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Tree services in Rochedale: what we see and what we do
Rochedale is changing fast. The old market gardens and acreage lots along Rochedale Road and Gardner Road have been turned into new estates over the past decade, with big houses on small blocks, tuckeroos on the verges and lilly pilly hedges on every boundary. Between the estates there is still acreage with mature ironbarks and blue gums, and reserves with remnant bushland that the developers had to keep. The Gateway Motorway forms the eastern edge.
The crew is 20 minutes away and does two kinds of Rochedale work: hedge and palm jobs in the new estates, and gum removals and clearing on the remaining acreage. Trees may be protected under Brisbane City Council's Natural Assets Local Law 2003, and new estate approvals often carry vegetation conditions, though a trunk within 3 metres of the house or under 30 centimetres diameter is generally exempt from council, and we check both before quoting (council fact sheet).
Things to watch on Rochedale properties
- Retained gums in new estate reserves overhanging small blocks
- Lilly pilly hedges planted hard against fences and outgrowing them
- Remaining acreage lots with mature ironbarks near old farm sheds
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Rochedale
Tree Removal
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Tree Lopping
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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 Rochedale 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 Rochedale (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. Rochedale is about 20 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.