Fitzroy Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal
Bamboo and yucca removed at the root in Fitzroy so they never come back — paving, pipes and footings protected.
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Bamboo removal and yucca removal in Fitzroy, done properly
Bamboo and yucca are the two plants people in Fitzroy most regret planting, and the two we are most often called to remove. Both come back from anything left in the ground — bamboo from its running rhizomes, yucca from any piece of root — so Aps Tree Removal removes them properly: cut down, dug out, roots followed, and the bed left ready to replant.
The nearest suburbs we also cover are Collingwood (about a kilometre), Carlton (about a kilometre), Abbotsford (2 km), so a job in Fitzroy 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.
Bamboo removal is mostly digging. After the culms are cut and chipped, the rhizome mat is lifted — a clumping species comes out as one root ball; a running species means following every runner to its end, sometimes under a path or into next door. We rake the bed for fragments before backfilling because a missed piece is a new plant.
Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal in Fitzroy — 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 Fitzroy, 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 Fitzroy.
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Do you need a permit to remove a tree in Fitzroy?
Homeowners in Fitzroy ask this more than anything else, so here is Yarra’s rule as the council publishes it.
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
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Bamboo & yucca around Fitzroy
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What clients across inner Melbourne say
V J
29 Aug 2024
Fantastic service! What a great company! Thank you Api and his amazing team. I have a large gum tree out front that had become a menace to my neighbou…
Joseph Faltas
17 Aug 2024
APi is a great guy , honest and knowledgeable
Scott Cooper
16 Aug 2024
I called to have my tree trimmed. API and team done an excellent job they came on time and cleaned up afterwards. They were very polite and friendly I…
utkarsh singh
14 Aug 2024
Api's been amazing in helping us remove hedges off our property. He is quite honest, friendly & reasonable,always wiling to share the best advise for…
Nik Westbury
8 Aug 2024
The job Api performed was top notch. His professional advice on how the job should be done was much appreciated and the clean up after left no sign of…
Taiwo Adebayo
3 Aug 2024
Excellent job on the Yucca removal and the price was good
Trisha Jenkins
26 July 2024
Api and his team were great. Friendly and responsive. Arrived on time and completed the task well. Would highly recommend.
Benjamin Phiri
24 July 2024
Had Api come around yesterday to trim some trees in the backyard that were getting too high. Api's service was well quoted and went above and beyond o…
Stewart Vong
12 July 2024
Api did an amazing job with our trees. He was very friendly and the work was done to a very high standard. I would highly recommend his services to an…
Thi Tran
11 July 2024
Api did a great job, excellent and very friendly. High recomment.
Alex Tsilemanis
12 June 2024
Api and team removed a couple of trees for us from a tricky narrow space. Great job and customer service, highly recommend.
jojo jojo
29 May 2024
Api did a great job removing and stump grinding big yuccas on the narrow side of my house. Turned up to quote and did the job by himself. Reasonable p…
Fitzroy Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal — common questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Fitzroy?
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 Fitzroy?
The roots are most of the work, so age and spread set the price more than height does. It is a one-off cost where cutting back is an annual one. Call 0422 856 090 for a free Fitzroy quote.
How long does it take?
Usually within a week or two of the quote. Bamboo is best removed when the ground is soft enough to dig — autumn to spring in Fitzroy.
Can you get in if the access is tight?
Yes — most yuccas in Fitzroy are in a side passage a metre wide, and most bamboo is along a fence. We dig by hand where machines will not go.
What happens to the waste?
Every piece goes on the truck — tops chipped, roots whole. None of it stays because all of it can regrow.
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.