In all circumstances, discuss tree and plant selection with us prior to submitting your landscape designs as approval is at the discretion of the Council. In some situations, the plants listed below may be considered appropriate to plant.

Trees

Shrubs

Ground cover

Please note

The above list is under continuous development.  Any planting on Council land or land that will be vested to Council must be approved by a Council arborist or landscape architect.

All planting must comply with the relevant IDS and CSS standards.

In addition to the above, do not plant any tree or plant listed in the National Pest Plant Accord, Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan 2018–2038 plus subsequent amendments. There may be other trees and plants (such as dwarf flax), which are not acceptable to Council and that are not listed above.

Some woody shrub species, such as Pittosporum spp, Dodonaea viscosa, Leptospermum scoparium, Kunzea robusta, Myoporum laetum, Hoheria spp or trees such as Cordyline australis are not acceptable as specimen trees but may be used as garden shrubs. There may be some Prunus species acceptable to Council, such as those species less susceptible to silver leaf disease.