Lane Cove Council - 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 Name	Height Restrictions
Tree of Heaven	Ailanthus altissima	Nil
Bamboo	Bambusa species	Nil
Cotoneaster	Cotoneaster species	Nil
Hackberry	Celtis sinensis	Nil
Hackberry	Celtis australis	Nil
Exotic Fruit (e.g. Citrus Fruit, Peaches and Plums, Loquat)	Citrus, Prunus, Eriobotrya japonica	Nil
Coral Tree	Erythrina species	Nil
Rubber Tree	Ficus elastica	Nil
Norfolk Island Hibiscus	Lagunaria patersonia	Nil
Privets	Ligustrum species	Nil
Mulberry	Morus species	Nil
Bananas	Musa species	Nil
Oleander	Nerium oleander	Nil
African Olive	Olea africana	Nil
Lombardy Poplar	Populus nigra Italica	Nil
China Doll	Radermachera sinica	Nil
Umbrella Tree	Schefflera actinophylla	Nil
Giant Bird of Paradise	Strelitzia nicolai	Nil
Cocos Palm	Syagrus romanzoffianum	Nil
Rhus	Toxicodendrum succedaneum	Nil
Leighton Green & Cultivars	X Cupressosyparis leylandii	Nil
Willow	Salix species	Nil

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Exempt Species with Height Restrictions

Exempt Species with no Height Restrictions

Exempt Tree and Species List