Street Trees Planting Guidance

Level 1 - Fastrack / Primary

Tree function:

Large sized trees to create an attractive leafy street to encourage use of public transport, walking and cycling, and to identify this as this signature street and public transport spine linking Ebbsfleet Garden City.

Tree layout:

Symmetrical pairs of trees, both sides of the Fastrack bus route

12-14m spacing between pairs of trees

Single species groups of trees to match the character of the area (e.g. village centre, urban village, parkland).

4m verges both sides of street
- 30-35cms girth
- 6.0m height
- Clear stem 2.4m
- 12-15m height
- Canopy 4-6m
- Clear stem 3.2m
- Offset 7m from building façades (tree stem centre)
- Offset 1.5-2.0m from kerb edge
- NB. Trees to be managed by crown lifting in the first 5 years to provide 3.2m clear stem, to avoid obstructing access as the trees grow.
Underground guying
- Large trees - 30m3
- Medium trees 12m3
- Trees to be planted in soft verges wherever possible. Alternatively, root-able soil volume above to be provided by suspended pavement system
North Kent Plains:
- Corylus colurna, Turkish Hazel
- Liriondendron tulipifera, Tulip tree
- Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’, Small leaved lime cultivar
- Ulmus ‘New Horizon’, Resista Elm
Thames Estuary:
- Acer platanoides ‘Emerald Queen’, Norway maple cultivar
- Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Erectum’, Sycamore cultivar (parkland edge)
- Tilia cordata ‘Greenspire’, Small leaved lime cultivar
- Quercus ilex, Holm oak (broadleaved evergreen)

Level 2 - Residential distributor

Tree function:

Medium sized trees to create a attractive leafy streets to encourage walking and cycling, and to identify this as a primary street.

Tree layout:

Regularly spaced trees on both sides of the street, in regular pairs or rows along the street
8-10m spacing
Single species groups for shorter streets, species varied by development block for longer streets

• 2.0-2.4m verges both sides of street
- 20-25cms girth
- 5.0m height
- Clear stem 2.4m
- 10m height
- Canopy 3-5m
- Clear stem 3.2m
- Offset 6.0m from building façades
- Offset 1.2m from kerb edge
- NB. Trees to be managed in first 5 years by crown lifting to provide 3.2m clear stem to avoid obstructing access as the trees grow.
Underground guying
- Medium trees - 12m3
- Trees to be planted in soft verges wherever possible. Alternatively, root-able soil volume above to be provided by suspended pavement system
North Kent Plains:
- Acer campestre ‘Elsrijk’, Field maple cultivar
- Alnus cordata, Italian alder
- Prunus avium ‘Plena’, Flowering cherry cultivar
- Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’, Flowering callery pear
Thames Estuary:
- Acer platanoides ‘Princeton Gold’, Norway maple cultivar
- Hippophae salicifolia ‘Streetwise’, Sea buckthorn cultivar
- Sorbus aria ‘Lutescens’, Whitebeam cultivar
- Sorbus intermedia ‘Brouwers’, Swedish Whitebeam cultivar

Level 3 - Residential streets

Tree function:

Small or medium sized trees with narrow crowns to create attractive leafy streets to encourage walking and cycling, and to identify this as a secondary street.

Tree layout:

Small trees on both sides of the street, or
Medium trees in verges on one side of street only
Single species groups for shorter streets, species varied by development block for longer streets

- 2.0-2.4m verges both sides of street, or
- 4.5m verge one side of street
- 20-25cms girth
- 5.0m height
- Clear stem 2.4m
Small trees - two verges:
- 7m height
- Canopy 3m
Medium trees - one verge:
- 10m height
- Canopy 3-5m
- Clear stem 3.2m
- Offset 4.5m from building façades - verge both sides of street, 6.0m single verge
- Offset 1.2m from kerb edge - verge both sides, 2m single verge
- NB. Trees to be managed in first 5 years by crown lifting to provide 3.2m clear stem to avoid obstructing access as the trees grow.
Underground guying or double timber stakes
- Small trees - 5m3
- Medium trees - 12m3
- Trees to be planted in soft verges wherever possible. Alternatively, root-able soil volume above to be provided by suspended pavement system
North Kent Plains:
- Acer campestre ‘Streetwise’, Field maple cultivar
- Malus ‘Evereste’, Flowering crab apple cultivar
- Prunus ‘Sunset Boulevard’, Flowering cherry cultivar
- Sorbus aucuparia ‘Cardinal Royal’, Rowan cultivar
Thames Estuary:
- Acer platanoides ‘Globusum’, Norway maple cultivar
- Sorbus aria ‘Majestica’, Whitebeam cultivar
- Sorbus intermedia ‘Brouwers’, Swedish Whitebeam cultivar
- Sorbus aucuparia ‘Asplenifolia’ , Rowan cultivar

Level 4 - Homezone & Mews

Tree function:

Small trees or multi-stem shrubs, to create attractive leafy green streets with an informal home-zone feel.

Tree layout:

Single trees or grouped in pairs
Single species groups for shorter streets, or mixed species for informal feel

- 2.0-2.4m min
- 20-25cms girth,
- 4.0m height
- Clear stem 2.4m or
- Multi-stem min. 3 stems, height 3.5-4.0m
Small trees:
- 7m height
- Canopy 3m
- Clear stem 2.4m
- Offset 2.5-3.0m from building façades - verge both sides of street, 3.0-4.0m verge one side of street
- Offset 1.2m from kerb/planter edge
Underground guying or double timber stakes
- Small trees - 5m3
- Trees to be planted in soft verges or planters wherever possible. Alternatively, root-able soil volume above to be provided by suspended pavement system
North Kent Plains:
- Amelanchier lamarckii ‘Robin Hill’, Snowy mespilus cultivar
- Malus ‘Evereste’, Flowering crab apple cultivar
- Prunus ‘Umineko’/’Snowgoose’, Flowering cherry cultivar
- Sorbus aucuparia ‘Streetwise’, Rowan cultivar
Thames Estuary:
- Sorbus aucuparia ‘Streetwise’, Rowan cultivar
- Sorbus aucuparia ‘Golden Wonder’, Rowan cultivar
- Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’, Hawthorn cultivar
- Crataegus prunifolia, Plum-leaved thorn