Safety

Unsuitable Trees

The following trees are NOT suitable for planting under powerlines:

Botanical name	Common name
Acacia species (large)	Wattle
Acer species	Maples - not Japanese
Acmena species	Lillypilly or Bush Cherry
Alnus species	Black & Evergreen alder
Araucaria species	Bunya-Bunya, Hoop or Norfolk Island Pine
Bambusa species	Bamboo
Banksia species (large)	Banksia
Betula species	Birch
Brachychiton species	Lacebark, Flame & Kurragong
Caesalpinea ferrea	Leopard tree
Casuarina species	She-Oaks
Cedrus species	Cedar, also Fir & Spruce
Celtis species	Nettle-tree
Cinnamomum camphora	Camphor laurel
Cupressus species	Cypress trees
Delonix rigia	Poinciana or Flamboyant
Erythrina species	Coral-tree
Eucalyptus species (large)	Gum trees
Ficus species	Fig trees

Fraxinus species	Ash
Gleditsia species	Honey Locust
Grevillia robusta	Silky Oak
Hymenosporum flavum	Native Frangipani
Jacaranda mimosifolia	Jacaranda
Ligustrum species	Privet
Liquidamber species	Liquidamber
Lophostemon confertus	Brush box
Magnolia grandiflora	Bull Bay Magnolia
Melaleuca species (large)	Paperbarks
Melia azedarach	White cedar
Palm species	Palm
Pinus species	Pine
Platanus species	Plane tree
Populus species	Poplar
Quercus species	Oak
Salix species	Willow
Schinus species	Pepper-corn tree
Stenocarpus spinuatus	Qld. Firewheel tree
Syncarpia glomulifera	Turpentine
Syzygium species	Lillypilly or bush cherry
Tamarix aphylla	Athel pine
Tilia species	Linden or lime tree
Tipuana tipu	Race-horse tree
Ulmus species	Elm
Zelkova serrata	Japanese Elm
ALL	Tall growing fruit & nut trees

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