Abbotsford Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal
Bamboo and yucca removed at the root in Abbotsford so they never come back — paving, pipes and footings protected.
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Bamboo removal and yucca removal in Abbotsford, done properly
Aps Tree Removal has dug bamboo and yucca out of Abbotsford gardens for more than 16 years, from a single yucca lifting the front path to a bamboo grove that has crossed two fences. Api quotes it free and explains exactly how the roots will be dealt with, because that is the whole job.
The nearest suburbs we also cover are Collingwood (about a kilometre), Clifton Hill (2 km), Fitzroy (2 km), so a job in Abbotsford is often paired with one next door.
Where you want to keep bamboo for privacy, we prune it properly — old culms out, height reduced, base cleaned — and install a root barrier so it stays put. That is a good option for clumping bamboo; for running bamboo that has already escaped, we will tell you removal is the better choice.
If you want to keep bamboo as a screen, we can prune it — thinning old culms, taking the height down, cleaning up the base — and install a root barrier so it stops spreading. That is a real option for clumping species; for a running species that has already escaped, removal is usually the honest advice.
Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal in Abbotsford — what we do
Bamboo removal
Culms chipped, rhizomes excavated and followed to the end.
Bamboo pruning & barriers
Screens thinned and reduced; root barrier where you keep it.
Yucca removal
Heads, trunks and the whole root ball out, by hand where needed.
Pipes & paving protected
Hand digging around footings, sewer lines and pavers.
A tip from Api
If bamboo is coming through from a neighbour’s garden in Abbotsford, removing your side only buys you a season. Talk to them — we will quote both sides together, which is cheaper for both of you.
The full service pages: Bamboo Pruning & Removal and Yucca Removal — every one available in Abbotsford.
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Do you need a permit to remove a tree in Abbotsford?
Abbotsford is in the Yarra City Council area, and that decides whether a permit is needed before a tree comes down.
Yarra treats a tree as significant when its circumference is 125.66 cm or more — the equivalent of a 40 cm diameter — at ground level or at 1.5 m; for multiple trunks, measure all of them at both heights and add them, and if either total reaches the figure the tree is protected. Removing or destroying it needs a local-law permit, and the council may ask for a report from a suitably qualified arborist to justify the removal.
A planning permit can be required instead of, or as well as, the local-law permit: many Yarra properties carry heritage or vegetation overlays, and some have planning-permit conditions that protect particular trees. The planning department on 9205 5555 can check an address.
The state canopy-tree clause applies in the residential zones too.
Source: Yarra City Council — trees on private property, 9205 5555. Read 13 September 2026; councils change their local laws, so Api checks the current rule when he quotes.
Across Victoria since 15 September 2025
Clause 52.37 Canopy Trees
A canopy tree is a tree more than 5 m tall, with a trunk circumference over 0.5 m at 1.4 m above the ground and a canopy at least 4 m across. In a residential zone a planning permit is needed to remove, destroy or lop one in a residential zone if the lot is vacant, or, where there is an existing house, if any part of the trunk is within 6 m of the narrowest street frontage or 4.5 m of the rear boundary.
Dead trees, emergency and safety works, maintenance pruning and listed weed species are exempt; councils usually condition a permit on planting a replacement canopy tree, and most decide these through VicSmart in about ten business days.
What this means for you: tell Api where the tree sits on the block and he will tell you whether a permit is needed before anything is cut — and where one is, we can prepare the arborist assessment the application needs.
Bamboo & yucca jobs by Api and the crew
Real jobs, real photos — Api, the crew and the truck, across inner Melbourne. Nothing staged, nothing stock.
Bamboo & yucca around Abbotsford
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What clients across inner Melbourne say
Pierre Macquet
26 Aug 2023
Excellent work nice and tidy relable
Amy
26 Aug 2023
I had some large trees at the front of my property that needed to be removed and also two small stumps . I contacted Ap’s tree removal on Wednesday an…
Ramesh
13 Aug 2023 · Werribee
I had 10 pine trees at my property which I planned to remove. I did a google search and found Aps Tree Removal. Api has quoted a very reasonable price…
Fiona Kennett
26 July 2023
Api was easy to deal with - prompt service - professional and good price - left the site clean and tidy - highly recommend
mckay sione
26 July 2023
Good honest workers, with quality outcome 👍 would definitely recommend to friends and family
Cam Rowe
26 July 2023
Api and his guys were great. Very happy with his service
Maria O'Leary
26 July 2023
Api and the team did a great job trimming my ginormous oak tree and other trees in my garden. They arrived on time, discussed with me what needed to b…
Fuyao Liu
26 July 2023
all jobs did very professional. Affordable price, good services. Hope this review can help other people needed .
Shane Gardiner
26 July 2023
Api and his team tackled a 20m high gum tree situated in very precarious position on my property and to watch the boys bring it down piece by piece wa…
Dion Eden
26 July 2023
I'm a freelance arborist and have contracted for Api several times, I haven't got one bad thing to say about the bloke. Api is as genuine and hard wor…
bert natural
26 July 2023
Got the job done! They arrived on time, trimmed the pine trees for a good hedge - looks neat, and tidied up after the job was done. Would recommend th…
Dean Crupi
26 July 2023
great work, back yard looks amazing and left the yard nice and clean . will use again A+++
Abbotsford Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal — common questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Abbotsford?
Yes, if the trunk is 125.66 cm around (a 40 cm diameter) or more at ground level or at 1.5 m — Yarra calls that significant vegetation and requires a local-law permit, usually with an arborist’s report. Multi-trunk trees are measured with the trunks added together. Overlays and old permit conditions can require a planning permit as well. Across Victoria, Clause 52.37 Canopy Trees also applies since 15 September 2025: a planning permit is needed to remove, destroy or lop one in a residential zone if the lot is vacant, or, where there is an existing house, if any part of the trunk is within 6 m of the narrowest street frontage or 4.5 m of the rear boundary. Api checks both at the quote.
How much does bamboo & yucca cost in Abbotsford?
Per job, quoted on site, free. If there is bamboo on the neighbour’s side too, ask for a joint quote — it is cheaper than two separate visits.
How long does it take?
Half a day for a couple of yuccas, a full day for an established bamboo stand. Api tells you at the quote.
Can you get in if the access is tight?
Yes. Tight access adds time, not difficulty; we carry root balls out in sections and chip the tops on the street.
What happens to the waste?
Chipped where we can, bagged where we cannot, and removed. The bed is raked and backfilled ready for whatever you plant next.
Will the bamboo or yucca come back after you remove it?
A properly excavated yucca does not regrow. Running bamboo occasionally tries from a fragment, which is why we follow the rhizomes to their ends rather than just clearing the bed, and why we tell you what a stray shoot looks like.