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Exempt Tree and Species List

 

Exempt species will receive automatic approval when the application is lodged, and subsequent inspection is carried out. This inspection is free and requires a photo of  the subject 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;
  • Pruning of branches within 2m of rooflines (over 2m subject to council approval) – excluding all Eucalyptus, Angophoras, Corymbias and Syncarpia species; and
  • Hedging and reduction pruning the following species – Murraya spp, Viburnum spp, Photinia spp.


 Exempt Species with Height Restrictions


Common Name
Botanical Name
Height Restrictions
Box Elder
​Acer negundo
​Less than 6 metres
Evergreen Alder
​Alnus acuminata
​Less than 10 metres
Camphor Laurel
​Cinnamomum camphora
​Less than 10 metres
Silky Oak
​Grevillea robusta
​​Less than 6 metres
Jacaranda
​Jacaranda mimosifolia
​Less than 6 metres
Crepe Myrtle
​Lagerstroemia indica
​Less than 6 metres
Liquidambar
​Liquidambar styraciflua
​Less than 10 metres
Phoenix Palm
​Phoenix species
​Less than 6 meters



 Exempt Species with no Height Restrictions


Common Name Botanical NameHeight Restrictions
Tree of HeavenAilanthus altissima
Nil
Bamboo
​Bambusa species
​Nil
CotoneasterCotoneaster speciesNil
HackberryCeltis sinensisNil
HackberryCeltis australis
Nil
Exotic Fruit (e.g. Citrus FruitPeaches and Plums, Loquat)
Citrus, Prunus, Eriobotrya japonica
Nil
Coral TreeErythrina speciesNil
Rubber TreeFicus elasticaNil
Norfolk Island HibiscusLagunaria patersoniaNil
PrivetsLigustrum speciesNil
MulberryMorus speciesNil
BananasMusa speciesNil
OleanderNerium oleander
Nil
African OliveOlea africanaNil
Lombardy PoplarPopulus nigra ItalicaNil
​China Doll
​Radermachera sinica
​Nil
Umbrella TreeSchefflera actinophyllaNil
​Giant Bird of Paradise
​Strelitzia nicolai
​Nil
Cocos PalmSyagrus romanzoffianumNil
RhusToxicodendrum succedaneumNil
Leighton Green & CultivarsX Cupressosyparis leylandiiNil
Willow 
​Salix species
​Nil