Urban greening

2026 infill street tree planting program

The City’s Infill Street Tree Planting Program is a rolling program to fill gaps, increase our canopy, beautify the city, strengthen green links, boost biodiversity and cool the city. Trees are planted each winter across various streets where they are most needed, aligned with international best practice, as set out in our Street Tree Guide.

Where?

Streets planned for this winter can be viewed on the 2026 Street Tree Map or the 2026 Infill Street Tree Planting Information Flyer.

When?

Planting takes place during favourable weather conditions between May and October.

Urban Forest Plan 2016 – 2036

The City of Perth is home to over 16,000 street and parkland trees that provide a range of social, environmental and economic benefits that enrich the quality of urban life.

The Urban Forest Plan recognises and values these trees as important community assets and a key element of city infrastructure.  It sets out our vision, goals and objectives for the future planning, management and expansion of the urban forest to maximise the delivery of these benefits.

A key goal is to increase the level of canopy cover across the public realm to 30 percent within 30 years. Our annual Infill Street Tree Planting program plants new trees were there are gaps in existing street trees across the city and is an important initiative in achieving our canopy goal.

Our recently published Street Tree Guide 2023 is an important ‘how to’ document designed to support the delivery of the infill street tree planting program. It explains how and why we have selected particular tree species for individual streets and updates our planting processes and procedures to bring them in to line with current best practice.

Both the Urban Forest Plan 2016 – 2036 and Street Tree Guide 2023 are part of the suite of supporting documents that the City is currently developing to help deliver the Urban Greening Strategy.

Urban Forest Plan background

The City of Perth Urban Forest Plan was adopted by Council in September 2016, after a period of public consultation.

The urban forest is broadly defined as the collection of green spaces, trees and other vegetation that grows within an urban area, on both public and private land. It provides a range of social, environmental and economic benefits that enrich the quality of urban life. The Urban Forest Plan sets out a vision, goals and objectives for the future planning, management and expansion of the urban forest to maximise the delivery of these benefits.

Urban greening news

City of Perth named as a Tree City of the World 2025

The City has been internationally recognised for the third year in a row as one of the Tree Cities of the World by the Arbor Day Foundation and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.

This prestigious award acknowledges the City’s leadership in urban forest management and our sustained commitment to planting, nurturing and protecting the trees that make our city greener, cooler and more resilient.

Learn more about the program here.

WA Tree Festival 2026 - celebrating the trees that make our city greener, cooler and healthier

The WA Tree Festival has officially wrapped up for another successful year. Across the month long program, residents of all ages joined us for a vibrant lineup of tree themed events—from an outdoor screening of the much-loved The Lorax, to story time under the trees, to a hands on children’s workshop where young nature lovers built imaginative homes for the insects and small fauna that share our city. Check out the photos below.

We hope you also had the chance to catch the stunning photographic exhibition on the outdoor tower at Yagan Square, showcasing the beauty, diversity and importance of our street and parkland trees.

A huge thank you to everyone who came together to celebrate the trees that make our city greener, cooler and more resilient—and a more vibrant place to live. Your enthusiasm helps our urban forest grow stronger every year.

Treebate - help make your neighbourhood greener.

Did you know you can get up to $150 back when you plant a new native tree at home through the State Government’s Treebate program?

It’s simple: buy a native tree from a local nursery, plant it on your property, then claim through the ServiceWA app with your receipt and a photo of the plant label.

Treebate is open to WA residents aged 18+. You can learn more about the program here.