There are some trees here in Brisbane that land owners must obtain permits for before having them removed from their property. If you’re looking to clear away some trees on your property, you’ll want to ensure none of those trees are on the council’s list of protected trees. http://www.treelopper.com.au

1. What Trees Require a Council Permit Prior to Removal?
Tree removal Brisbane is a particularly governed matter. If you want to have some trees
removed from your property and are looking for someone to take care of that for you, or even
if you want to remove them yourself, you’ll need to make sure that they are not Protected
Significant Landscape Trees. There are several types of trees that require a permit from the
Brisbane City Council before they can be cleared from your property; if you live in an “emerging
community”, this is something you’ll need to be familiar with. Emerging communities are the
only ones affected by this, not the entire city of Brisbane as a whole.
The different species of trees protected by the local law are those that are considered a part of
Brisbane’s ‘unique landscape character’ and as such require a permit before tree removal. Tree
lopping Brisbane companies will require a permit before they will undertake the removal of any
of the trees on the list, which includes the ficus-benjamina, obliqua, platypoda, microcarpa, var.
hillii, bengaliensis, macrophylla, religiosa, virens and watkinsiana species of the Fig tree. If any
of these species of fig tree has grown to 100 cm in trunk diameter, when measured from a
point of 1 metre above ground level, it requires a permit for removal.
Other common Brisbane trees are the Mango (species mangifera indica), Poinciana (species
delonix regia), Jacaranda (species jacaranda mimosifolia), Hoop pine (species araucaria
cunninghamii), Bunya pine (species araucaria bidwillii), Queensland Kauri pine (species agathis
robusta), Queensland blue gum or Forest red gum (species eucalyptus tereticonis), Tallow wood
(species eucalyptus microcorys), and Scribbly gum (species eucalyptus racemosa). Of these
trees, the Mango, Poinciana and Jacaranda require permits once they’ve reached 80 cm in
diameter, and the pines, eucalyptus and gum trees require them once they’ve grown to 60 cm
in diameter.
Of course, tree removal Brisbane companies doesn’t only remove trees from the property; they
also prune and trim trees per clients’ requests. However, this local law also prohibits the
pruning, trimming or any other work involving these trees without a permit from the Brisbane
city council. So, if you’re looking to buy a property with any of these protected trees on it, or if
you already own one with one or more trees, make sure you obtain permits from the council
before hiring anyone to trim, prune or remove the trees. They are a beautiful part of the unique
Brisbane landscape, and in emerging communities are fiercely protected.
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