Tullamarine Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal
Bamboo and yucca removed at the root in Tullamarine so they never come back — paving, pipes and footings protected.
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Bamboo removal and yucca removal in Tullamarine, done properly
If the bamboo in your Tullamarine garden is coming up in the lawn, or the yucca down the side of the house is now taller than the gutter, the fix is the same: get the roots out. We do it by hand around pipes, footings and pavers, by machine where there is room, and we take every fragment away.
The nearest suburbs we also cover are Airport West (2 km), Gowanbrae (2 km), Gladstone Park (3 km), so a job in Tullamarine is often paired with one next door. 2 of the reviews on this site are from customers in Airport West, Gowanbrae and Gladstone Park, next door to Tullamarine.
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.
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 & Yucca Removal in Tullamarine — 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
Never put bamboo or yucca offcuts in a compost heap or a green bin you will empty on the garden: both root from fragments. We take everything away for exactly that reason.
The full service pages: Bamboo Pruning & Removal and Yucca Removal — every one available in Tullamarine.
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Do you need a permit to remove a tree in Tullamarine?
Before anything is cut in Tullamarine, the permit question comes first, and the answer depends on Hume City Council.
Hume’s published tree policies deal with the trees the council owns — the streets and reserves — and say private land is out of their scope, so there is no council size test to measure a garden tree against in Sunbury or Tullamarine.
What does apply is the planning scheme: the state canopy-tree clause in the residential zones since September 2025, planning permits for native vegetation, and the overlays that sit on many Hume titles, especially on the larger blocks and around the creeks. Hume publishes a property-information service that reports the controls on a specific address.
Api checks the title and the zone as part of quoting, and will tell you straight if a permit is needed before anything is cut.
Source: Hume City Council — 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 Melbourne’s north-west. Nothing staged, nothing stock.
What customers near Tullamarine say
Belinda
Niddrie · Jan 2023
Very prompt and efficient
Matt
Gowanbrae · Feb 2021
Api and his team are some of the nicest people I have ever met. They did a fantastic job for us and I would highly recommend them. I will definitely be using they’re services again.
Bamboo & yucca around Tullamarine
The same crew, the same day rates, in the suburbs next door:
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What clients across Melbourne’s north-west 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…
Tullamarine Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal — common questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Tullamarine?
Hume’s tree policy covers street and reserve trees, not private gardens, so for a planted tree the question is the planning scheme: the state canopy-tree clause in the residential zones, and any vegetation, heritage or bushfire overlay on the title. Native vegetation needs a planning permit. Hume’s property-information service will confirm what applies to an address. 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 Tullamarine?
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?
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. Most yuccas in Tullamarine are in a side passage a metre wide and most bamboo is on a fence line; we dig by hand and carry the root balls out in sections.
What happens to the waste?
Taken away in full. Bamboo chip is not left as mulch — it is too easy for a piece of rhizome to hide in it.
Will the bamboo or yucca come back after you remove it?
Not when the roots are out, which is the point of doing it this way. A stray shoot from a missed fragment in the first season is possible; it is easy to deal with and we come back if it happens.