Dubbo Regional Council is planting new trees in the street.

The two-week exercise is expected to be completed about Wednesday, August 18.

Native frangipani trees are being planted.

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The work is being carried out from 7am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday.

Traffic management will be in place for the duration of the project.

In a statement the council advised that Furney Street was closed to "all non-local traffic".

"Following local community consultation, the preferred species of trees was Hymenosporum flavum-native frangipani, in keeping with endorsed Street Tree Masterplan vegetation," it said.

Hymenosporum flavum, or native frangipani, is a rainforest tree and native to Queensland and NSW.

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