Criteria for registration
The criteria for inclusion on the register is that the tree or group of trees:
- is located in the built‑up urban area
- has natural or cultural heritage value
- has landscape and aesthetic value
- has scientific and ecological value.
Located in the built-up urban area
To determine whether the tree is located in the built-up urban area view the Tree Protection (Built-up Urban Areas) Declaration 2010.
Natural or cultural heritage value
A tree may be of natural or cultural heritage value when it is:
- associated with a significant public figure or important historical event
- significant to a community or cultural group, for example trees of importance to Aboriginal heritage and culture
- associated with a heritage nominated place and representative of that same historic period.
Landscape and aesthetic value
A tree may be of landscape and aesthetic value if it is in a prominent location when viewed from a public place and it:
- contributes significantly to the surrounding landscape due to its form, structure, vigour and aesthetic
- represents an outstanding example of the species, including age, size or physical structure
- is an exceptional example of a native local species that reached maturity before urban development.
Scientific value
A tree may be of scientific value when it:
- provides exceptional contributions to habitat, habitat connectivity or the surrounding ecosystem and is irreplaceable
- is evidence of the former range limits, extent of the species or an ecological community
- is an endangered or vulnerable species that is endemic to the ACT or local region now reduced in range or abundance
- demonstrates a likelihood of providing information which will contribute significantly to a wider understanding of natural history by virtue of its use as a research site, teaching site, type locality or benchmark site
- is of botanical or genetic value and is not well represented elsewhere in the Territory
- is a significant habitat element for a threatened native species.
