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Tree services in Holland Park: what we see and what we do
Holland Park was built out in the 1950s and 60s, and the streets between Logan Road and Cavendish Road still carry the trees planted with those homes: jacarandas and poincianas on the verges, mangoes and camphor laurels in the backyards. Blocks are a standard 600 to 800 square metres, and many are now being rebuilt, which puts big old trees right beside new footings and pools. Whites Hill Reserve and Glindemann Park bring bushland and gums into the eastern side.
Our Holland Park jobs run to poinciana and jacaranda reductions, Chinese elm and camphor laurel removals, and clearing trees ahead of a knockdown rebuild. Brisbane City Council's Natural Assets Local Law 2003 may apply to trees on private land, although a trunk within 3 metres of a lawful dwelling or under 30 centimetres diameter is generally exempt, and we confirm this before we quote (BCC permit fact sheet). Pruning is done to AS 4373-2007 rather than topping.
Things to watch on Holland Park properties
- Chinese elm seedlings turning into 15-metre trees along back fences
- Poinciana limbs splitting out over driveways in summer storms
- Old jacarandas and mangoes in the way of knockdown rebuilds
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Holland Park
Tree Removal
Dangerous, dead, storm-damaged or just in the wrong spot. We take trees down safely in tight Brisbane backyards and...
Tree Lopping
'Tree lopping' is what most people search for when a tree is too big. What you want is a reduction done properly:...
Tree Pruning & Trimming
Regular pruning keeps a good tree good: safer in storms, off the roof, more light underneath and a shape you...
Palm Tree Removal
Cocos palms dropping fruit on the driveway, golden canes eating the side of the house, a date palm the previous...
Stump Grinding & Removal
A stump is a trip hazard, a termite hotel and a dead spot in the lawn. We grind it out below ground level in under...
Hedge Trimming
Straight lines, square tops and every clipping gone. We trim, reduce and reshape hedges of any height, and bring...
Brisbane City Council rules for Holland Park trees
Brisbane City Council's Natural Assets Local Law 2003 protects vegetation in mapped bushland, waterway corridors, significant native and urban vegetation and under Vegetation Protection Orders, including on private land. Council's fact sheet sets out the exemptions that cover most suburban jobs: a tree whose whole trunk is within 3 metres of a lawfully built, occupied dwelling (6 metres on lots over 4,000m²), garden trees under 30cm trunk diameter at 1.4 metres, fence-line trees under 20cm, pruning of up to 20 per cent of live foliage in 12 months, dead trees, and trees showing an immediate hazard. Permit applications are free. None of the exemptions apply to significant landscape trees, and we check the mapping for your address as part of the quote.
Source: Brisbane City Council. Not sure? Use the permit checker or just ask when we quote.
What tree removal costs in Holland Park (guide only)
Published Brisbane guides put small trees at $300 to $900, medium trees at $800 to $2,500 and large trees over houses at $2,000 to $5,500. Palms are usually $200 to $600 and stumps from $80 to $400 depending on diameter. Holland Park is about 25 minutes from our yard, so there is no travel loading for most jobs. Get an instant range from the cost calculator, then a fixed written quote from us.