Deanside Hedge Pruning & Trimming
Hedge trimming, shaping and hard reductions in Deanside — privacy screens up to 10 m, formal hedges, every clipping taken away.
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- 16+ years
Hedge pruning and trimming in Deanside, done properly
Aps Tree Removal has trimmed hedges in Deanside for over 16 years, and the tall ones are our speciality: lilly pilly, pittosporum, cypress and photinia screens that have outgrown the ladder. We bring platforms, long-reach gear and the chipper, and we leave the hedge sharp and the driveway clean.
The nearest suburbs we also cover are Fraser Rise (3 km), Caroline Springs (3 km), Aintree (3 km), so a job in Deanside is often paired with one next door. 4 of the reviews on this site are from customers in Fraser Rise, Caroline Springs and Aintree, next door to Deanside. Going by those reviews, the work around Deanside has mostly been clean-up and mulching (3), stump grinding (1) and tree removal (1).
Overgrown boundary hedges — the ones that have swallowed the path or leaned into next door — are cut back to a straight face, thinned where they are congested, and the base cleared so you can see what you have. If the neighbour’s side needs doing too, that can be arranged with them.
A hard reduction is different from a trim: we take the height and width back to where you want them, cutting into older wood where the species can handle it, then shape what is left. Some hedges bounce back in a season; others need a second lighter cut to fill in. Api will tell you which you have.
Hedge Pruning & Trimming in Deanside — what we do
Tall privacy hedges
Screens and boundary hedges up to 10 m, from platforms.
Formal hedges
String-lined faces, level tops, crisp corners.
Hard reductions
Overgrown hedges brought back to a workable size.
Clippings removed
Chipped and taken away; nothing left on the drive.
A tip from Api
Feed and water a hedge after a hard reduction. It has just lost half its leaves and needs help putting them back.
The full service pages: Hedge Trimming and Green Waste Removal — every one available in Deanside.
Guides from Api: Garden hedge trimming mistakes to avoid: timing, shape and cutting too deep · When to trim hedges in Melbourne: a season-by-season maintenance schedule
Do you need a permit to remove a tree in Deanside?
The rule that applies to a tree in a Deanside garden is Clause 52.17 of the Melton Planning Scheme — here is what it says.
Melton sits on the Victorian Volcanic Plain, where only about one per cent of the original grasslands and grassy woodlands survive, so native vegetation is tightly controlled: a planning permit is required from the council to remove, destroy or lop it under Clause 52.17, and inside the Urban Growth Boundary Clause 52.16 and the Native Vegetation Precinct Plans in the estate structure plans apply instead.
Threatened species and habitat can also bring in the Commonwealth EPBC Act. None of that touches a planted exotic in a suburban yard.
What does apply to every residential lot is the state canopy-tree clause — large trees near the street or rear boundary need a planning permit.
Source: Melton City Council — trees on private property. 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.
Hedge trimming jobs by Api and the crew
Real jobs, real photos — Api, the crew and the truck, across Melbourne’s outer west. Nothing staged, nothing stock.
What customers near Deanside say
PETER T
Caroline Springs · Apr 2021
Definitely, would recommend this business.
Simone
Caroline Springs · Apr 2020
A job well done fast and efficient. got the quote Friday arvo and job done Saturday. very thorougher and cleaned up after themselves
Jason M
Taylors Hill · May 2023
Api and the team were very professional and did a thorough job including immaculate clean up. Highly recommend due to exceptional service. Their prices were very competitive
Hedge trimming around Deanside
The same crew, the same day rates, in the suburbs next door:
Other services in Deanside
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At Aps Tree Removal, we simplify the tree and hedge removal experience with a clear, step-by-step approach.
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Want to learn more? Call 0422 856 090 or send the form and speak with Api.
Get a quote
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On-site inspection
A quick, thorough site assessment — species, access and risks.
Professional removal
Clean and safe work, chipped and cleaned up — no mess, no hassle.
What clients across Melbourne’s outer west say
Siva Sankar
4 Dec 2024
Just Fab, Awesome job. Thank you for your work.
Emily Cavka
3 Dec 2024
I had 3 trees removed and I am very happy with their work.
Harrison singh
19 Nov 2024
Api is very professional and reliable. I have used his services few times and he has always exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend his services.
Sonny Reyes
14 Oct 2024
Very professional. The best job done at reasonable price. Thank you so much!
Suhair Bdeiwe
3 Oct 2024
Great service, I highly recommend them.
Ian Rogers
3 Oct 2024
Very happy with Api and his team with the removal of a very large jacaranda tree and several yucca trees. Always on time and provided advice on tasks…
Graciela Marinaro
26 Sept 2024
The guys were fantastic, very helpful with great customer service. I needed a very tall she oak removed in between my other plants, the guys were very…
Daniel M
26 Sept 2024
Api was a pleasure to deal with from the first call. He came the same day to have a look at the trees which needed to be cut and provided a very compe…
mikep p
25 Sept 2024
Two trees and stumps removed and site cleanup afterwards at a very reasonable price. Professional and friendly staff. Apps Tree Removal should be your…
Em
13 Sept 2024
Had Api come and trim back some out of control trees on our new property to a maintainable level, looks fantastic and he and his team were prompt, tid…
Mostafa Haroun
12 Sept 2024
API came through to our house with his team and gave us a quote for the work that we where happy with. When he was done we where so greatful and appre…
MonS S
4 Sept 2024
Exceptional service. Api and the team chopped and mulched trees and cleaned up to leave the yard immaculate. Highly recommend!
Deanside Hedge Pruning & Trimming — common questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Deanside?
For native vegetation, yes — Melton requires a planning permit to remove, destroy or lop it under Clause 52.17 (Clause 52.16 inside the growth areas), and the Commonwealth can be involved on the western grasslands. For a planted exotic tree the state canopy-tree clause is what applies, if the tree is near a boundary in a residential zone. 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 hedge trimming cost in Deanside?
Length, height, growth and access. Tell Api how tall you want it and he will quote the cut and the clean-up together, free.
How long does it take?
Usually within a week or two of the quote, timed to the right season for the species where it matters.
Can you get in if the access is tight?
Yes. Narrow paths, hedges against a wall, and hedges you can only reach from the neighbour’s side — we deal with all of them, and speak to the neighbour if we need to.
What happens to the waste?
Sheets under the hedge, everything raked and chipped, driveway and path blown. The mulch is yours if you want it; otherwise it goes to a green-waste recycler.
My hedge is bare at the bottom and too tall — can it be fixed?
Often. Pittosporum, lilly pilly, photinia, viburnum and murraya all come back from a staged reduction. If yours is a cypress that has gone brown inside, Api will tell you honestly that replacing it is the better spend.