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Tree services in Sunnybank: what we see and what we do
Sunnybank grew through the 1960s and 70s on quarter-acre blocks, and many of those blocks are now being split or rebuilt with bigger homes. That puts mature mangoes, camphor laurels and jacarandas right beside new boundaries, driveways and footings. The streets around Sunnybank Plaza and Mains Road are dense with palms and hedges in smaller yards, while the blocks towards Sunnybank Hills and Bulimba Creek still hold gums from before the subdivision.
Around Sunnybank the crew does a lot of pre-construction clearing, mango and camphor laurel removals, and cocos palm work on smaller lots. Under Brisbane City Council's Natural Assets Local Law 2003 some trees may be protected, but one with its whole trunk within 3 metres of the house or under 30 centimetres diameter is generally exempt, and we look this up for your block as part of the free quote (council fact sheet). Green waste is chipped and taken away in the tipper.
Things to watch on Sunnybank properties
- Mature mangoes and camphor laurels in the way of subdivisions and rebuilds
- Umbrella tree roots cracking paths on 1960s blocks
- Golden cane clumps blocking side access on smaller lots
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Sunnybank
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 Sunnybank 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 Sunnybank (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. Sunnybank is about 30 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.