Street Tree Planting and Requests

A tree worker in bright orange gear is cutting branches high up on a birch tree against a clear blue sky.

Request a Council funded street tree

You can request for a tree to be planted on the nature strip in front of your property. The cost of planting the tree is funded by Council. 

Once we receive your request, our Public Tree Management Team will review it and consider a range of factors including:

  • the size of the nature strip
  • power lines and underground services
  • driveway, parking and footpath locations
  • other trees within the streetscape

Our team will make a decision if a tree can be planted on the site and the type of tree.  

Request a street tree

Tree planting program

We know the social, environmental and economic values of trees, and we have invested in increasing the number of trees planted in our natural areas, street nature strips, parks and reserves.

We have a multi-year approach to our tree planting programs which includes a planning phase that reviews our tree management asset system to identify trees nearing their end of life and identifies suitable locations for planting.

Our qualified landscape and arboricultural staff then work with nurseries to ensure the species, size and quantity requested are grown and ready for the tree planting season.

The street tree planting program includes site preparation, planting, mulching and watering to establish the tree. Once planted, each tree is added to our asset and maintenance programs.

Each year Council plants approximately 2000 advanced tree stock species including both native and non-native trees.

A further 100,000 indigenous species including 10,000 tree species are planted annually in our bushland areas.

Replacement Trees

We are aware of the loss of trees during development processes. We have successfully advocated to the state government that the replacement trees from the Parramatta Light Rail be planted within the LGA and not in a different locality, which often happens.

The result is that the replacement trees are being planted on streets aligned to the Parramatta Ways Walking Strategy(PDF, 10MB) and the Parramatta Bike Plan(PDF, 14MB) to improve aesthetic amenity and to provide shade along popular walking and cycling routes.

Find out more about Council's Tree planting program.

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