Keilor Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal
Bamboo and yucca removed at the root in Keilor so they never come back — paving, pipes and footings protected.
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Bamboo removal and yucca removal in Keilor, done properly
Running bamboo in a Keilor garden is not a plant, it is a system: the culms you see are fed by rhizomes that can travel metres under paths, fences and slabs. We remove the whole system, not just the top, and where you want to keep a clump for privacy we contain it so it stays where it is.
The nearest suburbs we also cover are Kealba (3 km), St Albans (4 km), Tullamarine (4 km), so a job in Keilor is often paired with one next door. 2 of the reviews on this site are from Keilor customers. Going by those reviews, the work in Keilor has mostly been tree removal (2) and clean-up and mulching (2).
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.
A yucca removal starts with cutting the heads and trunks down and bagging the leaves — they are needle-sharp and full of sap. Then the root ball is dug out. On a mature clump that can be a metre across and half a metre deep, wrapped around pipes and pressing on footings, so we dig by hand where anything is close and take it out in sections.
Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal in Keilor — 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 Keilor, 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 Keilor.
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Do you need a permit to remove a tree in Keilor?
The rule that applies to a tree in a Keilor garden is the Brimbank Local Laws — here is what it says.
Brimbank’s position is that trees on private property are the owner’s to look after; the council does not maintain them and treats disputes about neighbours’ trees as civil matters.
The exception is the Significant Tree Register: trees valued for size, age, health or cultural and environmental importance are recorded there and protected under the Brimbank Local Laws, and interfering with one draws an infringement per tree.
The state canopy-tree clause applies in Brimbank’s residential zones, so check the distance to the boundaries before assuming no permit is needed.
Source: Brimbank City Council — trees on private property, 03 9249 4000. 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 Melbourne’s west. Nothing staged, nothing stock.
What Keilor customers say
Rob Licciardo
Mar 2025
Pleasure to have API and his crew a challenging job to cut down 6 x 40 foot dangerously overgrown trees at my residence in Keilor this week . The Entire crew Displayed professionalism and courtesy all way thru and demonstrated all required safety measures to access and complete the job - which included being mindful of accessing trees from next door - and done to the satisfaction of neighbours as well. This included full clean up and tidy of both properties Nothing was too much to ask Thanku API and team You came highly recommended and you go highly recommended Pleasure to deal with u and your crew API Rob
Rob Licciardo
Sept 2023
Pleasure to have API and his crew a challenging job to cut down 6 x 40 foot dangerously overgrown trees at my residence in Keilor this week . The Entire crew Displayed professionalism and courtesy all way thru and demonstrated all required safety measures to access and complete the job - which included being mindful of accessing trees from next door - and done to the satisfaction of neighbours as well. This included full clean up and tidy of both properties Nothing was too much to ask Thanku API and team You came highly recommended and you go highly recommended Pleasure to deal with u and your crew API Rob
Bamboo & yucca around Keilor
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What clients across Melbourne’s west say
beachcomber cafe
20 May 2024
Amazing company Highly recommend the boys did an amazing job .
jay a
14 May 2024
Excellent service.
Adriana Sonda
30 Apr 2024
Had Api and he's crew cut some trees down and mulch the stumps, great job, would recommend him,he is a gentleman and honest, good price too.
Riki Paiti
15 Apr 2024
Big Thanks to Api and his team, for the pruning and cutting of Trees/Bushes on my property. As well as giving me a hedge I never knew existed or could…
Ring Tones
15 Apr 2024
Friendly team. Excellent service. Budget friendly. Recommend ✌️
Nives Trento
1 Apr 2024
Api removed 3 tree stumps and cut down 1 tree at my home in Werribee. Api is a very polite person, reliable, hard working, professional and very reaso…
John G
4 Mar 2024
I can't speak highly enough of Aps Tree Removal, especially Api, who was an absolute gentleman throughout the entire process. From the moment he arriv…
robyn gilbert
4 Mar 2024
My parents got 4 large trees removed Api was amazing very high quality job carrying for my parents who are pensioners excellent communication my paren…
Pat Bullen
19 Feb 2024
We employed AP's Tree REMOVAL to cut and prune our trees and can only say how happy we are with the work there did. It was a pleasure from start to fi…
Beata
19 Feb 2024
PROFESSIONAL and HONEST!!! Api did an amazing job with pruning and removing our trees as well as thoroughly cleaning when finished with the job. Highl…
Ahbo Sar
12 Feb 2024
A Big Shout out to APS & Teams , Can’t thank enough for their beautiful work that have done in my yard. What an awesome , humble and honest people tha…
Monty
26 Nov 2023
I highly recommend Aps tree removal,
Keilor Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal — common questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Keilor?
Only if the tree is on Brimbank’s Significant Tree Register, which the local laws protect, or if it is a canopy tree near the front or rear boundary under the state-wide clause. Ordinary garden trees on private land are the owner’s responsibility to manage. 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 Keilor?
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 Keilor quote.
How long does it take?
A day for most jobs, longer if runners have gone under paving that has to be lifted and relaid.
Can you get in if the access is tight?
Yes — tight access is the normal case for this work and the quote allows for it.
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?
Cut at the ground, both are back within months; dug out, they are not. We rake the bed for fragments before backfilling and tell you what a stray shoot looks like so it can be dealt with early.