Kew Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal
Bamboo and yucca removed at the root in Kew so they never come back — paving, pipes and footings protected.
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Bamboo removal and yucca removal in Kew, done properly
Bamboo and yucca share one habit that makes them the most-regretted plants in Kew: cut them down and they come straight back. Aps Tree Removal removes both the way that works — the tops chipped, the rhizomes and root balls dug out and taken away — across Kew, Hawthorn, Abbotsford and Burnley and the rest of Melbourne’s inner east.
The nearest suburbs we also cover are Hawthorn (2 km), Abbotsford (3 km), Burnley (3 km), so a job in Kew is often paired with one next door. 1 of the reviews on this site are from customers in Hawthorn, Abbotsford and Burnley, next door to Kew.
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 is cut down first — heads bagged, trunks sectioned — and then the root ball is excavated. A mature clump has a root mass the size of a wheelbarrow, often wrapped around a sewer line or pressing on a footing, so around anything that matters we dig by hand and lift it out in pieces.
Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal in Kew — 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
Do not put yucca or bamboo offcuts in a compost heap or leave them in a corner of the yard: both root from fragments. Everything we remove leaves on the truck for that reason.
The full service pages: Bamboo Pruning & Removal and Yucca Removal — every one available in Kew.
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Do you need a permit to remove a tree in Kew?
Before anything is cut in Kew, the permit question comes first, and the answer depends on City of Boroondara.
Boroondara’s Tree Protection Local Law is one of the strictest in Melbourne. A canopy tree is any tree with a trunk circumference of 110 cm or more at 1.4 m above the ground, or 150 cm or more at ground level, with multi-stemmed trees measured by adding the stems. You need a permit to remove a canopy tree even when it is dead or a recognised weed species; pruning is allowed without one provided it follows Australian Standard AS 4373-2007.
Significant trees need a permit for pruning as well as removal, and works near any protected tree need a permit of their own. The council’s free Tree Protection Local Law and planning enquiry tool gives a guide answer for an address before an application is lodged.
The state canopy-tree clause applies in the residential zones on top of the local law.
Source: City of Boroondara — 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.
Bamboo & yucca jobs by Api and the crew
Real jobs, real photos — Api, the crew and the truck, across Melbourne’s inner east. Nothing staged, nothing stock.
What customers near Kew say
Kate
Hawthorn · June 2021
Very professional and got the job done quickly.
Bamboo & yucca around Kew
The same crew, the same day rates, in the suburbs next door:
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A quick, thorough site assessment — species, access and risks.
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Clean and safe work, chipped and cleaned up — no mess, no hassle.
What clients across Melbourne’s inner east say
Joseph Faltas
26 June 2023
APi is a great guy , honest and knowledgeable
Cathy Palio
26 June 2023
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! I can’t speak highly enough of Api and his team from APS tree removal. It was a huge job and they tackled it with ease and a smile…
Ann Davies
26 June 2023
Prompt and efficient service - courteous and helpful - a pleasure to have them on the job - would definitely recommend them to friends
Ann D
21 June 2023 · Malvern East
Most efficient and prompt - very friendly and will use them again
Jason M
18 May 2023 · Taylors Hill
Api and the team were very professional and did a thorough job including immaculate clean up. Highly recommend due to exceptional service. Their price…
Travis
28 Mar 2023 · Werribee
Professional courteous on time and service to the next level completed everything cleaned up and have no hesitation in recommending there service than…
Jennifer D
14 Mar 2023 · Sunbury
Api was a force of nature, the team felled 15 very large pine trees in 2 days and removed stumps. They cleaned up the site, left the wood in neat pile…
Heath
1 Mar 2023 · Point Cook
They did an awesome job, the trees look great, they did pruning and removed 2 others. Cleaned you after themselves. super happy. Thanks guys
Loryn
13 Feb 2023 · Wyndham Vale
Awesome service! Super efficient, neat and tidy. All the team were respectful and pleasant to deal with. Job done to a high standard, will definately…
Belinda
11 Jan 2023 · Niddrie
Very prompt and efficient
David A
31 Dec 2022 · Werribee
Connected with Aps Tree Removal and would recommend them
Mark
30 Dec 2022 · Altona Meadows
Connected with Aps Tree Removal and would recommend them
Kew Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal — common questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Kew?
Yes, for a canopy tree — 110 cm or more around the trunk at 1.4 m (stems combined), or 150 cm at ground level — Boroondara requires a permit to remove it, even if it is dead or a recognised weed. Canopy trees can be pruned without a permit to AS 4373; significant trees need a permit to prune or remove; and the state canopy-tree clause applies 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 Kew?
Size, spread and access. Removing the roots is most of the work, so a plant that has been in the ground for years costs more than one planted recently — but it is a one-off cost, where cutting it back is a yearly one. Call 0422 856 090 for a free quote.
How long does it take?
Usually within a week or two of the quote. We finish a bed on the day we open it.
Can you get in if the access is tight?
Yes. It 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 off at the ground, both come back within months — that is why so many people in Kew are on their second attempt. Dug out at the root, they do not. We rake through for fragments before we backfill, and stand behind the result.