Safe Planting
From Energex
- When mature, trees should not grow to within 2 metres of powerlines, that is, the powerline from the street to your home and the powerlines that run along your street or in easements (top right)
- Before planting on Energex easements always contact Energex on 13 12 53 to check if there are any special planting requirements.
- If you want to plant taller plants, apply the 45 degree rule: Plant at a distance from the powerline at least equal to the expected mature height of the plant (bottom right)
- Do not plant climbing trees or plants near the base of power poles. They can grow up into the lines and pose a safety risk or interrupt electricity supply.
Brisbane City Council – Street Trees
Description of the types of trees the council plants along our roads and streets is listed below:
Trees suitable for under powerlines
| Golden penda (Xanthostemon chrysanthus) | Ivory Curl Flower (Buckinghamia celsissima) |
| Kaffir bean (Schotia brachypetala) | Native wisteria tree (Pongamia pinnata) |
| Pink bottlebrush (Callistemon “Eureka”) | Pink trumpet tree (Tabebuia palmerii) |
| Poinciana (Delonix regia) | Queensland pittosporum (Pittosporum rhombifolium) |
| Silver trumpet tree (Tabebuia argentea) | Tulipwood (Harpullia pendula) |
| White oak (Grevillea baileyana) |
Trees suitable for other places
| Broad leaved paperbark (Melaleuca quinquinervia) | Brush box (Lophostemon confertus) |
| Bumpy Ash (Flindersia schottiana) | Cassod tree (Cassia siamea) |
| Crows Ash (Flindersia australis) | Leopard tree (Caesalpinea ferrea) |
| Pink trumpet tree (Tabebuia rosea) | Small leaved lilly pilly (Syzygium leuhmanii) |
| Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides) | Weeping paperbark (Melaleuca leucadendron) |
| Weeping satinash (Waterhousea floribunda) | Yellow poinciana (Peltophorum pterocarpum) |
Trees which require footpath planting width of 4.5m or greater (more than 1.5m clearance from kerb or footpath strip)
| Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) | Poinciana (Delonix regia) |
Contact information:
For more information send us an email or contact your local council.