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  DRAFT Avon River / Ōtakaro (Central City) Masterplan

Species for New and Replacement Planting of Specimen Trees

This list comprises the recommended species to be planted to replace ailing trees and as new specimens. All new specimen planting should contribute to the restoration of indigenous vegetation, the re-establishment of resources for mahinga kai (food gathering), the reinforcement of the Christchurch Garden City image, and/or the use and enjoyment of the local area.

Indigenous specimen tree planting throughout the corridor

Carpodetus serratus marbleleaf Plagianthus betulinus lowland ribbonwood
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides kahikatea Podocarpus totara totara
Elaeocarpus dentatus hinau Prumnopitys taxifolia matai
Elaeocarpus hookerianus pokaka Pseudopanax crassifolius lancewood
Hoheria angustifolia narrow-leaved lacebark Sophora microphylla kowhai

1 Antigua Street to Montreal Street

Cambridge Terrace   Oxford Terrace  
Aesculus plata chestnut Carpinus columnaris hornbeam
Aesculus Baumanii chestnut Quercus palustris pin oak
Quercus robur common oak Salix babylonica weeping willow
Tilia vulgaris common lime Tilia petiolaris lime
Castanea sativa sweet chestnut
Ulmus glabra orientalis elm

2 Montreal Street to Cashel Street

Cambridge Terrace Oxford Terrace
Platanus orientalis oriental plane Platanus orientalis oriental plane
Quercus palustris pin oak Tilia petiolaris lime
Tilia vulgaris common lime Tilia vulgaris common lime

3 Cashel Street to Hereford Street

Cambridge Terrace   Oxford Terrace  
Aesculus hippocastanum chestnut Magnolia campbelli  
Quercus robur (propagate from existing Gallipoli oak) Liquidambar styraciflua sweet gum
Tilia cordata or petiolaris lime Prunus or Cornus spp cherry or dogwood
Salix or Sophora and Podocarpus totara (along river edge)    

4 Hereford Street to Worcester Street

Cambridge Terrace Oxford Terrace
Malus trilobata Apple Fagus sylvatica pendula (on river edge)
Quercus spp.– palustris, heterophylla Malus trilobata apple
Ulmus glabra, procera Elm Prunus x Kanzan, x Yedoensis
    Tilia cordata or petiolaris lime
    Quercus palustris pin oak

5 Worcester Street to Gloucester Street

Cambridge Terrace Oxford Terrace
Liriodendron tulipifera tulip tree Quercus palustris pin oak
Magnolia x soulangeana   Liquidambar sweet gum
Commemorative trees along road edge Platanus orientalis plane

6 Gloucester Street to Armagh Street

Provincial Council Chambers Oxford Terrace  
    Quercus heterophylla oak
    Prunus spp. (along street edge)

7 Armagh Street to Colombo Street

Law Courts/Town Hall Victoria Square
Any changes need to be checked with the City’s arborists.

8 Colombo Street to Manchester Street

Cambridge Terrace Oxford Terrace
Sophora microphylla kowhai Salix x sepulcralis willow
    Liriodendron tulipifera columnaris
    Prunus spp cherry

9 Manchester Street to Madras Street

Cambridge Terrace Oxford Terrace
Populus nigra Italica Lombardy poplar Populus nigra Italica Lombardy poplar
Strengthen Barker planting as botanical collection Prunus spp cherry

10 Madras Street to Barbadoes Street

Cambridge Terrace Oxford Terrace
Ginkgo biloba maidenhair tree Ginkgo biloba maidenhair tree
Nothofagus fusca red beech Quercus palustris pin oak
Tilia petiolaris lime Podocarpus totara totara
Nothofagus fusca red beech

11 Barbadoes Street to Fitzgerald Avenue

Cambridge Terrace Oxford Terrace
Dacrycarpus dacrydioides kahikatea Fagus sylvatica beech
Fagus sylvatica beech Ginkgo biloba maidenhair tree
Fraxinus excelsior ash Quercus palustris Pin oak
Prunus spp. cherry Tilia spp lime
Sophora microphylla kowhai Taxodium distchum swamp cypress

Taxus baccata

(opposite cemetery) Prunus spp. cherry
Tilia spp lime Metasequoia glyptostroboides dawn redwood
In narrow stretch by walkway below Fitzgerald Avenue Cryptomeria japonica Japanese cedar
Carpinus betulus hornbeam    
Cordyline australis cabbage tree    

 

 

 

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