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Landscaping Guideline: Trees for Confined Spaces

So, you would like a tree in your garden?• Whatdoyouwantthetreetodo-provideshade,

flowers,screen/privacy,fruit,attractbirds?

• Doesthesoilneedimproving?

• Willthetreebeplantedinacontainerorintheground?

• CanImaintainthetreeIwant-pruning,flowerandleaflitter,fruitfly?

• DoIwantanativeorexotictree,evergreenordeciduous?

Identify where underground and overhead services are• Communicationcables–Foxtel,Telstra

• Gas

• Electrical

- mainlinefromvergetodwelling(undergroundandoverhead)

- insomecaseselectricalcablesfromthedwellingtoservicegardenlighting,pondpumpsetc.

• Undergroundornearbystructuressuchas:

- Soakwells

- Drainagelines-sewerandstormwater

- Retainingwalls

Before you get started• Drawaplanoftheareatoscale.

• Additemssuchasthedwellingwithdoorandwindowlocations,gates,accesspoints,driveways,taps,paving,orientation(northsoutheastwest),arrowspointingthroughthegardentoviewsfromwindows.

• Toutilisesmallspaces,considerusingatreeinalargecontainer,orespalieratree.Fruittreesareidealtoespalier.Screenaneighbourorunwantedviewandstillprovidefruit.

• It’sagoodideatouseacanofspraypainttomarkonthegroundthelineoftheservice.

• Knowhowdeeptheserviceisbycarefullydiggingatestpothole.

Suggested SpeciesThefollowinginformationoutlinessuggestedlocalandintroducedspeciesforthekeyArmadaleprecincts-SwanCoastalPlain,ArmadaleStrategicMetropolitanCentre,KelmscottTownCentreandTheHills.

Thetableisalsobrokenintosizeconstraints:

• Narrow2x2mspaces-Espalieronly

• Narrow2x2mspaces

• Small3x3mgardenspaces

• Medium5x5mgardenspaces

• Large7x7mgardenspaces

Local Species (Perth Region)

Introduced Species

A guide to planting trees in confined garden spaces.

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Espalier Narrow 2x2m 3x3m Garden 5x5m Garden 7x7m Garden

Swan Coastal PlainAgonis "after dark" * *

Acacia fimbriata *

Callistemon Kings Park *

Callistemon Viminallis *

Citrus * *

Corymbia ficifolia *

Eucalyptus caesia *

Eucalyptus decipiens *

Eucalyptus erythrocorys *

Eucalyptus foecunda *

Eucalyptus forrestiana

Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea

*

Eucalyptus macarandra *

Eucalyptus torquata *

Frangipanii *

Hakea laurina *

Hymenosporum flavum

Lagerstroemia * *

Prunus bleriana * *

Pyrus ussuriensis (Mancherian pear)

* *

Pyrus nivia * *

Sapium sebiferum *

Armadale Strategic Metropolitan Centre

Acacia fimbriata *

Agonis "after dark" * *

Agonis "after dark" *

Acacia fimbriata * *

Callistemon Kings Park *

Callistemon Viminallis *

Citrus * *

Corymbia ficifolia *

Eucalyptus forrestiana

Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea

*

Eucalyptus torquata *

Fraxinus Griffithi *

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Lagerstroemia * *

Prunus bleriana * *

Pyrus ussuriensis (Mancherian pear)

* *

Pyrus nivia * *

Sapium sebiferum *

Kelmscott Town Centre

Agonis "after dark" * *

Acacia fimbriata * *

Acmea smithi *

Callistemon Kings Park *

Callistemon Viminallis *

Citrus * *

Corymbia ficifolia *

Eucalyptus forrestiana

Eucalyptus torquata *

Fraxinus Griffithi *

Hymenosporum flavum *

Lagerstroemia * *

Prunus bleriana * *

Pyrus ussuriensis (Mancherian pear)

* *

Pyrus nivia * *

Robinia "mop top" *

Sapium sebiferum *

The Hills

Acacia fimbriata *

Citrus * *

Eucalyptus caesia *

Eucalyptus decipiens *

Eucalyptus forrestiana

Eucalyptus foecunda *

Eucalyptus torquata *

Fraxinus Griffithi *

Hakea laurina *

Prunus bleriana * * Pyrus nivia * *