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Tree services in Paddington: what we see and what we do
Paddington is inner-city, hilly and tightly packed, with workers cottages and Queenslanders on small blocks stacked up the ridges off Given Terrace and Latrobe Terrace. Yards are often 300 to 500 square metres with no side access, and the trees are old: jacarandas and poincianas planted a century ago, mangoes and frangipanis in the back corners, and Chinese elms and camphor laurels that seeded in the gullies towards Ithaca Creek and grew unchecked. Nearly everything overhangs a neighbour.
Paddington is about 40 minutes from Sheldon and it is all rope work: trees are climbed, dismantled in small sections and carried through the house or over the fence to the chipper. Trees may be protected under Brisbane City Council's Natural Assets Local Law 2003, and Paddington has its share of significant trees, though a trunk within 3 metres of the house or under 30 centimetres diameter is generally exempt, and we check the mapping when we quote (council fact sheet). Pruning is to AS 4373-2007.
Things to watch on Paddington properties
- Trees on cottage blocks with no side access or drop zone
- Chinese elms and camphor laurels in the gullies towards Ithaca Creek
- Old jacaranda and poinciana limbs over the street wires
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Paddington
Tree Removal
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Tree Lopping
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Tree Pruning & Trimming
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Palm Tree Removal
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Stump Grinding & Removal
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Hedge Trimming
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Brisbane City Council rules for Paddington trees
The western suburbs are Brisbane City Council, so the Natural Assets Local Law 2003 applies. Council's fact sheet exempts trees within 3 metres of an occupied dwelling (6 metres on lots over 4,000m², which covers much of Brookfield, Pullenvale and Moggill), trees under 30cm trunk diameter, dead trees, hazardous trees and pruning of up to 20 per cent of foliage a year. The west also has more mapped bushland and waterway corridors than most of the city, along Moggill Creek, around Mount Coot-tha and through the Pullenvale valleys, so the mapping check matters more here.
Source: Brisbane City Council. Not sure? Use the permit checker or just ask when we quote.
What tree removal costs in Paddington (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. Paddington is about 40 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.