Lane Cove Council - Exempt Tree and Species List

Exempt tree works and trees on the exempt species list will receive automatic approval when the application is lodged, and the inspection is carried out. This inspection is free and will also require a photo of said tree/s to aid in the inspection.

Exempt works include:

Removal of deadwood;
Removal of dead trees;
Pruning of branches within 2m of service wires – pruning amounts to be decided by Council;
Branches within 2m of rooflines – excluding all Eucalyptus, Angophoras, Corymbias and Syncarpia species; and
Hedging and reduction pruning the following species – Murraya spp, Viburnum spp, Photinia spp.

Common Name	Botanical Name	Height Restrictions
Box Elder	Acer negundo	Less than 6 metres
Tree of Heaven	Ailanthus altissima	Nil
Evergreen Alder	Alnus acuminata	Less than 10 metres
Camphor Laurel	Connamomum camphora	Less than 10 metres
Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster species	Nil
Hackberry	Celtis sinensis	Nil
Hackberry	Celtis australis	Nil
Citrus Fruit	Citrus species	Nil
Coral Tree	Erythrina species	Nil
Rubber Tree	Ficus elastica	Nil
Silky Oak	Grevillea robusta	Less than 6 metres
Jacaranda	Jacaranda mimosifolia	Less than 6 metres
Crepe Myrtle	Lagerstroemia indica	Less than 6 metres
Norfolk Island Hibiscus	Lagunaria patersonia	Nil
Privets	Ligustrum species	Nil
Liquidambar	Liquidambar styraciflua	Less than 10 metres
Mulberry	Morus species	Nil
Bananas	Musa species	Nil
Oleander	Nerium oleander	Nil
African Olive	Olea africana	Nil
Lombardy Poplar	Populus nigra Italica	Nil
Peaches and Plums	Prunus species	Nil
Umbrella Tree	Schefflera actinophylla	Nil
Cocos Palm	Syagrus romanzoffianum	Nil
Rhus	Toxicodendrum succedaneum	Nil
Leighton Green & Cultivars	X Cupressosyparis leylandii	Nil

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