Middle Park Tree Removal & Pruning
Tree and palm removal and expert pruning in Middle Park by a qualified, insured arborist — free quotes, 7 days a week.
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Tree removal and pruning in Middle Park, done properly
Tree removal in Middle Park is rarely a straight fell. Houses, fences, sheds, power lines and next door’s garden are all in the way, so we dismantle in sections, lower the heavy pieces on ropes and chip as we go. That is standard practice for Api and the crew, and it is why over 1,400 customers across Melbourne’s inner bayside have used us and left the reviews you can read below.
The nearest suburbs we also cover are Albert Park (about a kilometre), St Kilda (2 km), Windsor (3 km), so a job in Middle Park is often paired with one next door.
Where a tree is over a house, a shed or a neighbour’s yard, nothing free-falls. A climber sets rigging points, each limb is tied off, cut and lowered under control, and the trunk comes down in short blocks. It is slower than felling and it is the only safe way to do most Middle Park backyards.
Storm-damaged and dangerous trees get priority. A split trunk, a hung-up limb or a tree that has started to lean gets assessed the same day where we can, made safe, and then either removed or reduced depending on what is left of it. Api will tell you honestly whether a damaged tree in Middle Park can be saved.
Tree Removal & Pruning in Middle Park — what we do
Hazardous tree removal
Dead, leaning, split or storm-damaged trees taken down in sections.
Palm removal
Cocos, cotton and date palms removed trunk and all.
Hazard & clearance pruning
Deadwood out, canopy lifted off roofs, lines and boundaries.
Crown thinning & shaping
Wind through the canopy, light into the garden, the tree kept.
A tip from Api
If the tree is on or near the boundary, sort out with the neighbour whose it is before you book. We are happy to quote both sides of a fence in Middle Park, but we cut only with the owner’s say-so.
The full service pages: Tree & Palm Removal and Tree Pruning — every one available in Middle Park.
Guides from Api: Professional tree removal vs tree lopping: why the method matters in Melbourne · Emergency tree removal in Melbourne: what to do first and how fast help comes
Do you need a permit to remove a tree in Middle Park?
Homeowners in Middle Park ask this more than anything else, so here is Port Phillip’s rule as the council publishes it.
Port Phillip’s Community Amenity Local Law 2023 requires a significant-tree permit before pruning or removing a tree or palm on private land with a trunk circumference of 150 cm or more measured 1 m from its base — a multi-stemmed tree counts if its exterior stems add up to 150 cm, and so does a stump of that size.
The application takes a site plan, photographs or diagrams of the proposed work and, for a body corporate, the committee’s consent; the council arborist reviews it and the council asks for ten business days. Some pruning is exempt under the local law itself.
This permit is in addition to any planning permit: the council also publishes a clear guide to the state canopy-tree clause, and an online checker for both tests.
Source: City of Port Phillip — trees on private property, 03 9209 6424. 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.
Tree removal jobs by Api and the crew
Real jobs, real photos — Api, the crew and the truck, across Melbourne’s inner bayside. Nothing staged, nothing stock.
Tree removal around Middle Park
The same crew, the same day rates, in the suburbs next door:
Other services in Middle Park
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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 inner bayside say
Jane Liu
8 Sept 2026
Api and the team are very reliable and professional, and they always get the job done to a high standard. Their prices are reasonable, and their servi…
John GB Cia
2 Sept 2026
I had 2 gigantic yuccas removed by Api and I am very happy with their service. Im talking about huge trees, taller than my single storey home and more…
Geoff Blake
11 June 2026
We recently had tree works completed at our property and were extremely impressed with the entire process. Api and the team was punctual, professional…
Marilyn Evans
11 Feb 2026
API came saw and removed a large tree growing up against the house. No damage to the house and all the stump removed. Prompt and efficient. Sorry it w…
Robert Wise
14 Nov 2025
Api and the team did a great job removing our yucca’s and a fallen date palm that had been on its side for 4 years. Highly recommend APS Trees for qui…
PJ Maroney
13 Nov 2025
I highly recommend Api and his team. They came out to assess our job in werribee within a couple of hours of my request and offered the best most reas…
Mia C
26 Oct 2025
Api from APS Tree Removal was amazing! He removed our dying bamboo hedge and trimmed our other hedge beautifully. He was professional, friendly, and v…
Wayne J
18 Oct 2025
Api came this morning to give me a quote to remove 2 large Yuccas. His quote was more than competitive and after accepting his quote he was back this…
Mey Chua
17 Oct 2025
Api is really good with his work and prompt with his time, did everything so efficiently! He is the person to go to for tree removal! 😀
Adrian Brown
21 Sept 2025
Aps Tree Removal is a fantastic company. Apineru and his guys are great. Turned up on time. Did the work very professionally. They cleaned up after th…
Craig W
12 Sept 2025
Api and his crew did a brilliant job of removing two trees and a heap of yuccas etc. Highly recommended.
Shelley Lask
10 Sept 2025
Api and his team removed my cocos palm - they arrived when they said they would, communicated clearly and left the area cleaner than when they arrived…
Middle Park Tree Removal & Pruning — common questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Middle Park?
Yes, if the trunk is 150 cm around or more measured 1 m from the base (or the exterior stems of a multi-trunk tree add up to that): Port Phillip requires a significant-tree permit, decided by the council arborist in about ten business days, on top of any planning permit. The state canopy-tree clause applies to smaller trees near a boundary. 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 tree removal cost in Middle Park?
A small ornamental in an open yard can be a couple of hundred dollars; a large gum over a house is a day with a crew and rigging. Everything in between is quoted to the tree, free, with the clean-up and chipping included.
How long does it take?
A morning for most trees, a full day for the big ones. We do not leave a job half-done overnight.
Can you get in if the access is tight?
Yes — most of the trees we remove are in backyards with a standard side path. Where there is no path at all we can still do it; it takes longer and the quote reflects that.
What happens to the waste?
Everything goes through our chipper on site. You can keep the mulch for the garden — it is good mulch — or we take it, along with the logs, and it goes to a green-waste recycler.
Can you save the tree instead of removing it?
If the tree is structurally sound, usually. A reduction takes weight and height off; thinning lets wind through; a lift gets it off the house. If it is decayed at the base or split, removal is the honest answer, and Api will say so.