H - Revised Integrated Water Management Plan by Cardno (inc MUSIC file) (13.09.19)

Table 1 – Recommended Tree Species for WSUD Tree Pit Systems


Species Name                                                                          Common Name                                                 Type
Banksia Robur                                                                         Swamp Banksia                                               Small Tree
Banksia Species                                                                       -                                                           Shrub to Tree
Callistemon Salignus                                                                  Willow Bottlebrush                                          Small Tree
Callistemon Viminalis                                                                 Red Bottlebrush                                             Small Tree
Kunzea Ericoides                                                                      Burgan                                                      Small Tree
Leptospermum Continentale                                                             Prickly Tea-tree                                            Small Tree
Leptospermum Lanigerum                                                                Woolly Tea-tree                                             Small Tree
Melaleuca Ericifolia                                                                  Swamp Paperbark                                             Small Tree
Melaleuca Linariifolia                                                                Flax-leaved Paperbark                                       Small Tree
Melaleuca Nodosa                                                                      Prickly-leafed Paperbark                                    Small Tree
Melaleuca Sieberi                                                                     Small-leaved Paperbark                                      Small Tree
Melaleuca Squarrosa                                                                   Scented Paperbark                                           Small Tree
Melaleuca Viridiflora                                                                 Broad leaved Tea-tree                                       Small Tree
Elaeocarpus Obovatus                                                                  Hard Quandong                                               Tree
Brachychiton Acerifolius                                                              Illawarra Flame Tree                                        Tree
Callistemon Sieberi                                                                   River Bottlebrush                                           Tree
Casaurina Glauca                                                                      Swamp Oak                                                   Tree
Casuarina Cunninghamiana                                                              River Sheok                                                 Tree
Eucalyptus Camaldulensis                                                              River Red Gum                                               Tree
Eucalyptus Ovata                                                                      Swamp Gum                                                   Tree
Laphostemon Confertus                                                                 Brush Box                                                   Tree
Lophostemon Confertus                                                                 Brush Box                                                   Tree
Lophostemon Suaveolens                                                                Swamp Mahogany                                              Tree
Maclura Pomifera ‘Wichita’                                                            Wichita Osage Orange                                        Tree
Melaleuca Bracteata                                                                   Black Tea-tree                                              Tree
Melaleuca Quinquenervia                                                               Broad-leaved Paperbark                                      Tree
Pyrus Calleryana                                                                      Callery Pear                                                Tree



   Further guidance and detailed plant and tree species lists for WSUD systems are provided in the publications listed
   in the Table 2. Guidance on the selection of suitable plant and tree species for bioretention systems can also be in
   the FAWB Adoption Guidelines1.


    Region                                                      Publication

    Victoria                                                    Appendix A, WSUD Engineering Procedures: Stormwater1

    South East Queensland, QLD                                  Section 3.6, Bioretention Technical Design Guidelines2

    Western Sydney, NSW                                         Section 5, UPRCT WSUD Technical Guidelines for Western Sydney3




   1. FAWB, 2009. Adoption Guidelines for Stormwater Biofiltration Systems, Facility for Advancing Biofiltration, Monash University, June 2009.
   2. Pilgrim, DH (ed), 1998. Australian Rainfall and Runoff – A Guide to Flood Estimation, Institute of Engineers, Australia, ACT.



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