Most trees are unsuitable for planting under powerlines.
The following list includes some common unsuitable species:
| Botanical name |
Common name |
| Acacia species (large) | Wattle |
| Acer species |
Maples - not Japanese |
| Acmena species |
Lilly pilly 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 & Kurrajong |
| Caesalpinia 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 regia | 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 |
| Liquidambar species | Liquidambar |
| 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 sinuatus | Qld. Firewheel tree |
| Syncarpia glomulifera | Turpentine |
| Syzygium species | Lilly pilly 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 |
Got a question?
Call 132391 and ask to speak to a member of the Vegetation Program Management team.
