Sutherland Shire Tree Removal & Pruning Council Info
Sutherland Shire tree removal & pruning information can be found below. It is important you check all rules before having any tree work done on or around your property as you (the owner) are responsible for your trees. Any illegal tree works carried out on your property can result in you (the owner) being heavily fined. Sutherland Shire Council require permission for most tree removal in Sutherland Shire, however council will provide approval to remove a tree within 3 metres of a dwelling subject to an application.
Is your property in the 10/50 Tree & Vegetation Fire Zone? This can make you exempt from council. Read our post on the 10/50 Tree removal
Sutherland Shire Council allow any tree to be pruned by 10% or less once a year max. However all pruning needs to be carried out to the Australian Standard 4373 – 2007 pruning of amenity trees. What this basically means is you should seek a “professional” Arborist to prune the tree in a way to cause less harm to the tree. Please give us call to discuss the tree pruning before submitting an application to prune a tree in the Sutherland Shire
Sutherland Shire Tree Removal Application Form
Is your tree part of a DA application?
What Trees Can Be Removed Without Sutherland Shire Council Permission
Acacia podalyriifolia
Queensland Silver Wattle
Acacia saligna
Golden wreath wattle
Acer negundo
Box elder
Araucaria bidwillii
Bunya bunya pine
Arundinaria spp
Clumping Bamboo
Chamaecyparis pisifera spp
Sawara Cypress
Cinnamomum camphora
Camphor laurel
Citrus spp
Cumquat, Grape Fruit, Lemon, Lime, Mandarin, Orange (edible species)
Cupressus macrocarpa var brunniana
Brunnings Golden Cypress
Cuprocyparis x leylandii
Leyland Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens
Pencil Pine or Italian Cypress
Eriobotrya japonica
Loquat
Erythrina X sykesii
Coral tree
Ficus benjamina
Weeping fig
Ficus elastica
Rubber tree
Grevillea robusta
Silky oak
Ligustrum lucidum
Large Leaf Privet
Ligustrum sinense
Small Leaf Privet
Liquidamber styraciflua
Liquidamber
Morus nigra
Black Mulberry
Olea europaea subsp cuspidata
African Olive
Phoenix canariensis
Canary Island Date Palm
Phyllostachys aurea
Fishpole Bamboo
Phyllostachys nigra
Black Bamboo
Pinus radiata
Radiata Pine or Monterey Pine
Pomme spp
Apple, Crab Apple, Nashi Fruit, Pear, Quince (edible species)
Populus nigra “Italica”
Lombardy poplar
Prunus spp
Apricot, Cherry, Nectarine, Peach, Plum
Robinia pseudoacacia
Black Locust
Schefflera actinophylla
Umbrella tree
Syagrus romanzoffiana
Cocos palm
Sutherland Shire Tree Removal & Pruning Info is always being updated on their website and rules may change at anytime. Please check to make sure all info is current or feel free to give us a call on 1800 RENNIE and we can advise you whether or not you will need to seek council permission
How to find a professional Arborist to remove your tree in the Sutherland Shire? 3 tips below!
1– Does your tree removal company have a website, Facebook page or an online presence? Im not saying this is a must have, but its a good way to know the company is legit and have a read of their credentials
2– Ask for copies of their insurance. Most professional tree companies will carry 10-20 Million Public liability insurance. Ask them to email you a copy with their quote
3– Are they qualified Arborists? Now i do know some very talented professional people in the industry who are great at their job and have no “Qualifications” but a minimum of a cert 3 in Aboriculture is something you could expect your Tree professional to have. Level 5 even better (however sometimes i feel these certificates are being found in cereal boxes……..)
Read about door knocking tree loppers to avoid falling into that trap
