Newcomb Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal
Bamboo and yucca removed at the root in Newcomb so they never come back — paving, pipes and footings protected.
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Bamboo removal and yucca removal in Newcomb, done properly
Running bamboo in a Newcomb 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 Whittington (2 km), Thomson (2 km), Breakwater (3 km), so a job in Newcomb is often paired with one next door. 1 of the reviews on this site are from customers in Whittington, Thomson and Breakwater, next door to Newcomb.
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.
For bamboo we cut the culms to the ground and chip them, then excavate the rhizome mass — by hand along fences and pipes, by machine where there is room — following runners out to their ends. Clumping bamboo lifts out as one root ball; running bamboo means chasing rhizomes, sometimes under a path or into the neighbour’s side. What comes out goes on the truck, not into your green bin.
Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal in Newcomb — 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
Check the council rule below before removing a very large old yucca or a bamboo grove in Newcomb: most are well under any size threshold, but Api checks as part of the quote so there are no surprises.
The full service pages: Bamboo Pruning & Removal and Yucca Removal — every one available in Newcomb.
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Do you need a permit to remove a tree in Newcomb?
The rule that applies to a tree in a Newcomb garden is Clause 52.37 of the Greater Geelong Planning Scheme — here is what it says.
Greater Geelong is one of the councils without a private-tree local law: when it reviewed tree protection on private land in 2024 its officers recommended strengthening the planning scheme and asking the state for a state-wide approach rather than a local law or a significant-tree overlay.
That state-wide approach arrived in September 2025 as Clause 52.37. The council publishes its own guide: a canopy tree is more than 5 m tall with a trunk over 0.5 m around at 1.4 m and a canopy of at least 4 m; a permit is needed to remove one anywhere on a vacant residential lot, or within 6 m of the narrowest street frontage or 4.5 m of the rear boundary where a house already stands. Council officers may assess the application only against the clause’s own purpose and decision guidelines, and a replacement tree — at least 6 m tall and 4 m wide at maturity — is the usual condition.
Vegetation and heritage overlays on the title apply on top, especially along the Barwon and the coast.
Source: City of Greater Geelong — 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.
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Real jobs, real photos — Api, the crew and the truck, across the Geelong region. Nothing staged, nothing stock.
What customers near Newcomb say
Jesse F
Geelong · Nov 2022
Quick to respond with quote, able to get to the job promptly, site was left clean and undamaged with the tree over hanging a fence. Would highly recommend them.
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What clients across the Geelong region 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…
Newcomb Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal — common questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Newcomb?
Greater Geelong has no local law for trees on private land — its 2024 review chose not to introduce one — so the test is the state canopy-tree clause: a planning permit for a canopy tree on a vacant residential lot, or one near the front or rear boundary of a lot with a house, decided through VicSmart in about ten business days. Overlays on the title still apply. 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 Newcomb?
Bamboo is priced on the area of the stand and how far it has run; yucca on the size of the clump and how tight the access is. A single yucca in an open Newcomb front yard is a quick job; a bamboo screen that has gone under a slab is a day’s digging. Api quotes both free and in person.
How long does it take?
Half a day for a couple of yuccas, a full day for an established bamboo stand. Api tells you at the quote.
Can you get in if the access is tight?
Yes. Tight access adds time, not difficulty; we carry root balls out in sections and chip the tops on the street.
What happens to the waste?
Removed in full, bed raked and backfilled ready to replant. Bamboo chip is never left as mulch.
Will the bamboo or yucca come back after you remove it?
Not if the roots come out, which is the whole point of how we do it. Bamboo can send up an odd shoot from a missed rhizome fragment in the first season; yucca can do the same from a piece of root. Both are easy to deal with when they are small, and we will come back if it happens.