Camden, New South Wales Tree and Landscape Species List, Appendix A
Camden Council in New South Wales publishes one Tree and Landscape Species List with separate sections for new street trees, replacement planting, open space, trees under power lines, salt tolerant plants and species it will not approve. This page sets out what the file says.
Checked against the sources at the bottom of this page on October 9, 2026. Rules, fees and pay change: the source has the last word.
This page reports what the official source says. It is not legal advice: ask the office named here. It is also not planting advice and it does not say which tree suits a site. The council’s Public Trees page links one file, the Tree and Landscape Species List, which the file itself calls Appendix A. The page calls it an indicative species list for trees suitable for planting in public and private open space in the Camden local government area. The file prints no approval date. Its PDF properties show it was created on April 9, 2015, and that is the only date relied on here.
Who plants and who prunes
The Public Trees page says street and park trees in Camden are protected and maintained by the council’s Urban Forest Services, and that only the council is permitted to plant trees in the public domain unless a development consent requires it. It says the council does not prune trees for power line clearance, and that Endeavour Energy is responsible for pruning public trees in that case and sets the required clearance from its lines.
The seven sections of the list, the last one below the table
| Section, as the file titles it | Purpose the file states |
|---|---|
| New street tree planting | All new street trees planted in the Camden area are confined to the list. The file says street tree selection depends on site constraints, and that anyone proposing a variation has to show an alternate species can perform within the known constraints. It has 75 rows. |
| Replacement planting | Species for replacement or infill planting in existing streetscapes to keep continuity. The council’s Public Tree Management Officer decides these matters. |
| Open space planting | A broad palette of large and unusual trees tied to Camden’s natural, cultural and commemorative history, suited to large unrestricted sites where trees can grow alone or in groups. |
| Trees suitable under powerlines | Trees that can grow under power lines within acceptable utility clearance. The Public Tree Management Officer decides these matters. It has 24 rows. |
| Landscape species other than trees | A general list of shrubs, ground covers and climbers. |
| Salt tolerant trees, shrubs and ground covers | Plants with known performance in saline conditions. The file says specialist advice is needed to judge site salinity. It names 12 trees, 7 shrubs and 3 ground covers. |
Each row of the tree sections gives botanical name, common name, origin (native or exotic), type (deciduous or evergreen), and height and width in metres. A note near the start of the file says the heights and widths are a guide and may differ in different situations. An asterisk marks a native found in Cumberland Plain Woodland.
The new street tree list by genus
The table groups the 75 rows of the street tree section by genus. Names are copied as the council writes them, including its spellings. Of the 75 rows, 26 are marked native and 49 exotic. Heights in this section run from 3 m to 18 m.
| Genus | Names as written | Rows |
|---|---|---|
| Acer | Acer buergeranum; Acer negundo 'Sensation'; Acer palmatum 'Senkaki'; Acer rubrum 'October Glory' | 4 |
| Acmena | Acmena smithii 'Red Head' | 1 |
| Angophora | Angophora hispida | 1 |
| Brachychiton | Brachychiton populneus x acerifolius 'Jerilderie Red'; Brachychiton populneus; Brachychiton populneus 'Bella Pink'; Brachychiton rupestris | 4 |
| Buckinghamia | Buckinghamia celsissima | 1 |
| Calodendron | Calodendron capense | 1 |
| Cercis | Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'; Cercis chinensis 'Avondale' | 2 |
| Ceretopetalum | Ceretopetalum gummiferum | 1 |
| Corymbia | Corymbia citriodora 'Scentuous'; Corymbia ficifolia cvs | 2 |
| Cupaniopsis | Cupaniopsis anarcardiodes | 1 |
| Elaeocarpus | Elaeocarpus eumundii; Elaeocarpus reticulatus | 2 |
| Fraxinus | Fraxinus griffithii; Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Cimmzam'; Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Urbanite' | 3 |
| Ginkgo | Ginko biloba 'Princeton Sentry' | 1 |
| Glochidion | Glochidion ferdinandi | 1 |
| Gordonia | Gordonia axillaris | 1 |
| Hymenosporum | Hymenosporum flavum | 1 |
| Lagerstroemia | Lagerstroemia species | 1 |
| Liriodendron | Lirodendron tulipifera; Lirodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum' | 2 |
| Liquidambar | Liquidambar styraciflua; Liquidambar styraciflua 'Oakville Highlight' | 2 |
| Lophostemon | Lophostemon confertus | 1 |
| Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'; 'Kay Parris'; 'Little Gem'; 'Teddy Bear'; Magnolia x soulangeana | 5 |
| Malus | Malus floribunda; Malus ioensis 'Plena'; Malus species | 3 |
| Melaleuca | Melaleuca decora; Melaleuca linariifolia; Melaleuca styphelioides | 3 |
| Nyssa | Nyssa sylvatica; Nyssa sylvatica 'Autumn Cascade' | 2 |
| Parrotia | Parrotia persica | 1 |
| Pistacia | Pistacia chinensis | 1 |
| Prunus | Prunus cerasifera 'Oakville Crimson Spire'; Prunus cerasifera 'nigra'; Prunus x blireana; Prunus species | 4 |
| Pyrus | Pyrus betulaefolia 'Southworth Dancer'; Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat', 'Bradford', 'Capital', 'Chanticleer', 'Edgedell' | 6 |
| Quercus | Quercus palustris; Quercus palustris 'Pringreen'; Quercus robur; Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' | 4 |
| Syzygium | Syzygium australe 'Pinnicle'; Syzygium paniculatum; Syzygium smithii 'Sublime' | 3 |
| Tristaniopsis | Tristaniopsis laurina; Tristaniopsis laurina 'Luscious' | 2 |
| Ulmus | Ulmus americana 'Princeton'; Ulmus glabra 'Lutescens' | 2 |
| Waterhousea | Waterhousea floribunda; Waterhousea floribunda 'Green Avenue' | 2 |
| Zelkova | Zelkova serrata; Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase'; 'Mushashino'; 'Golden Flame' | 4 |
Trees listed for use under power lines
The power line section has 24 rows, 10 native and 14 exotic, with heights from 4 m to 8 m. Names as the council writes them: Acer palmatum 'Senkaki'; Acmena smithii 'Red Head'; Angophora hispida; Buckinghamia celsissima; Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'; Ceretopetalum gummiferum; Corymbia ficifolia dwarf grafted varieties; Dais cotinifolia; Elaeocarpus reticulatus; Fraxinus griffithii; Gordonia axillaris; Lagerstroemia species; Laurus nobilis; Magnolia grandiflora 'Kay Parris' and 'Little Gem'; Malus species; Melaleuca decora, linariifolia and styphelioides; Nyssa sylvatica 'Autumn Cascade'; Prunus species; Pyrus betulaefolia 'Southworth Dancer'; Pyrus calleryana 'Edgedell'; Syzygium australe 'Pinnicle'.
Species the council will not approve
The last section lists plants the council will not use or approve on public land and does not recommend on private land. The file says the list excludes established species and gives the application as nil on public land. It names eight: Cinnamomum camphora (Camphor Laurel), Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey locust), Lantana camara (Lantana), Ligustrum lucudum (Broad Leaved Privet), Ligustrum sinense (Small Leaved Privet), Olea Europaea var. Africana (Wild Olive), Robinia pseudoacacia (Robinia) and Syagrus rhomanzofianum (Cocos Palm).
Tree cover figures on the council’s strategy page
The Urban Forest Strategy page says canopy cover across the Camden area is consistently below the New South Wales Government target of 40%. It says that in 2019 some areas showed canopy as low as 2 to 3%, with overall canopy cover just over 15%. It says the council adopted the Urban Forest Strategy 2023.
Limits
- The file prints no approval date, and no revision history. The April 9, 2015 date is from the PDF properties.
- Row counts for the street tree and power line sections were counted from the file text. The replacement and open space sections are described but not counted.
- Camden Council’s own pages are the place to check a change.
This list sits beside the others on the city lists comparison page. For how a list like this fits the research on mixing species, see the street tree diversity page.