The Urban Forest Strategy 2015 set an ambitious goal to increase the City’s urban canopy cover to 25%. The tree planting program was identified as a key action to help reach this target.
2025 Tree planting program
In 2025, the City will be planting 2,400 street and park trees. To give newly planted trees the best chance of survival, planting occurs annually between May and September. We’re pleased to announce that this year’s planting program has officially commenced.
So far, 1,058 planting sites have been identified and will be completed by the end of the financial year. Approximately 50% of these plantings were requested by residents, with the remainder identified through our proactive planting efforts.
We will continue to expand the program and plant an additional 1,400 trees by September.
If would like a tree planted outside your property, we can still find a tree for you this year.
Please submit a request via our website or through the customer service team to let us know.
An arborist will follow up to assess the location and discuss options with you.