problems. Prefers Flowers in arborescens 3 adequate moisture. summer.

Lomatia LMm 5x Dry sites. Shade/sun. Responds to severe Flowers in summer. Local Summer myricoides 3 pruning. Prefers adequate species. moisture. Leaf miner problems. Melaleuca Mer 4x3 Shade/sun. Root suckers assist Good screen plant. Spring /Summer Nectar/ Bees, ericifolia spread. Good for wet sites, Very hardy Small cream pollen Birds problem areas. flowers. Melaleuca Mst 8x4 Sites near Prickly foliage. Medium frost Thick papery bark. Cream flowers. Spring/ Nectar/ Bees, styphelioides people. tolerance. Plant no closer than 4 Excellent habitat plant. Summer. pollen Birds metres from hydraulic services. Excellent habitat plant.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Acacia buxifolia Ab 2.5 Shade/sun. Responds to severe pruning. Plant no Local species. Spring Pollen Bees u x 2 closer than 2 metres from hydraulic services. Seeds Birds Butterfli es Acacia Aca 3x4 Shade/sun. Attractive soft feathery leaves. Spring Pollen Bees cardiophylla Yellow flowers in spring. Birds Reddish bark. Hardy Butterfli es Acacia decora Ad 2x2 Shade/sun. Blue foliage. Bright yellow Late Pollen Bees e flowers Winter, Birds early Butterfli Spring es Acacia Ait 3x3 Shelter belts. Shade/sun. Medium frost tolerance. Blue foliage. Semi weeping. Winter Pollen Bees iteaphylla Bright yellow winter flowers. Birds Butterfli es Acacia triptera Atr 2x2 Shade/sun. Prickly foliage. Bright gold Winter, Pollen Bees flowers. Spring Birds Butterfli es Acacia vestita Ave 3x5 Shade/sun. Soft weeping foliage. Late Pollen Bees Winter, Birds early Butterfli Spring es 1.1.2. BKv 3x3 Shade/sun. May seed prolifically. Responds to Good for wet areas. Fine leaf. Summer Nectar Bees Baeckea virgata severe pruning. Hardy Background evergreen. Mass of white summer flowers. Very hardy Banksia BN 3x2 Shade/sun. Very hardy. Responds to severe Narrow leaves. Yellow orange Autumn/ High Bees spinulosa sp pruning. flowers with black styles. Winter Nectar Birds High Butterfli Pollen es Bursaria BSl 3x2 Shade/sun Local species. Local High Bees, lasiophylla Very hardy species. Nectar, Beneficia (B. 46pecios) low- l wasps,

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I high pollen. * Callistemon Cbu 3x3 Full sun to dappled shade. Tolerates most soils. Dark red flowers. Pink new Spring, Nectar Bees ‘Burgundy’ Light prune after flowering. growth. Summer Pollen Birds Callistemon Cci 3x2 Dry sites. Tolerates moist soils. Responds Spring/ High Bees citrinus to severe pruning. Plant no Autumn nectar Birds closer than 2 metres from pollen Butterfli hydraulic services. Very hardy es White & red flowers. Small mammal s * Callistemon Cen 3x2 Spring, High Bees ‘Endeavour’ Summer nectar Birds pollen Butterfli es Small mammal s Callistemon Cm 3x3 Medium frost tolerance. Spring- High Bees ‘Mauve Mist’ m Mauve pink flowers Summer nectar, Birds pollen Butterfli es Small mammal s

Callistemon Cpa 3x2 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Tolerates most Summer Med Bees pallidus soils. Autumn nectar, Birds Pale yellow flowers. med Butterfli pollen es Small mammal s Callistemon Cp 2x3 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Nov, Dec High Bees phoeniceus h Red flowers Jan nectar, Birds pollen

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Butterfli es Small mammal s Callistemon Crp 3x3 Medium frost tolerance. Summer High Bees ‘Reeve’s Pink’ Pink flowers nectar, Birds polle Butterfli n es Small mammal s Callistemon Csi 3x2 Responds to severe pruning. Summer. High Bees sieberi Hardy. nectar Birds (C. paludosus) White flowers Butterfli es Small mammal s Correa CR 2x Poorly drained sites. Hardy. Winter Nectar Bees, backhouseana b 1 Green/ white flowers Birds

1.1.2. Dvp 3x Shade/sun. Drought tolerant, light frost tolerance. Purple hop bush. Copper Spring, Moths * Dodonea 1. Well drained soil. purple foliage. Quick growing, Summer Butterfli viscosa 5 good hedging/screening plant es & ‘Purpurea’ for tough sites. other Sticky Hop Bush insects. Grevillea Gac 3x4 Hardy, bird attracting. Tolerant of heavy frosts. Mauve-pink toothbrush High Bees, acanthifolia Prefers sunny position. flowers. Broad dark green Nectar Birds subsp. leaves. Acanthifolia Grevillea Gar 2- Shade/sun. Strong bird attractor. Soft, grey/blue or green leaf. All year High Bees, arenaria 5x4 Red and green flowers Nectar Good bird attractor

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Grevillea Gas 3x4 Long, strap-like leaves, grey. Winter, High Good aspleniifolia Red toothbrush flowers Spring Nectar bird attractor Grevillea Ga 2x2 Frost tolerant. Long High Bees, ‘Audrey’ u Orange/ Red flowers. flowerin Nectar Good g bird attractor Grevillea Gcg 2x2 Shade/sun. Scale with age. Sooty mould Spiky green foliage. Pink Spring High Bees, ‘Canberra Gem’ flowers. Hedge/barrier plant. Nectar Good bird attractor Grevillea Gsd 3x2 Shade/sun. Bright red flowers. Two forms, Winter, High Bees, dimorpha broad or narrow leaves. Spring Nectar Good bird attractor Grevillea Gec 2x1 Shade/sun. Pink flowers. Soft, grey round Winter, High Bees, ‘Evelyn’s .7 Very Hardy leaves. Spring, Nectar Good Coronet’ Frost tolerant Pink flowers. Summer bird attractor Grevillea X 2x5 Exposed sites. Hybrid of unknown origin. Winter, High Bees, ‘Hookeriana’ Large leaf. Spring, Nectar Good Long red flowers Summer bird attractor Grevillea Gju 2x2 Shade/sun. Suited to natural areas. Local species. Prickly foliage. Spring, High Bees, juniperina Red, orange or yellow flowers. Winter Nectar Good Prickly bird foliage attractor Grevillea Glo 3x4 Long strap-like leaf. Spring, High Bees, longifolia Red and green flowers. Nectar Good Woolly grevillea Native to ACT bird attractor Grevillea Gm 3x4 Small green leaf. Autumn High Bees, manglesii m White scented flowers Nectar Bird subsp. Manglesii attractor 1.1.2. Gob 2x2 Red and green flowers. Soft, Spring High light green foliage. Nectar

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Grevillea obtusifolia Grevillea parvula Gpa 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Good drainage. Sensitive to root rot. Excellent long Narrower, blunt leaf compared Spring, High Bees, lived screening plant and bird attractor with Gvi. Smaller, paler flowers. Autumn Nectar Good bird attractor Grevillea Gpc 2x2 Sharp pointed leaf. Hardy. Adaptable. Prolific blooming. Dark green Winter, High Bees, ‘Poorinda leaves. Spring, Nectar Good Constance’ Orange/red flowers Summer bird attractor Grevillea Gp 2x2 Hardy. Shiny, narrow leaves. Yellow- Sum/Aut High Bees, ‘Poorinda e orange flowers with pink styles. umn Nectar Bird Elegance’ attractor Grevillea Gpl 2x2 Narrow, glossy leaves. Spring, High Bees, ‘Poorinda Spreading habit. Summer Nectar Bird Leanne’ Orange/red flowers attractor Grevillea Gp 3x5 Lobed leaves. Spreading. Spring, High Bees, ‘Poorinda Peter’ p Rosy-pink toothbrush flowers. Summer Nectar Good bird attractor Grevillea Gp 2x2 Similar to G ‘Poorinda Spring, High Bees, ‘Poorinda q Leanne’. Summer Nectar Good Queen’ Pale pink flowers bird attractor Grevillea Gri 2x6 Medium frost tolerance. Threatened plant species Spiky foliage. Spring, High Bees, rivularis in the wild. Pale pink/green flowers Summer Nectar Bird attractor Grevillea Gsr 3x3 Shade/sun. Medium frost tolerance. Threatened Greenish/blue flowers. Strap- Winter, High Bees, shiressii plant species in the wild. plant species in the wild. like leaf. Spring Nectar Good Green/ blue flowers bird attractor Grevillea Gvi 2x4 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Good drainage Sensitive to root rot. Variable leaf width, green Winter, High Bees, victoriae above, silvery hairs underneath. Spring Nectar Good Local species. Deep red flowers. bird Local species attractor

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Grevillea willisii Gwi 2x3 Shade/sun. Medium frost tolerance. Spiky foliage. Pale green/yellow Spring High Bee, flowers Nectar Birds 1.1.2. Hgi 3x3 Poorly drained sites. Car Unsuited to areas of high pedestrian use. Narrow, prickly leaves. Very Early Nectar Bees, Hakea gibbosa parks prickly Winter Birds White flowers Hakea nodosa Hn 3x4 Shade/sun. Needle like leaves, not prickly. Autumn, Nectar Bees, o Tiny, scented yellow flowers. winter Birds

Hakea Hpr 2x1 Car parks. Unsuited to areas of high pedestrian use. Prickly leaves. Winter, Nectar Bees, propinqua White or yellow flowers. early Birds Spring. Hakea I 3x2 Car parks. Unsuited to areas of high pedestrian use. Very prickly leaves. Spring, Nectar Bees, teretifolia White flowers Summer Birds Indigofera Ind 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Responds to severe pruning. Tolerates Local species. Spring adesmiifolia hot, dry sites. Purple flowers l. australis var. signata) Kunzea ambigua Kua 3.5 Responds to severe pruning. Fine foliage. Fine foliage Spring, Nectar Bees, x4 Massed white flowers Summer Good bird attractor Leptospermum Ll 3x3 Conspicuous white flowers. Summer V high Bees, lanigerum g Local species. Various forms Nectar Flower which have either dark green or wasps. grey foliage. White flowers. Local species Leptospermum Lsq 2.5 Pink flowers in Feb-May on old Autumn, V High Bees, squarrosum x1. wood only. Pink flowers Winter Nectar Birds 5 Melaleuca Mc 3X2 White flowers. Narrow leaves. Spring High Bees, cuticularis u White flowers Nectar Birds High Pollen

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Melaleuca Me 3X1 Pink flowers. Needle leaves. Summer High Bees, erubescens b .5 Pink flowers Nectar Birds High Pollen Melaleuca Ms 2.5x Dry sites Pale yellow flowers Spring/Su High Bees, squarrosa q 2.5 mmer Nectar Birds High Pollen Melaleuca Mvi 3x3 Dry sites. Fragrant cream flowers. Soft, Spring High Bees, viminea needle leaves. Nectar Birds Fragrant cream flowers High Pollen Myoporum My 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Suits dry, rocky sites. White flowers with purple spots Spring/Su High Bees viscosum v mmer Nectar

Polyscias POL 3x2 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Some gum oozing noted at Botanic Terminal white flowers. Fern- Sept - Birds sambucifolia s Gardens. Responds to severe pruning. like leaves in the local Dec subspecies. Spyridium SDp 3x1. Poorly drained sites. Spreading habit. Terminal white Winter, parvifolium 5 flowers. Spring, Summer Westringia 2x1. Poorly drained sites. Medium frost tolerance. Good Spring High Bees, longifolia 5 hedge if pruned. Shade/sun. Nectar birds Responds to severe pruning. (Top 10 White/purple flowers for native bees of Sydney region)

1.1.3. Native shrubs 1 to 2 metres * Acacia cognata Acg 1.5x Shade/sun. Light frost tolerance. Dwarf weeping habit Soft lemon flowers in spring. Spring Pollen Bees ‘Green Mist’ 2 Fast growing, no pruning required.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Acacia Aco 1.5x Shade/sun. Bright green foliage. Spring Pollen Bees costiniana 3 Anigozanthos ANf 1.5x Shade/sun. Inkspot. Medium frost Many cultivars are now available. Contact the Botanic Spring, Nectar Bees flavidus .4 tolerance. Gardens for advice Summer Birds Kangaroo Paw Butterflies Astartea ASf 1.3x Shade/sun. Responds to severe White-pink flowers. All year Nectar Bees fascicularis 1.3 pruning. Baeckea linifolia BKl 1.75 Shade/sun. Responds to severe Weeping habit. White flowers. Summer Nectar Birds, Bees x2 pruning. Hardy Banksia BN 1.5x Dry sites. Shade/sun. Prefers well-drained sites. Yellow/green flowers in autumn/winter. Autumn/ High Birds, Bees oblongifolia o 2 Winter Nectar High Pollen Bauera rubioides BUr 1x1. Dry sites. Shade/sun. Good for wet, shady Pink or white flower forms available. Spring, Nectar 5 sites. Regular pruning retains leafy Summer appearance. Callistemon Csu 1.5x Shade/sun. Red flowers. Spring, High Bees subulatus 2 summer Nectar Birds Butterflies Small mammals Callistemon Cvc 1.5x Dry sites. Shade/sun. Some webbing Variable size. Profuse red flowers Spring, High Bees viminalis 1.5 caterpillar. Medium frost Summer, Nectar Birds ‘Captain Cook’ tolerance. Autumn Butterflies Cvc 1.5x1.5 Small mammals Calytrix CAL 1.5x Poorly drained Shade/sun. Responds to severe White to deep pink flowers. Spring, tetragona t 1 sites. pruning. Summer, Common Fringe Myrtle Correa alba var. CRa 1.5x Shade/sun. White bell flowers. Grey green foliage. White bell flowers Spring Nectar Bees, alba 1.5 nectar feeding birds Daviesia DV 1x0. Shade/sun. Straggly. Responds to Blue foliage. Yellow flowers. Local species. Nectar Birds mimosoides m 8 severe pruning. Revegetation use. Pollen insects

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Species Code HxW Not suitable Management Design Flowering Nectar Forager

for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Dodonea DD 1.5 Shade/sun. Red and yellowfruit (females only). viscosa a x1 subsp. angustissima (D. attenuata) Grevillea Gaq 1x2 Shade/sun. Holly-like bluish foliage. Pale red toothbrush flowers. Late High Bees aquifolium Winter, nectar Birds Spring Butterflies

Grevillea Gco 1x1. Shade/sun. Scented, pink-red flowers. Three forms, prostrate to Spring, High Bees confertifolia 5 upright Early nectar Birds Summer Butterflies Grevillea Gdi 1x2 Shade/sun. Local species. Red flowers. Silver foliage Spring, High Bees diminuta Early nectar Birds Summer Butterflies Grevillea Gla 1.5x Shade/sun. Local species. Red flowers. Late High Bees lanigera 1.5 Winter, nectar Birds Early Butterflies Spring Grevillea Glv 1x1 Shade/sun. White to pink flowers. Grey-green foliage. Long High Bees lavandulacea flowering nectar Birds Butterflies Grevillea ‘Shirley Gsh 1.3x Shade/sun. Deep pink flowers. All year High Bees Howie’ 1.3 nectar Birds Butterflies Indigofera INu 1.5x Poorly drained Shade/sun. Open, straggly habit. Local species. Purple pea flowers. White form also exists. Spring Pollen Native australis 1.5 sites. Responds to severe pruning. Nectar insects, bees, butterflies, wasps Isopogon ISa 1x1 Wet sites. Shade/sun. Responds to severe Finely divided foliage. Yellow flowers. Spring- Pollen Bees anemonifolius pruning. Summer Nectar 1.1.3. KUb 1.2x Shade/sun. Responds to severe Dark green foliage. White terminal flowers. Summer Nectar Birds Kunzea 1.5 pruning. Requires periodic Pollen bees Badja Carpet’ pruning. KUp 1.2x Shade/sun. Responds to severe Terminal mauve flowers. Summer Nectar Birds, Kunzea parvifolia 1.5 pruning. Pollen bees

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Olearia OLp 1.5x Poorly drained Shade/sun. Requires pruning. Blue or white flowers. Pollen Non flying phlogopappa 1 sites. Short-lived. Responds to severe mammals pruning. Phebalium PHs 1.5x Hardy. Attractive foliage. Upright dense habit. White flowers in Spring squamulosum 2 terminal clusters. subsp. Argenteum Philotheca Pm 1.3x Shade/sun. Responds to severe Scented foliage, white flowers. Spring Nectar Pollinators myoporoides a 2 pruning. subsp. Acuta (Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. Acutus)Wax Flower Philotheca Pm 1.5x Shade/sun. Responds to severe Scented foliage, white flowers. Spring Nectar Pollinators myoporoides m 2 pruning. subsp. Myoporoides (Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. Myoporoides) Podocar-pus PDl 1x1 Shade/sun. Long lived but slow Local species. Dark green foliage. Male and female plants. Spring Pollen Bees lawrencei growing. Responds to severe Red berries on female plants. Birds pruning. Small lizards Rhagodia RHs 1x1 Wet sites. Good for exposed, dry sites. Blue/grey foliage. Pungent foliage. Spring Bees, spinescens Responds to severe pruning. Birds, var. deltophylla Butterflies nest and shelter for lizards Thelionema Sgc 1x1 Shade/sun. Tufted habit. Blue flowers, blue foliage. Summer glauca (Stypandra glauca)

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Westringia Wef 1.5x Hardy – tolerates exposure. Brittle Dark green foliage. White flowers. Year Nectar Bees fruticosa 3 wood. Requires periodic pruning. around Pollen Responds to severe pruning. Westringia Ww 1.3x Hardy – tolerates exposure. Brittle Blue-mauve flowers throughout the year. Blue- Nectar Bees Wynyabbie Gem’ 15 wood. Requires periodic pruning. mauve Pollen Responds to severe pruning. flowers througho ut the year. Zieria cytisoides Zic 1.5x Poorly drained Responds to severe pruning. Pink flowers. Grey foliage. Winter, Pollen Bees 1.5 sites. spring nectar Birds

1.1.4. Native shrubs <1 metre high Allocasuarina Aln 1x1. Responds to severe pruning. Open habit. Spring Pollen Birds nana(Casuarina 5 Cones nana) * Banksia BN 0.5x Shade/sun. Drought and frost Orange-yellow flower spikes. Dense dark green foliage. Autumn, High Bees ‘Birthday bc 1.2 tolerant. Winter, Nectar Birds Candles’ Spring High Pollen * Caliistemon Clj 1x1 Prefers full sun, tolerant of part Red flowers. Low compact form. Spring High Bees ‘Little John’ shade. Fast growing. Drought and Nectar frost tolerant once established. Pollen * Callistemon Cwa 1x3 Prefers full sun, tolerant of part White flowers. Low spreading Spring High Bees ‘White Anzac’ shade. Fast growing. Drought and Nectar frost tolerant. Can be pruned after Pollen flowering. Correa ‘Dusky CRd .5x. Responds to severe pruning. Open habit. Pink/red Nectar Bees Bells’ b 75 flower Grevillea Gjm .5 Good on exposed sites. Spiky dark green foliage. Local selection. Orange High Bees juniperina x3 flowers. Nectar Birds ‘Molonglo’ Local Butterflies selection Grevillea ‘Little Glt .8x. Scale. Root suckers assist spread. Grey foliage. Hardy Flowers High Bees Thicket’ 8 Ideal for stabilising slopes all year Nectar

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I

Micromyrtus Mic .5x. With age, loses leaves in Pink buds and white flowers. Tiny overlapping leaves. Aug-Dec High Bees ciliata 7 centre of the plant. Nectar Birds, Responds to severe pruning. Butterflies

1.1.5. Introduced shrubs >4 m * Camellia CA 1.5- Full sun. Prefers dappled shade. Very Evergreen with dark green leaves. Variety of cultivars and April to Low japonica Mj 6x3 slow growing. Prefers acid colours, flowering from April to October. October. nectar soils. Drought tolerant once Low established. Pollen

1.1.5 CA 4x3 Shade/sun. Prefers acid soils. Evergreen with dark green leaves. Pink flowers in autumn. Winter Pollen Bees Camellia Ms Nectar sasanqua

Cordyline CDY 4x2 Poorly drained Well drained soils. Remove spent Palm-like plant, with long leaves bunched at end of naked Spring Nectar Bees australis a sites. leaves. branches.

. CNr 4x3 Dry sites. Poor Shade preferred. Requires wind Red autumn foliage. Pink spring flowers. Deciduous. Spring Pollen Bees Cornus florida soils. protection. Nectar ‘Rubra’

Cornus kousa CNk 5x3 Dry sites. Poor Bronze autumn foliage. Cream flowers. Deciduous. Spring Nectar Bees soils.

Garrya elliptica GAe 5x4 Requires cool roots. Evergreen. Green catkins (male) in winter Winter Pollen

Laurus nobilis LUn 8x4 Shade/sun. Drought tolerant. Aromatic foliage. Spring Nectar Bees Bay tree Birds Butterflie s

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit

I I I I I I I Photinia PN 4 Hardy evergreen. Powdery Red new growth. White pungent flowers. Hedge. Spring Pollen ‘Robusta’ r x mildew. Responds to severe 3 pruning. Pittosporum PTe 5x2 Poorly drained Prefers semi-shade. Needs well Green/white foliage. Spring Med N Bees eugenioides sites. drained soils. Scale. Responds to Low P (variegated) severe pruning. Pittosporum 5- Sun/semi shade. Frost tolerant.I Medium green foliage and dark stems.I ~tenuifolium 6x2- ‘Screen Master’~ I~5

1.1.6. Introduced shrubs 2 to 4 metres high Acca sellowiana FEs 3x2 Requires semi-shade. Green/woolly white leaves. Red flowers, edible fruit. Spring Pollen Bees (Feijoa Evergreen. sellowiana) Ceanothus CEb 2x1. Wet sites. Poorly Needs periodic pruning. Short lived Dark blue flowers. Summer Nectar Bees ‘Blue Pacific’ 5 drained sites. (10 years). Pear and cherry slug. Leaf Pollen miner. Ceanothus CEp 2- Wet sites. Poorly Short lived (10 years). Light blue flowers. Summer Nectar Bees papillosus 4x2 drained sites. Pollen var. roweanus 1.1.6 CHs 2x2 Paved areas. Large fruit. Fruit drop. Deciduous. Red, pink & white flower forms, Spring Nectar Bees Chaenoeles winter/spring flowering. Spiny branches. Pollen speciose Japanese Quince Cornus CNs 2x2 Medium frost tolerance. Purple autumn colour. Deciduous. Red stems. Spring Nectar Bees sanguinea Pollen Birds Common Seeds Dogwood Escallonia rubra ESm 3x2 Dry sites. Wet sites. Good drainage required. Responds Dense dark green leaves. Deep pink flowers. Summer Nectar Bees var. macrantha to severe pruning. Pollen Insects Escallonia rubra ESr 2x1 Dry sites. Wet sites. Good drainage required. Responds Red flowers. Summer Nectar Bees to severe pruning Pollen Insects

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Euonymus EUj 3x2 Powdery mildew. Requires pruning. Evergreen. Useful hedge. White flowers. Red berries. Late Nectar Bees japonicus Plant no closer than 2 m from Spring Pollen hydraulic services. Forsythia FOl 2x1. Needs regular pruning. Responds to Deciduous. Prolific yellow flowers in spring Early Nect Bees ‘Lynwood Gold’ 5 severe pruning. Spring ar Pollen Jasminum JAm 2x2 Requires semi shade. Medium frost Dark green leaves. Semi- deciduous. Yellow flowers Winter Nectar Bees mesnyi tolerance. Lagerstroemia LAi 3x2 Powdery mildew in shaded sites. Purple, pink or white flowers in late summer. Late Pollen Bees indica Plant no closer than 2 metres from Attractive mottled bark. Summer - Crepe Myrtle hydraulic services. Autumn Osmanthus OSf 2.5x Very fragrant white flowers. Evergreen. Late Nectar Bees fragrans 2 Winter Pollen Spring Philadelphus PHI 2x1 Medium frost tolerance. Double white fragrant flowers. Deciduous. Spring Nectar Bees ‘Virginalis’ v Pollen Mock Orange Photinia glabra PNg 2.5x Powdery mildew - minimal. Hedge. Red spring foliage. Dull white flowers. Spring Nectar Bees ‘Rubens’ 2 Pollen Prunus Pla 3.5x Natural areas. Prefers full shade. Leaves, fruit Evergreen/glossy leaves. Good screen. White flowers Spring Nectar Bees laurocerasus 3 poisonous. Attracts bees. in spring. Blue/black autumn berries. Pollen Raphiolepis X RAd 2x1 Dry areas Shade/sun. Slow growing. Evergreen. Pink flowers. Late Delacourii Winter Indian Hawthorn Viburnum X Vbo 3x2 Shade/sun. Sweet scented rose-pink flowers in winter. Late Nectar Bees bodnantense Winter Pollen 1.1.6. Vbu 2x1. Shade/sun. Conspicuous, scented, pink/white flowers in spring. Spring Nectar Bees Viburnum X 5 Semi-deciduous. Bronze autumn foliage. Pollen burkwoodii Viburnum opulus Vop 3x2 Shade/sun. White flowers in summer. Deciduous. Red autumn Spring Nectar Bees ‘Sterile’ foliage. Pollen Viburnum tinus Vti 3x2. Planting less than 2 Shade/sun. Red spider, thrip. Good Flowers pink/white. Evergreen. Spring Nectar Bees 5 metres from hydraulic hedge.. Pollen Butterflies services. Viburnum Vto 2x2. Shade/sun. Sweet scented pink tinted flowers. Red autumn Spring Nectar Bees tomentosum 5 foliage. Pollen Weigela florida Wfl 2x2 Requires pruning after flowering. Pink flowers. Deciduous. Summer Good Bees (W. rosea) Nectar ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 59 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Pollen

1.1.7. Introduced shrubs 1-2 m high Abelia X ABg 1.5x1. Responds well to regular pruning. Semi-deciduous. Summer, High Bees grandiflora 2 Green/bronze foliage. Pink and Autumn Nectar white flowers. Abelia rupestris ABr 1.5x1. Shade/sun. Deciduous. Autumn High Bees 2 Nectar Abelia ABs 1x1 Shops. Requires pruning. Collects litter. Deciduous. Red berries. Spring High Bees schumannii Prickly leaves. Nectar Chaenomeles CHj 1x1 Paved areas. Small fruit. Fruit drop. Deciduous. Reddish orange Early Nectar Bees japonica flowers in winter/spring. Spring Spiny branches. Choisya ternata CYt 1.5x1. Poorly drained sites. Attracts citrus white butterfly Glossy green foliage. White Spring, Nectar Bees Mexican Orange 5 flowers. Aromatic. Summer Blossom Cistus CIl 1x1 Good on dry sites. Attractive white flowers. Spring Nectar ladaniferus Pollen (Cistus ladanifer) Rockrose Deutzia gracilis DEg 1.8x2 Shade/sun. Prune after flowering. Pink/white flowers. Spring Nectar Bees

Hebe ‘Blue Gem’ HBb 1x1 Responds to pruning. Blue flowers. Spring Nectar Bees Pollen Hebe ‘La HBl 1.25x Responds to pruning. Leaf spot in wet winters. Purple flowers. Leaf underside Spring Nectar Bees Seduisante’ 1 purple/red. Pollen 1.1.7. HYp 1x1 Exposed sites. Semi-deciduous. Buttercup Spring Pollen Bees Hypericum yellow flowers patulum var. ‘Henryi’ Nandina NN 1.7x1 Shade/sun. Responds to severe pruning. Root suckers are Red tinged leaves in spring and Bees domestica d not a problem. autumn. Red berries turn Sacred Bamboo white. Phormium tenax PMt 1.2x1. Long, strap-like leaves. Summer Pollen Bees 2 Nectar

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Phormium tenax PMr 1.2x1. Reddish long leaves. Summer Pollen Bees ‘Rubrum’ 2 Nectar Birds NZ Flax Prunus Pgr 1x1 Deciduous. Pink flowers. Spring Pollen Bees glandulosa Nectar ‘Rosea’ Rosmarinus RSo 1x1 Good for dry sites. Autumn, High Bees, officinalis Responds well to pruning. Winter nectar Butterflies Rosemary - Useful hedge Spring ‘ANZAC bush’. Spiraea SIc 1.5x1. Requires pruning after Semi-deciduous. White Summer cantoniensis 5 flowering. summer flowers. Spiraea SIt 1.5x1. Slow growing. Semi- Profuse Nectar Bees, thunbergii 5 deciduous. white pollen Birds flowers in Butterflies spring * Teucrium Tfr 1.5x2 Full sun. Good drainage. Drought tolerant. Marginal frost Aromatic upright blue grey Summer Low fruiticans tolerance. Clip for formal hedge. foliage. Mauve flowers. Pollen Low Nectar Viburnum Vca 1.5x1 Shade/sun. Deciduous. Fragrant Nectar Bees carlesii white flowers in spring.

1.1.8. Introduced shrubs < 1 m Coleonema COL .75 Very hardy. Good for dry sites. Pungent smell. Pink flowers. Spring Nectar Bees, pulchrum c x.5 Pollen Butterflies ‘Compactum’ Diosma

Coleonema COL .6x1 Use low form. Gold foliage. July, Nectar Bees, pulchrum - s August Pollen Butterflies ‘Sunset Gold’ Lavandula LVa .3x. Good for exposed sites. Fragrant blue flowers and grey Summer High Bees, angustifolia 3 Requires pruning after foliage Nectar Butterflies ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 61 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I flowering. Pollen

Nandina NN .3x.3 Shade/sun. Compact form. Red autumn Spring High Bees, domestica n foliage. Nectar Butterflies ‘Nana’ Pollen

1.1.9. List of special plants: shrubs Acacia filicifolia Aff 1x1.5 Adaptable Yellow flowers. Summer Pollen Bees Acacia Apm 7x5 Road verges. Alternative for Local species. Bipinnate Spring Pollen Bees parramattensis Acacia decurrens. leaves. Acacia rubida Aru 5x4 Single species Acacia bug. Use only in mixed plantings. Local species. Winter, Pollen Bees, plantings. Spring Butterflies Native revegetati on use. Banksia robur BNr 2x1.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Medium frost tolerance, low when young. Green/yellow flowers. Coarse Summer High Bees, Requires wet, cool sites. texture due to broad leaves. Autumn, Nectar Birds South aspect. Winter High Butterflies Pollen ,

Boronia BOd 1x1.5 Shade/sun. Moist site. Pink flowers. Scented Spring Pollen Bees, denticulata foliage. /nectar Butterflies

Boronia BOh 1.5x1 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Susceptible to drying out. Bright pink flowers. Spring Pollen Bees, heterophylla Dry sites. Scented flowers and /nectar Butterflies foliage.

Boronia mollis BO 2x1.5 Shade/sun. Pink flowers. Scented foliage. Late Pollen Bees, ‘Lorne Pride’ m Improved compact form. Winter, /nectar Butterflies Spring

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Boronia ‘Telopea BOt 1.5x1 Shade/sun. Pink flowers. Spring Pollen Bees, Valley Star’ /nectar Butterflies

Callistemon Cgd 3x2 Sun. Moist and dry sites. Drought tender. Stiff leaved bottlebrush. Narrow Spring, High Bees, regidus leaves. Red brush flowers. Summer Nectar Birds Pollen Butterflies Calothamnus Cqd 1.5x2 Sun. Well drained sandy soils. Evergreen with deep green pine Spring Pollen Birds quadrifidus like leaves. Crimson spiky Summer /nectar flowers. Cassinia CSSl 2x2 Urban areas. Shade/sun. Brittle branches. Responds to severe Sticky scented foliage. Summer Pollen Butterflies, longifolia pruning. Suitable for revegetation. White flowers. Local /nectar Habitat for species. birds and other native fauna

Cassinia CSS 2x2 Urban areas. Shade/sun. Brittle branches. Responds to severe Local species. Summer, Pollen Butterflies, quinquinquefaria q pruning. Use for revegetation. Autumn /nectar Habitat for birds and other native fauna

Cornus capitata CNc 3x3 Poor soils. Requires irrigation. Evergreen. Cream flowers Red fruit.

Cornus florida CNa 4x3 Dry sites. Poor soils. Shade preferred. Requires wind protection. Deciduous. White spring ‘Alba’ flowers. Red autumn foliage. Correa glabra CRg 1x1 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Glossy green foliage. Green Winter Nectar Bees, flowers in winter. Pollen Birds Correa pulchella Cpu 1x1 Moist sites. Shade/sun shrub. Long flowering season.Evergreen slender stem Long Nectar Bees, flowering Pollen Birds season 1.1.9. CRr 1x1 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Many forms, some hardier than May - Nov Nectar Bees, Correa reflexa others. Pollen Birds var. reflexa Seeds Correa CRs 1.5x1. Exposed sites. Poorly Shade/sun. Red flowers. Nectar Bees, schlechtendalii 5 drained sites. Pollen Birds

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Crowea exalata CWe .7x.7 Shade/sun. Medium frost tolerance. Pink flowers. Autumn Nectar Bees -Winter Pollen Other insects Crowea exalata CWg 0.5x0. Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Medium frost tolerance. Pink flowers in summer / Autumn Nectar Bees ‘Ginninderra 5 autumn. Local species. -Winter Pollen Other Falls’ insects Crowea ‘Festival’ CWf 1x1 Exposed sites. Dry sites. Shade only. Medium frost tolerance. Profuse pink flowers. Autumn Nectar Bees Poorly drained sites. -Winter Pollen Other insects Crowea saligna CWs 1.2x1. Exposed sites. Dry sites. Shade only. Medium frost tolerance. Pink flowers. Autumn Nectar Bees 2 Poorly drained sites. -Winter Pollen Other insects Dampiera DAp 0.8x1 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Root suckers assist spread. Powdery Blue/grey foliage. Septembe Bees purpurea mildew. Blue/purple flowers. r to Butterflies December Dicksonia DCa 2x3 Dry sites. Shade only. Requires moist/ irrigated site. Low frost Local species. antartica tolerance. Special design feature.

Diospyros kaki DYk 5x4 Shade/sun. Orange edible fruit. Orange autumn foliage. Euonymus EUjv 3x2 Powdery mildew. Requires pruning. Evergreen, variegated. japonicus Useful hedge. White flowers, (variegated) red berries. Grevillea Gcf .3x1.5 Wet sites. Well drained sites. Withstands dry periods. Compact evergreen shrub with Spring, High Bees, crithmifolia needle leaves. Cream white Winter nectar Birds flowers. Butterflies Grevillea Gma 3x2 Low/medium frost tolerance. Pink flowers. High Bees, macleayana nectar Birds Butterflies 1.1.9. GPd .5x1-3 Adaptable. Cultivar Pink flowers. Winter High Bees, Grevillea ‘Pink Spring nectar Lady’ Summer

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Hebe Hgu .5x.5 Sun. Tolerates dry periods. Good border plant. Small evergreen shrub with Spring Nectar/ Bees, glaucophylla Trimmed for edging. No maintenance. profusion of white flowers in spring. Pollen Birds Butterflies

Hebe ‘Inspiration’ HIp 1x1 Shade/sun. No maintenance. Evergreen compact bush.flowers in summer, winter and spring.Dark green leaves. Spikes of purple Summer Nectar/ Bees Pollen Birds Butterflies Hebe salicifolia Hsf 2-3x1- Sun. Tolerant to dry conditions. Suitable for Dramatic white flowers in Spring/ Nectar/ Bees 2 screening, embankments and mixed border. spring/autumn. Autumn Pollen Birds Butterflies

Hebe ‘Autumn HAG Sun. Useful for autumn flower colour. Showy evergreen with violet blue Autumn Nectar/ Bees Glory’ flowers from late summer into Pollen Birds winter. Butterflies Homoranthus HOp .75x1 Poorly drained sites. Pungent smell in flower. Horizontal blue/grey foliage. papillatus Yellow flowers. Kunzea capitata Kct 1x1.5 Sun. Well drained soil. Pink buttons. Evergreen rounded Early Nectar Bees shrub. Mauve pink flowers. Summer Pollen Birds Butterflies Kunzea ericifolia KUe 3x4 Natural areas. Creeks. Shade/sun. Responds to severe pruning. Scale. Local species. Summer Nectar Bees Invasive potential near woodland. Suitable Pollen Birds revegetation. Butterflies

Lambertia formosa Lfo 2x2 Poorly drained sites. Sun. Well drained soils. Withstand dry periods. Mountain devil. Rounded evergreen Spring Nectar Birds Useful as a barrier plant. shrub. Pink, red flowers. Stiff pointy Summer leaves. Leionema coxii Lco 4x3 Shade/sun. Short lived - root rot susceptible. Medium Scented foliage. Late Bees (Phebalium coxii) frost tolerance. Spring- Birds Early Summer Butterflies Leptospernum LAh 2.5x2 Shade/sun. Wind tolerant. Likes wet conditions. Good Dense bushy shrub with mass of Spring High Bees ‘Aphrodite’ for hedge/screenage or as a specimen plant. Bred for bright pink flowers in late spring. nectar Birds resistance to webbing moth. Pollen Butterflies

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Leptospermum Lbr 4x2 Dry sites. Scale. Spring High Bees brachyandrum nectar Birds Pollen Leptospermum Lla 4x3 Scale. Medium frost tolerance. Spring High Bees laevigatum nectar Birds Pollen Butterflies

Leptospermum Lrf 2x3 Very prone to webbing caterpillar. Limited use. Conspicuous pink/white Spring High Bees rotundifolium flowers. nectar Birds (Leptospermum Pollen scoparium var.rotundifolium Leptospermum LRd 3x2 Shade/sun. Tolerates wet conditions. Breed for Large red flowers in Spring High Bees ‘Rudolph’ resistance to webbing moth. Good for hedges/ December. nectar Birds screenage purposes. Pollen

Leptospermum Lpg 4x4 Scale. Webbing caterpillar. Conspicuous white flowers. Spring High Bees polygalifolium nectar Butterflies (Leptospermum Pollen flavescens) Linnaea amabilis Lmb 1.5-2.5x Poorly drained sites. Sun. Fertile well drained soil. Beauty bush. Deciduous. Abundant Mid Spring Nectar Bees (Kolkwitzia flowers in spring for long period. Pollen Birds amabilis) Butterflies Melaleuca Mar 5x4 Frost susceptibility - mass plantings liable to failure. Dark green foliage. White Summer Nectar Bees armillaris flowers. Pollen Birds moths Melaleuca incana Min 2.5x2.5 Wet sites. Poorly Shade/sun. Prefers dry, protected sites. Medium Silver foliage. Pale yellow flower. Spring Nectar Bees drained sites. frost tolerance. Pollen Birds Summer Butterflies

Melaleuca Mth 1x1 Poorly drained sites. Webbing moth caterpillar. Mauve flowers. Bluish foliage. Early Nectar Bees thymifolia Winter Pollen Birds Butterflies Melaleuca violacea Mvo 1x1 Poorly drained sites. Webbing moth caterpillar. Mauve flowers. Bluish foliage. Spring Nectar Bees Pollen Birds Butterflies

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Micrantheum MCh 1x1 Local species. Cream terminal Autumn Nectar hexandrum flowers. Winter Pollen Uncommon. 1.1.9 NEp 2.5x2 Poorly drained sites. All parts of plant poisonous. Medium frost tolerance. Conspicuous flowers. Spring Harms Nerium oleander Plant no closer than 2 metres from hydraulic Bees ‘Pink services. Harms Butterflies http://www. countryfile.c om/country side/top- ten-plants- are-bad- bees

Nerium oleander NEr 2.5x2 All parts of plant poisonous. Conspicuous flowers. Spring Harms Bees Harms Butterflies

Nerium oleander NEw 2.5x2 Poorly drained soils. All parts of plant poisonous. Medium frost tolerance. Conspicuous flowers. Spring Harms ‘White’ Bees Harms Butterflies

Ozothamnus OZd 2.5x1 Shade/sun. Requires regular pruning. Spring Nectar Bees diosmifolius Summer Pollen Butterflies (Helichrysum diosmifolia) Photinia X PNrr 4x3 Hardy evergreen. Powdery mildew. Responds to severe Reddish foliage as well as red new Spring Nectar Bees ‘Robusta Red pruning. Hedge. growth. White flowers. Birds Robin’ Podocarpus elatus PDe 4+x4 Dry sites. Medium frost tolerance. Slow growing. Prefers Attractive foliage. Catkins (male Pollen Bees Plum Pine moist sites. flowers), blue fruits (female). Birds Polygala grandiflora Pgi 1.5x2 Poorly drained sites. Warm protected position. Blue pea shaped flower and compact Spring Nectar Bees Sweet Pea Bush shrub. Pollen Birds Butterflies

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Polygala myrtifolia Pmy 1.2x2 Poorly drained sites. Warm protected position. Blue pea shaped flower and compact Spring Nectar Bees shrub. Pollen Birds Butterflies Prostanthera cuneata Pcu .5x1.5 Shade/sun. Needs good drainage. Mint bush. Dark green rounded Summer Nectar Bees Alpine Mint Bush aromatic leaves. White flowers. Autumn Prostanthera PRSl 2x2 Dry sites. Poorly Shade/sun. Root rot susceptible. Flowers white, tinged pink/purple in Spring Nectar Bees lasianthos drained sites. summer. Local species. Summer

Rhytidospermum R .4x.4 Naturally found in rocky terrain and near streams in Local species. White flowers. Summer Nectar Butterflies procumbens H low open forest. Pollen Starry Appleberry p Scaevola aemula SVa 1x1 Shade/sun. Short lived. Medium frost tolerance. Mauve/blue flowers. Spring Nectar Bees Summer Autumn Syringa vulgaris SYl 3x2 Double flowers, fragrant dark Spring Nectar Bees ‘Ludwig Spaeth’ purple. Deciduous. Birds Japanese Tree Lilac Butterflies Syringa vulgaris SYm 3x2 White scented flowers. Spring Nectar Bees Madam Lemoine’ Deciduous. Birds Butterflies

1.1.10 Native ground covers Code H x W Not suitable for Management and siting notes Design characteristics Flowering Nectar/ Forage for Pollen Astartea fascicularis ASfp .3x1.5 Responds to severe pruning. White/pink flowers. Summer Nectar Bees (prostrate form) Birds False Baeckea Brachyscome multifidaBRm .3x.5 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Short-lived perennial. Mauve flowers for long periods. Plant at close Spring Nectar Bees, Cut-leaf Daisy Requires pruning at times. intervals. Summer Pollen Butterfli Autumn es, Correa decumbens CRd .3x1.2 Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Small red/green flowers. Summer Nectar Bees Birds

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Grevillea australis Gau .2x.4 Good on exposed sites. Dark green foliage. Small white flowers. Summer High Bees Nectar Grevillea curviloba Gcl 1x2.5 Exposed sites. Requires pruning. Some shoots Light green foliage. White flowers. Spring High Bees grow to 1-2 metres high. Medium Nectar Birds frost tolerance. Grevillea juniperina Gjp .3x1.5 Good on exposed sites. Prickly dark green foliage. Yellow or red flowers. Spring High Bees (prostrate form) Autumn Nectar Birds Winter Grevillea ‘Poorinda Gpr .2x2 Some iron deficiency shown in Dense foliage. Many red toothbrush flowers. All year High Bees Royal Mantle’ some soils, usually alkaline soils. except mid Nectar Birds Winter * Hardenbergia HAm 0.5x2 Wet sites. Sun/part shade. Drought and Purple pea flowers from winter to spring. Upright form Spring, Nectar Bees ‘Meema’ Poorly drained sites. frost tolerant (less when young). and grows into shrubby groundcover. Summer Butterflies May get some leaf burn from extreme cold. Will climb other plants if permitted. Longer lived cultivar. Myoporum Myp .1x2 Exposed sites. Usually short lived. Fungal leaf spot. White flowers. Variable leaf width. Prostrate. Spring Nectar Bees parvifolium Medium frost tolerance. Responds to Summer Pollen severe pruning.

* Myoporum MYpf 0.2x1-2 Sun/semi-shade. Well drained soils. White star shaped flowers. Fine narrow foliage. Spring Nectar Bees parvifolium ‘Fine Leaf Fast growing. Drought and frost Prostrate. Summer Pollen Form’ tolerant.

* Myoporum MYpp 0.1- Sun/semi-shade. Well drained soils. White star shaped flowers. Purple tinged foliage, Spring Nectar Bees parvifolium purpurea 0.4x1.5 Fast growing. Drought and frost deepening in colour during winter. Fine leaf Summer Pollen tolerant. purpurea also available.

* Platysace lanceolata Plew .2x.3 Shade/sun. Hardy. Medium frost Creamy flower heads open from pink buds. Tightly Summer Nectar Bees ‘Edna Walling Flower tolerance. set tiny rounded leaves. Lightly suckering. Pollen Butterflies Girl’

Viola hederacea Vih .2x.2 Dry sites. Shade only. Hardy. Requires moist Local species. Spreads by runners. Spring Nectar Bees site. Medium frost tolerance. Summer Pollen

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1.1.11. INTRODUCED GROUND COVER Agapanthus Aga 1x1 Removal of spent flower heads Blue and white flower forms (summer). Tufted Summ Nectar Bees africanus required. Tolerates shade. Medium habit. Dwarf form also. er) Pollen Birds frost tolerance. Butterflies Ajuga reptans Ajr .1x.3 Dry sites. Requires shade. Spreads by runners. Green/purple foliage. Upright purple flowers. Spring Nectar Bees Medium frost tolerance. Pollen Birds Butterflies Arctostaphylos Ayu .3x3 Hardy. Evergreen, shiny dark green foliage. White/pink Spring Nectar Bees uvaursi flowers. Prostrate. Pollen Birds Common bearberry Butterflies

Baccharis Bap .7x2 Hardy, drought resistant. Spreads by Bright green foliage. Insignificant flowers. pilularis layering. ‘Twin Peaks’ Cistus pulverulentus Cip .75x.75 Good on dry sites. Grey green foliage. Orange flowers. Spring Nectar Bees ‘Sunset’ Pollen !!!Convolvulus CVm .5x1 Medium frost tolerance. Hardy. Evergreen. Blue/mauve flowers. Spring Nectar Bees mauritanicus Pollen Butterflies Morning Glory Coprosma X kirkii COPk .6x1 Good on exposed sites. Intolerant of Olive green leaves. Inconspicuous purple flowers. Spring Nectar Bees Coffee Berry trampling. Medium frost tolerance. Pollen

Juniperus JNc .2x2 Exposed sites. Very vigorous. Evergreen. Green/blue foliage. Light green berries. Pollen conferta

Juniperus sabina JNs 1x1 Good for exposed sites. Resin smell. Prostrate conifer. Pollen Good high ground cover. Phlox subulata PXs .2x1 Full sun required for flowering. White, pink, purple and blue flower forms. Spring Nectar Bees Pollen

Potentilla PO .1x.6 Dry sites. Spreads by runners. Yellow flowers. anserina Ta

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Rosmarinus RSl .3x.3 Good for exposed sites. Fragrant foliage. Mauve flowers. Winter Nectar Bees lavandulaceus Pollen Creeping Rosemary Thymus serphyllum THs .1x.4 Dry sites. Very prostrate: mat- forming. Mauve, pink and white flower forms. Fragrant Spring Nectar Bees foliage. Perennial herb. Pollen

1.1.12. LIST OF SPECIAL PLANTS:GROUND COVERS Acacia AAC .3x2.4 Groundcover. Will tolerate Yellow flowers Spring Pollen Bees ‘Austraflora heavier soils. Cascade’ Baekea virgata Bvr .2- Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Tolerates dryness. White abundant flowers. Heath like Spring Nectar Bees (Dwarf Form) 1x1- Well drained soil. shrub. Pollen 1.5 Blechnum Bn 1x.7 Dry, exposed sites. Shade. Good water. Remove spent Fishbone water fern. Attractive nudum u fronds. Fertilise in spring. Well common fern with upright green composted soils. fronds. Mature plant may develop stout trunk. Brachyscome BRm .3x.5 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Improved flower colour and foliage Spring Nectar Bees, multifidi b density (compared with BRm). Summer Pollen Butterflies, ‘Break O’Day’ Autumn Bracteantha Bbtt .80x.80 Revegetation. Sun. Prune in spring. Everlasting daisy. Large green Spring Nectar Bees bracteata leaves with yellow paper daisy. Summer Pollen Butterflies Straw Flower Flowers spring/summer. Autumn Bracteantha Bvi .80x.80 Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation Sticky everlasting daisy. Open Spring Nectar Bees viscosa and ornamental purposes. Cut back upright perennial herb with golden Summer Pollen and fertilise in spring. yellow paper flowers. Flowers in spring/summer. Local species. Calocephalus Ccit Shade/sun. Remove spent flowers. Lemon beauty heads. Lemon yellow Spring Nectar Bees citrius Suitable for revegetation and flowers with silver grey foliage Summer Pollen Milky beauty ornamental purposes. heads * Casuarina Cgci 0.15x1 Shade/sun. Tolerates dry conditions. Vibrant grey-green needle-like glauca ‘Cousin It’ Moderate frost tolerance. Well foliage. drained soils.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Chrysocephalum Hap .15x.3 Poorly drained sites. Yellow buttons. Grey woolly stems Spring Nectar Bees apiculatum and leaves. Dense yellow flowers. Pollen Butterfly (Helichrysum larva apiculatum) Other insects 1.1.12 Cse .60x.60 Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Used for revegetation Cluster daisy. Silvery/green upright Spring Nectar Bees Chrysocephalum and ornamental purposes. Prune and foliage with yellow button like Summer Pollen Butterfly semipapposum fertilise in spring. flowers in summer/autumn. larva Other insects Dampiera Dad 0.1x0.5 Exposed sites. Poorly drained sites. Well drained sites. Root suckers Deep blue flowers. Spring Nectar Bees, diversifolia assist spread. Summer Pollen Butterflies, Medium frost tolerance.

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/ green All year High Bees ‘Bronze Rambler’ tinges. Red stems. Dense foliage. nectar Birds Red toothbrush flowers. Kunzea pomifera Kpf .3x1-2 Sun. Good drainage. White flowers in spring. Woody Spring Nectar Bees shrub. Pollen Birds Leucochrysum Laia .15x.10- Shade/sun. remove spent flowers. Golden sunray. Silver grey foliage Spring – Bees albicans .15 Suitable for annual flower bed. with white paper flowers (spring – Summer Golden sunray summer). Local species. PFn .1x1.2 Dry sites. Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Requires good drainage. Prostrate. Pink flowers. Deciduous Spring- Bees, Phyla nodiflora Medium frost tolerance. in winter. Autumn Butterflies,

Pimelea filiformis Pff prostr Shade/sun. Adaptable. Tolerates Rice flower. Pink/white flowers. Spring-early Bees, ate x1 dryness Evergreen shrub. Summer Butterflies,

Polystichum Ppf 1x1 Dry exposed sites. Shade/sun. Moist at all times. Common fern with lush green proliferum fronds. New growth covered with attractive brown scales. Forms clumps.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Scaevola albida SVl .2x.5 Dry sites. Shade/sun. Short lived. Medium frost White or blue flowers. Summer Nectar Bees, tolerance. Butterflies, Trachelospernum Taa Evergreen self-clinging twiner. Summer Nectar Bees, asiaticum Fragrant creamy- white flowers in Butterflies, Jasmine summer. Vinca minor Vci .2x1 Natural areas. Dry sites. Creeks. Shade/sun. Invasive. NOT to be Blue flowers. Nectar Bees, Periwinkle used near any watercourses. Butterflies, Planting area needs to be contained.

Vinca minor Vca .2x1 Natural areas. Dry sites. Creeks. Shade/sun. Invasive. NOT to be White flowers. Nectar Bees, ‘Alba’ used near any watercourses. Butterflies, Planting area needs to be contained. Walhenbergia Wc .2-.3x.1 Shade/sun. Dormant over winter. Blue bells. Blue flowers in Summer Nectar Bees communis m Hardy. Remove spent foliage. Can summer and autumn. Local and be overtaken by weeds – use in species. Autumn. mass planting. Use as an annual.

1.1.13. NATIVE CLIMBERS Billardiera Bsc Natural areas Well drained soils. Frost tolerant. Requires host or trellis. Planted Spring Nectar Bees scandens Drought tolerant. under Eucalyptus, can thrive under Pollen Birds conditions challenging for most garden plants. Clematis aristata CMa Shade/sun. Not very vigorous - needs Profuse white flowers in spring. Spring Nectar Bees support. Medium frost tolerance. Butterflies Variable species.

Hardenbergia HAr Wet sites. Sun/part shade. Drought and frost Pink flowers. Deep green leaves. Spring, Nectar Bees, ‘Rosea’ Poorly drained sites. tolerant (less when young). May get Summer Butterflies some leaf burn from extreme cold. Will climb other plants if permitted. Hardenbergia HAv Wet sites. Poorly drained sites. Shade/sun. Low climber. Training Local species. Deep green leaves. Spring Nectar Bees violacea required. Purple flowers. Medium/low frost tolerance.

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1.1.14. INTRODUCED CLIMBERS Akebia quinata AKa Needs support. Deciduous. Fragrant purple/pink flowers.

Campsis CAg Natural areas. Needs support. Can be invasive. Deciduous. Orange flower. Spring Nectar Bees grandiflora Summer Butterflies Orange Trumpet Birds flower Celastrus scandens CELs Natural areas. Vigorous. Needs support. Invasive. Deciduous: Yellow autumn foliage. Spring Bees Small yellow flowers. Clematis montana CMm Requires cool, moist root run. Medium Deciduous. Rose coloured flowers. Spring Nectar Bees var. frost tolerance. Pollen Butterflies rubens Fallopia Fba Needs support. White/pink flowers Summer Nectar baldschuanica and Pollen (Polygonum Autumn. baldschuanica)

***MILE A MINUTE PLANT POSSIBLE WEED!!! http://sundaygarde ner.co.uk/fallopia_ also_known_as_mil e_a_minute_plant. html 1.1.14. GEs Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Needs support. Black leaf Evergreen. Yellow fragrant flowers. Gelsemium spot. Medium frost tolerance. sempervirens Jasminum JAp Exposed sites. Shade/sun. Sheltered wall only. Fragrant pink/white flowers. polyanthum Needs support. Frost tender when Evergreen, if protected from frost. young. Low frost tolerance. Parthenocissus PRq Natural areas. Self-clinging. Virginia creeper. Deciduous. Red quinquefolia autumn foliage, 5-lobed leaf.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Parthenocissus PRt Natural areas. Self-clinging. Boston ivy. Deciduous. Scarlet Tricuspidata autumn foliage, 3- lobed leaf. ‘Veitchii’ Coppery young leaves and coarsely toothed mature leaves. Polygonum PGb Needs support. White/pink flowers in summer and Summer Bees baldschuanicum autumn. and Autumn. Rosa banksiae ROb Needs support. Thorn less. Medium White or yellow flowers. Spring Nectar Bees frost tolerance Pollen Trachelospermum TRj Dry sites. Prefers shade. Needs support. Evergreen, glossy leaves. White Spring Nectar Bees jasminoides Natural areas. scented flowers. Wisteria sinensis WIs Natural areas Needs support. Deciduous. Conspicuous purple Spring High Bees or white flowers. Nectar

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.2 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.

1.2.1. 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 susceptible to cold weather and frost at an immature age.

1.2.2. List of special plants: native grasses Austrostipa Adf 0.25x0.2 Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation and Ornamental seed head - feather stalks Spring Nectar Bees densiflora 5 ornamental purposes. Remove spent seed resemble bamboo. Seed head to 1 (Stipa densiflora heads. metre. Local species. Feather spear grass.) Austrostipa Arm 0.3x0.3 Ornamental purposes. Shade/sun. Remove spent seed heads. Leaves green. Basal clump. Local ramoissima Cool season grass. species. (Stipa ramoissima Tall spear grass.) Austrostipa scabra Asc 0.3x0.3 Wetland sites. Ornamental purposes. Suitable of revegetation purposes. Good Stays green in frost. Local species. (Stipa scabra on exposed sites with poor soils. Can be Rough spear grass.) sown directly on site.

Bothriochloa macra Bma 0.2x0.2 Ornamental planting. Not a good competitor Suitable for revegetation. Remove spent Turns a reddish colour in frosts and Red leg grass. with weeds. seed heads. Warm season grass. brown under heavy frosts. Grass grows very low. Local species.

Cenchrus CCp 1x1 Shale. Shade/sun. Moist and dry soils. Better Large tuft grass. Ornamental seed purpurascens planted in mulched garden beds. NOT heads. Holds its colour during summer (Pennisetum invasive. Frost will brown leaves. Warm and winter. alopecuroides) season grass. Swamp foxtail. Chloris truncata Ctr 0.05- Annual coloniser. Suitable for revegetation and ornamental Flowers in response to rain. Windmill grass. 0.15x0.1 purposes. Drought tolerant. Will multiply -0.2 from initial stock and good seeder. Warm season grass.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Cymbopogon CYr 0.3x0.3 Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation and Seed heads resemble barb wire. Goes Provides refractus ornamental purposes. Very tough. brown with frosts. shelter to Barbed wire grass. Remove frosted foliage in spring. Warm wildlife and season grass. butterflies Dianella revoluta DIr 0.3x0.5 Shade/sun. Suitable for both ornamental Tufted habit. Local species. Blue star Nectar Bees and rehabilitation purposes. shaped flowers on long stems in spring Pollen Birds followed by blue berries. Berries butterflies

Dianella tasmanica DIt 0.7x1 Suitable for both ornamental and Tufted habit. Blue star shaped flowers Bees rehabilitation purposes. Prefers shade. on long stems in spring followed by Birds blue berries. butterflies

Dichelachne crinita Dcr 0.25x0.2 Ornamental planting as a monoculture. Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation. Ornamental pink-purple plumes. Local Long hair plume 5 Grown in open and cleared areas in species. grass. grasslands and woodlands on sand of soil. Cool season grass. Dichelachne Dmi 0.2x0.2 Maybe taken over with weeds if planted as a Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation and Ornamental purple plume flowers in micrantha monoculture. ornamental purposes. Very common in spring/summer. Local species. Short hair plume dry or wet sclerophyll forests. Drought grass. tolerant. Cool season grass. Lomandra hystrix LDht 0.8x0.8 Heavy frost. Shade/sun. Suitable for wet sites, though Tufted habit. Slightly arching light Spring Bees ‘Tropicbelle’ will tolerate dry conditions. Suitable for green foliage. Compact, uniform Other insects revegetation and ornamental purposes. height. Yellow flow spikes. Lizards

Lomandra longifolia LDl 0.5x1 Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation and Tufted habit. Light green foliage. Spring Bees, ornamental purposes. Drought and frost Fragrant flowers. Local species. Butterflies tolerant. Other insects Lizards * Lomandra LDlc 1.2x0.8 Clay soil. Seed heads are prickly Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation and Glaucous-blue upright foliage. Spring Bees longifolia ‘Cassica’ ornamental purposes. Well prepared Butterflies Mat rush. drained soils. Fertilise in spring. Other insects Lizards 1.2.2. LDlk 1x0.7 Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation and Fine deep green to lime foliage with Spring Seeds Bees Lomandra longifolia ornamental purposes. Heavier clay based weeping habit. Performs better in clay Butterflies ‘Katrinus’ soils. soil that common form. Seed heads are Other insects Mat rush. prickly. Lizards

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Microlaena stipoides Msti 0.2x0.2 Ornamental sites. Dry sites Suitable for revegetation. Grows under Tuft perennial. Year long green lawn seeds for Weeping grass. trees in open moist sites. Remove spent like appearance. Local species. small birds seed heads and fertilise after pruning. Cool season grass. Poa labillardierei POAl 1.5x1 Weedy sites. Suited to higher maintenance sites. Long slender leaves and large open Buterflies Tussock Grass. Dry sites. Prefers adequate moisture all year. seed heads. Dome-shaped form. Year long green grass.

Poa labillardierei cv POAle 0.2-0.8 Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation and Holds its colour over summer and Butterflies ‘Erindale’ x0.2-0.4 ornamental purposes. Good under winter. Good at weed suppression. Tussock grass. eucalypts. All soil types. Cut spent heads Local species. More ornamental than P. in autumn and fertilise. Cool season grass. labillardiere. Poa sieberiana POAs 0.3x0.3 Rehabilitation sites. Shade/sun. Suitable for both ornamental Fine lead blue form. Holds its colour Leaves Butterflies ‘Aranda’ Wet sites. and revegetation purposes. Ornamental during summer and winter. Local Blue snow tussock. Slow to establish and can be overtaken by mass planting at high planting density. species. exotic weeds More ornamental than P. siebriana. Prune back after spent seed heads and fertilise. Cool season grass. Rytidosperma RYb 0.15x0.1 Wetland or damp sites. Suitable for ornamental Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation. Wallaby grass. Stays green in frosts. bipartita 5 purposes only when used as a mix with Poa Cool season grass. Seed heads to 0.6 metres. Local (Danthonia linkii) labillardiere ‘Erindale’. species. (Notodanthonia bipartite) (Austrodanthonia bipartite) 1.2.2. RYc 0.15x0.1 Suitable for ornmental purposed only when Shade/sun. Remove spent heads. Stays green in frosts. Seed head to 0.5 Rytidosperma 5 used as a mix with Poa sp. Poorly drained sites metres. caespitosum (Dantonia caespitosa) (Notodanthonia caespitose Wallaby grass. Rytidosperma RYcb 0.1-0.3 Suitable for ornamental purposed only when Shade/sun. Remove spent flowers. Seed heads to 0.2 - 0.6 metres. ‘Canberra Blend’ x0.1-0.3 used as a mix with Poa sp. Short lived and Suitable for revegetation. (Notodanthonia transitional spp. ‘Canberra Blend’) (Austrodanthonia

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I ‘Canberra Blend’) Wallaby grass.

Rytidosperma RYe 0.2x0.2 Suitable for ornamental purposes only when Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation. Stays green in frost. Seed heads to 0.6 erianthum used as a mix with Poa labillardiere ‘Erindale’. Remove spend seed heads. metres. Local species. (Notodanthonia eriantha) (Austrodanthonia eriantha) Hill wallaby grass. Rytidosperma fulvum RYf 0.15x0.1 Wetland or damp sites. Suitable for ornamental Shade/sun. Suitable for revegetation. Stays green in frosts. Seed heads to 0.6 (Danthonia linkii) 5 purposes only when used as a mix with Poa Cool season grass. metres. Local species. (Austrodanthonia labillardiere ‘Erindale’. fulva) R. fulvum is in Canberra Wallaby grass. Rytidosperma RYp 0.7x0.7 Suitable for revegetation and ornamental Holds colour in frosts. Green leaf with pallidum purposes. Acid soils of low fertility and orange and white seed head. (Chionochloa pallida) drought tolerant. Wet and dry areas. (Joycea pallida) Remove spent flower heads. Cool season Red anther wallaby grass. grass. Rytidosperma RYr 0.1-0.15 Ornamental purposes. Shade/sun. Remove spent seed heads. Seed heads to 0.5 metres. racemosum x0.1- Short lived. (Notodanthonia 0.15 racemosa) (Austrodanthonia racemosa) Wallaby grass. 1.2.2. RYs 0.3x0.05 Weedy sites. First used at Tuggeranong Office Park. Shortly tufted perennial. Widespread Rytidosperma Suited to open space use and poor soils. and abundant grass in natural pastures setaceum Victorian origin. in southern Australia. (Danthonia setacea) (Notodanthonia setacea) (Austrodanthonia setacea)

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I I I Small-flower wallaby grass.

Sorghum leiochladum Slc 0.4x0.4 Shade/sun. Ornamental and revegetation Local species. Green-blue foliage with Native sorghum. purposes. Warm season grass. ornamental brown seed heads.

Themeda triandra Ttr 0.4x0.3 Weedy sites. Shade/sun. Warm season grass. Grows November-March. Flowers (Themeda australis December/January. Green foliage turns Kangaroo grass.) reddish in autumn. Attractive seed heads. Can look messy and browns under frosts. Local species. Themeda triandra Ttrm 0.2x0.5 Revegetation purposes. Shade/sun. Drought tolerant. Prune back Foliage changes to purple in cool ‘Mingo’ after winter and fertilise. Warm season weather. Will brown with heavy frosts. (Themeda australis grass. Prostrate habit. Sterile seed. ‘Mingo’) Dwarf blue kangaroo grass.

1.2.3. List of special plants: introduced grasses Festuca glauca Fgl 0.25x0.2 Shade/sun. Ornamental purposes. Green blue foliage. 0Blue fescue. 5 Fertilise in spring. Cool season grass. I I I I I I

1.3.2 MARGIN ZONE PLANTS * Baloskion australe Bau 0.7 Namadgi. Sun. Grows in waterlogged or boggy soils. Erect, evergreen soft-wooded perennial Mountain cord rush. rush

Baloskion Bte 1-2 Shade/sun. Grows very well in wet Decorative rush with soft delicate tetraphyllum syn condition or moving water. weeping foliage. Rusty brown flowers Restio tetraphyllus in spring/summer. Tassle cord rush.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Baumea articulata Bat 2.5 Local species. Mount Mugga Mugga. Grows in lagoons and swamps in water to Forms a large dense clump. Jointed twig-rush. 1m. Still to slow moving freshwater Inflorescence open drooping panicle bodies on a mud substrate. Provides mostly in summer to early autumn. suitable habitat for birds. Valuable component of swamp and lake flora. * Baumea Bru 1 Jerrabomberra Wetlands and O’Malley pond. Shade/sun. Tolerant of frosts, Compressed ribbon like green leaves. rubiginosa inundation, low nutrient soils, poor Inflorescence reddish brown clusters of (Machaerina water quality. spikelets. rubiginosa) Soft twig-rush. Bolboschoenus Bcl 1 Many ACT waterbodies eg. Lake Tuggeranong, Desirable plants for landscape Yellow-green, upright leaves 2- caldwellii Jerrabomberra Wetlands. purposes. No problems to date. 7mm wide from rhizomes Marsh club-rush. forming clumps. Small brown clustered inflorescence. Medium textured attractive plant. Bolboschoenus Bfv 1.6 Lake Tuggeranong and Lake Burley Griffin. In shallow water along creeks and in Vigorous medium-course fluviatilis shallow swamps. Survives periodic textured plant that forms large Marsh club-rush. inundation and period of dry. clumps. Dark green foliage with Shelter for wildlife and useful for leaves to 12mm wide. Large stabilising banks. Generally does brown inflorescence. More not spread into deeper water. attractive during the growing season. *Bolboschoenus Bme 2 Many ACT waterbodies eg. Pine Island to In shallow water along creeks and in Rhizome creeping, woody sedge medianus Tharwa. shallow swamps. Shelter for wildlife and bearing hard globose tubers with three- Marsh club-rush. useful for stabilising banks. sided stems. Grass-like leaves often to 50 cm long and 11 mm wide. Carex fascicularis Cfl Local species. Namadgi, Lower Cotter, LBG. Grows in swamps, near dams, lakes, creek A low growing, weeping ornamental Tassel sedge. banks and flood plains. Survives periodic carex. Attractive seeds. Flowers in inundation and survive periods of Spring/summer. dryness. Prune when messy or to control growth. *Cycnogeton Cmu 1.3 Molonglo River Strap-like leaves, usually floating on the multifructum water surface. Flower-bearing erect (Triglochin stem Oct-June. multifructa) Northern water ribbons.

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I * Cyperus concinnus Cco 0.7 Point Hut, Reid Tufted perennial sedge with very short Trim flat-sedge. rhizome. Inflorescence reddish-brown, compound with 3–5 primary branches to 4 cm long, arranged in clusters. Cyperus exaltatus Cex 1.5 Lake Tuggeranong. Robust plant which seems able to Medium textured handsome plant with Sedge. compete with grasses given sufficient olive or brown green foliage. Distinctive reliable water. inflorescence. Sufficiently attractive for suggested use in horticulture. * Eleocharis atricha Eat 0.4 Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Rob Roy. Sun/shade. Rarely sets fruit, spreads by Tuber spike-rush. Slender tufted proliferating from the spikelet or perennial, with slender rhizomes producing tubers. bearing ovoid tubers and proliferating leaves. * Eleocharis Eeq 1 Lake Burley Griffin. Valuable feed and nesting site for birds. Erect tufted perennial sedge with equisetina Warm season perennial. Do not slender rhizomes. Stems are yellow- Spike-rush. graze/trim below waterline in autumn to green and unbranched, leafs reduced to ensure persistence. Prefers permanent basal sheaths. water. Eleocharis Esh 2 Weston Park near Yarralumla Nursery, Able to grow in both shallow and deep Thick stems (to 15mm) which can reach sphacelata Namadgi. water (2m). 2m high. Attractive perennial which Tall spike-rush, forms dense stands. Kaya. Juncus usitatus Jut 1 Many ACT waterbodies. Short rhizome which helps anchorage. Upright dark green tufted perennial Common rush. Upright stems rarely obstruct water flow. with 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. * Nymphoides Nmo 2 Gibraltar Falls, Glen Allen. Vegetative spreading to 5 metres. Much Perennial herb with stems to 2m. montana more cold tolerant than others under this Round bronzed-greenish waterlily-like Marsh wort. genus. In temperate regions, tends to stay leaves. Yellow flowers emerging during active (producing leaves) overwinter. the warmer months. Phragmites australis Pau 3 Many ACT waterbodies. Vegetative spreading. Can easily be A plant with hollow stems which can Common reed. controlled if required. Appears to provide spread into large stands. It has vertical excellent bird habitat. Attractive screen and horizontal rhizomes. It is frosted in plant during the growing season where winter. It has large, feathery seed there is room. heads. Philydrum Plg 0.6 Component of native wetland and good Attractive yellow flower on spike. lanuginosum Woolly for bird habitat. May become a weed of Flowers to 1.5 metres high. frogmouth rice crops. Non invasive for ornamental purposes. ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 82 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I Schoenoplectus Spu 1.2 Lake Tuggeranong. Upright perennial with long rhizomes Mid green foliage with flowers pungens Club-rush, which enables rapid spread in good produced near the ends of the three- Common three- conditions. sided stems. Tends to form small square. clumps and spread along the shoreline. Schoenoplectus Svd 2 Many ACT waterbodies. Large plant providing good bird habitat. Grey-green tapering stems with validus River club- May prefer slow-moving waterbodies. cylinfrical cross section which are rush, great bullrush. frosted and brown in winter. Terminal, open inflorescence. * Typha orientalis Tor 2-4.5 Many ACT waterbodies eg. Pine Isl. to Point Spreads by seed and vegetative and Tall rigid perennial reed with flat strap- Bullrush, Broad- Hut, LBG. means. Clumping up to 1m. Good small like leaves and a thick cylindrical stem. leaved Cumbungi. bird habitat.

1.3.3. WATER ZONE PLANTS Marsilea mutica Mmu Floating Pond in Eddison Park. Can form dense beds of plants to 1.6m Perennial rhizomatous fern with four Spring Nectar Bees Nardoo. leaf. depth which may require management terminal leaflets which float on the action at some sites. water surface. Attractive in the growing season. * Potamogeton Poc 4.5 Many ACT waterbodies. Still or flowing water. Provides good Blunt pondweed. Perennial herb, floats ochreatus cover for tadpoles. Pruning beneficial to in mats on the surface, with leaves restrict size. submerged, rooted in mud. Stems to 4.5m, leaves green to brown. Flowers above surface in a dense spike to 3cm.

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1.4 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

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Acacia baileyana Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Acacia beckleri Low frost tolerance

Acacia boormanii Spreading locally.

Acacia cultriformis Spreading locally.

Acacia decurrens Fungal rust galls. Invasive.

Acacia floribunda Acacia bug susceptible.

Acacia implexa Fungal rust galls.

Acacia longifolia Acacia bug susceptible. Invasive.

Acacia pravissima Spreading locally.

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Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants Acer negundo and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Acer rubrum Unsuited to ACT dry summers. Better alternatives.

Albizia julibrissin Short-lived, susceptible to borers.

Allocasurina torulosa Not suited to the Canberra conditions

Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants Alnus glutinosa and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Invasive root system, particularly in sewers/storm Alnus jorullensis water pipes.

Azolla sp. Invasive.

Berberis aquifolium (Mahonia Invasive. aquifolium)

Berberis darwinii Invasive.

Berberis thunbergii Invasive. Drought susceptible. Better alternatives.

Berberis thunbergii f. Invasive. atropurpurea’

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Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ Not suitable for urban settings.

Requires irrigation for good growth, better suited Callitris rhomboidea to coastal areas.

Carpinus betulus Requires irrigation; local climate too dry.

Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants Celtis Australia and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Cercocarpus betuloides Better alternatives.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Susceptible to root rot

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Susceptible to root rot ‘Alumnii’

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Susceptible to root rot ‘Stewartii’

Commersonia fraseri Leaf miner. High pruning requirements.

Correa ‘Mannii’ Better alternatives.

Corylus avellana Medium to large deciduous shrub.

Cotoneaster dammeri Invasive.

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Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Cotoneaster franchetii Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest serotina Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Cotoneaster horizontalis Invasive.

Cotoneaster microphyllus Invasive.

Cotoneaster ‘Yarralumla’ Invasive.

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Cotoneaster salicifolius Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Cotula coronopifolia Invasive.

Crataegus oxyacantha Pear and cherry slug. Invasive. Thorns.

Crataegus oxycantha var. Invasive. Pest Problems. rosea

Crataegus phaenopyrum Invasive. Long thorns.

Crataegus pubescens Invasive.

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Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Unsuited to ACT dry summers, has shown poor Aurea’ past performance.

Invasive. All Genista species have been declared Cytisus x ‘Burkwoodii’ prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Danthonia richardsonii ‘Hume’ Not released.

Elaeagnus pungens Thorny. Better alternatives.

Elaeocarpus holopetalus Low frost tolerance.

Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Better alternatives.

Eremophila glabra Fungal disease causes defoliation.

Erica carnea Invasive.

Eucalyptus aromaphloia Better local alternatives.

Only grows on optimal sites. Better alternatives. Eucalyptus bajensis May have uncertain supply or availability.

Not suitable for Canberra’s soils or climate. Very Eucalyptus bicostata susceptible to leaf damaging insects. Prone to rot.

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Eucalyptus caliginosa Has not been well trialled. Better alternatives.

Eucalyptus cephalocarpa Has not been well trialled. Better alternatives.

Eucalyptus chapmaniana Canberra climate is too dry for good performance

Eucalyptus crenulata Subject to windthrow. High maintenance.

Eucalyptus dawsonii Better local alternatives.

Eucalyptus haemastoma Frost sensitive. Borers.

Eucalyptus gregsoniana Requires irrigation, suited to alpine regions.

Eucalyptus leucoxylon Poor performance, pest problems.

Eucalyptus perriniana Scale.

Related to a local species which is better suited to Eucalyptus pilligaensis the local climate.

Grows naturally in red clay/sand based soils. Not Eucalyptus polybractea suited to Canberra.

Eucalyptus pulchella Scale. Poor performance in the past.

Eucalyptus pulverulenta Susceptible to pest problems/attack.

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Closely related to E. sideroxylon, no additional Eucalyptus tricarpa benefits.

Closely related to E. macroryncha, no additional Eucalyptus youmanii benefits.

Firmiana simplex Invasive.

Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. Invasive. Limited commercial availability. oxycarpa

Invasive. All Genista species have been included on Genista tinctoria the Pest Plant species list in the ACT.

Grevillea barklyana subsp. Low frost tolerance. barklyana

Grevillea baueri Spreading locally.

Grevillea x gaudichaudii Poor performance, deficiencies, fungal spots.

Grevillea x ‘Ivanhoe’ Cold sensitive. Better alternatives for ACT.

Hybridises with local Grevillea sp. Better Grevillea rosmarinifolia alternatives.

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Grevillia rosmarinifolia 'Rankin No longer commercially grown. Springs'

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Hedera helix Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Hedera helix Invasive. ‘Pittsburgh’

Hedera canariensis (form: Invasive. ‘Tricolor’)

Hypericum calycinum Invasive.

Leptospermum juniperinum Scale. Webbing caterpillar. (prostrate form)

Leptospermum scoparium Prone to webbing caterpillar.

Ludwigia peploide subsp. Invasive. montevidensis

Mahonia bealei Better alternatives.

Melia azedarach Fruit drop. Poisonous fruit.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Too drought sensitive for ACT climate.

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Muehlenbeckia complexa Invasive.

Periploca graeca Weedy.

Declared C3 pest plant on ACT Pest Plants and Pinus radiata Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Pistacia atlantic Low drought tolerance, not suited to local climate.

Suckers profusely. Declared prohibited (C4) on the Populus alba ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants Populus nigra ‘Italica’ and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Populus tremula Suckers freely.

Populus yunnanensus ‘Gundaroo’ cultivar has a better form.

Potentilla anserina Weedy. No longer commercial available.

Prunus cerasifera ‘Elvins’ Small shrubby tree too small for streets.

Concerns from Weeds Advisory Group. Limited Prunus glandulosa 'Alba Plena' availability.

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Concerns from Weeds Advisory Group. Limited Prunus glandulosa 'Rosea' availability.

Prunus mume ‘Pendula’ Small weeping tree too small for streets.

Punica granatum Thorns. Fruit drop.

Punica granatum ‘Nana’ Thorns. Fruit drop.

Thorns. Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the Pyracantha angustifolia ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Thorns. Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the Pyracantha fortuneana ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Pyracantha koidzumii ‘Weston Pear and cherry slug. Invasive. Compact’

Pyracantha rogersiana Thorns. Invasive.

Pyrus ussuriensis Prone to splitting.

Pyrus ussuriensis ‘Winter Prone to splitting. Glow’

Quercus nigra Low drought and frost tolerance.

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Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants Robinia pseudoacacia and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Rosa wichuriana Invasive.

Highly invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the Salix alba subsp. alba ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Salix babylonica Invasive.

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Salix alba subsp. vitellina Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Salix caprea Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Salix matsudana ‘Pendula’ Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’ Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Sequoia sempervirens Unsuited to ACT climate. Poor survival rate.

Sequoiadendron giganteum Unsuited to ACT climate. Poor survival rate.

Sollya heterophylla Invasive

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Fruit drop. Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on Sorbus aucuparia the ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Fruit drop. Invasive. Declared prohibited (C4) on Sorbus domestica the ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Regular pruning required. Caterpillar defoliation. Spartium junceum Declared prohibited (C4) on the ACT Pest Plants and Animals (Pest Plants) list.

Tamarix juniperina Use discontinued.

Teucrium fruticans Frost sensitive.

Thuja plicata Use discontinued.

Thuja occidentalis ‘Fastigata’ Use discontinued.

Typha domingensis Invasive

Ulmus parvifolia (seedling Better cultivars available. form)

Ulmus parvifolia ‘Emer I’ Emer II’ Alee improved cultivar. Athena

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Ulmus procera Better cultivars available ‘Argenteovariegata'

Ulmus procera ‘Special Clone’ Better cultivars available

Vinca major Invasive

Vinca major ‘Variegata’ Invasive

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for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I 1.5. 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 x spinulosa ‘Giant Banksia ericifolia 'Giant Candles' Candles’ Brachycome Bracyscome Bursaria spinosa Bursaria spinosa subsp.lasiophylla Callistemon ‘Anzac’ Callistemon citrinus ‘White Anzac’ Callistemon paludosus Callistemon sieberi Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. Casuarina cunninghamiana cunninghamiana Casuarina nana Allocasuarina nana Casuarina stricta Allocasuarina verticillata Casuarina torulosa Allocasuarina torulosa Cedrela sinensis Toona sinensis 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

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From To Correa reflexa Correa reflexa var. reflexa Cotoneaster microphylla Cotoneaster microphyllus Dodonea attenuata Dodonea viscosa subsp. angustissima Elaeagnus marginata Eleagnus pungens 'Marginata' Erica mediterranea Erica carnea Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. acutus Philotheca myoporoides subsp. acuta Eriostemon myoporoides subsp. Philotheca myoporoides subsp. myoporoides myoporoides Eriostemon 'Stardust' Philotheca myoporoides subsp. acuta Escallonia macrantha Escallonia rubra var. macrantha Eucalyptus bauerana Eucalyptus baueriana Eucalyptus globulus subsp. bicostata Eucalyptus bicostata Eucalyptus globulus subsp. maidenii Eucalyptus maidenii Eucalyptus mannifera subsp. maculosa Eucalyptus mannifera Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. Eucalyptus polyanthemos polyanthemos Eucalyptus rubida Eucalyptus rubida subsp. rubida Eucalyptus rupicola Eucalyptus cunninghamii Eucalyptus woollsiana Eucalyptus microcarpa Feijoa sellowiana Acca sellowiana Fraxinus oxycarpa Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 98 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

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From To Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa Fraxinus oxycarpa 'Raywood' ‘Raywood’ Grevillea acanthifolia subsp. Grevillea acanthifolia acanthifolia Grevillea aquifolia Grevillea aquifolium Grevillea biternata Grevillea curviloba Grevillea barklyana (Jervis Bay form) Grevillea macleayana Grevillea rosmarinifolia (Rankin Grevillea glabella Springs) Grevillea glabrata Grevillea manglesii subsp. manglesii Grevillea thelmaniana subsp. Grevillea obtusifolia obtusifolia Grevillea hookerana Grevillea x "Hookeriana" Grevillea speciosa subsp. dimorpha Grevillea dimorpha Grevillea thelemanniana subsp. obtusifolia Grevillea obtusifolia Grevillea victoriae var. leptoneura Grevillea parvula Helichrysum apiculatum Chrysocephalum apiculatum Helichrysum diosmifolia Ozothamnus diosmifolius Indigofera australis var. signata Indigofera adesmiifolia Joycea pallida Rytidosperma pallidum Kolkwitzia amabilis Linnaea amabilis

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From To Leptospermum flavescens Leptospermum polygalifolium Leptospermum phylicoides Kunzea ericifolia Leptospermum scoparium var. Leptospermum rotundifolium rotundifolium Malus x floribunda Malus floribunda Notodanthonia bipartita Rytidosperma bipartita Notodanthonia bipartite spp. fulva Rytidosperma fulvum Notodanthonia caespitosa Rytidosperma caespitosum Notodanthonia ‘Canberra Blend’ Rytidosperma ‘Canberra Blend’ Notodanthonia eriantha Rytidosperma erianthum Notodanthonia racemosa Rytidosperma racemosum Notodanthonia setacea Rytidosperma setaceum Paspalum paspalodes Paspalum distichum Pennisetum alopecuroides Cenchrus purprascens Phebalium coxii Leionema coxii Phyllidrum laniginosum Philydrum lanuginosum Platanus digitata Platanus orientalis var. 'Digitata' Platanus orientalis 'Chilensis' Platanus x 'Chilensis' Polygonum baldschuanica Fallopia baldschuanica Populus ‘Gundaroo’ Populus yunnanensis ‘Gundaroo’

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Species Code HxW Not suitable Management Design Flowering Nectar Forager

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From To Quercus palustris (grafted form) Quercus palustris ‘Free Fall’ Quercus palustris (seedling form) Quercus palustris Restio tetraphyllus Baloskion tetraphyllum Rhytidospermum procumbens Rhytidosporum procumbens Scirpus caldwellii Bolboschoenus caldwellii Scirpus fluviatilis Bolboschoenus fluviatilis Scirpus validus Schoenoplectus validus Salix alba Salix alba subsp. alba Salix vitellina Salix alba subsp. vitellina Sophora japonica Styphnolobium japonicum Stypandra glauca Thelionema glauca Ulmus procera ‘Louise van Houittei’ Ulmus glabra ‘Lutescens’ Themeda australis Themeda triandra Themeda australis ‘Mingo’ Themeda triandra ‘Mingo’ Weigela rosea Weigela florida

ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 101 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong nce cleara Min. m shape zone Tree r barrie Root

Species Code HxW Not suitable Management Design Flowering Nectar Forager

for and siting notes characteristics times Pollen Fruit I I I I I I I ACT for Bees References

Australia: A Native Grassland - Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Attracting Native Bees to Your Garden - Flora for Fauna Australian Plants for Canberra region gardens and o ther cool climate areas. Australian Native Plants Society Canberra Region Inc. ANPSCR 2016 Bee Friendly - Publications Flora Resource Database for the NSW Apiary Industry Doug Sommerville. NSW RIRDC Flowers for Native Bees in Sydney Honey and pollen flora suitable for planting in SE NSW Molonglo River Riparian Zone Vegetation and HabitatSurvey and Mapping Project Native Bee Attracting Plants Planting and Creating Habitat to Attract Bees Protein Content and Amino Acid Profiles of Honeybee Collected Pollens Purdie,D 2016 The Bee Friendly Garden. Murdoch Books, Australia

Overseas /Introduced species British Beekeepers: Trees for Bees Nectar and Pollen Providing Plants for Honey Bees - Duval County Multi- Season Plants for Pollinators- Utilising Top Sources of Pollen and Nectar Pollination and flowers The National Gardening Association Database Trees for Bees - British Beekeepers Association

ACT Government Municipal Infrastructure Standard MIS 25 PLANT SPECIES FOR URBAN LANDSCAPES PROJECTS. 102 DRAFT Foragers additions by ACT for Bees: Julie Armstrong