South Yarra Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal
Bamboo and yucca removed at the root in South Yarra so they never come back — paving, pipes and footings protected.
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Bamboo removal and yucca removal in South Yarra, done properly
Bamboo and yucca share one habit that makes them the most-regretted plants in South Yarra: 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 South Yarra, Cremorne, Prahran and Windsor and the rest of Melbourne’s inner east.
The nearest suburbs we also cover are Cremorne (about a kilometre), Prahran (2 km), Windsor (2 km), so a job in South Yarra is often paired with one next door. 2 of the reviews on this site are from customers in Cremorne, Prahran and Windsor, next door to South Yarra.
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.
After removal we rake through the bed for root fragments, backfill, and tell you what to watch for over the next season. Bamboo and yucca can both send up a shoot or two from a missed piece; we come back and deal with it if they do.
Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal in South Yarra — 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 South Yarra, 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 South Yarra.
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Do you need a permit to remove a tree in South Yarra?
The rule that applies to a tree in a South Yarra garden is the General Local Law — here is what it says.
Stonnington’s General Local Law protects significant trees on private land: a tree or palm 140 cm or more in circumference at 1.4 m above its base, one whose trunks total 140 cm at that height, one 180 cm or more around at the base, or any tree on the Significant Tree Register. Removing, pruning, or carrying out works inside the Tree Protection Zone — building, excavation, trenching, filling, storing materials — needs a Tree Works Permit, and removal without one is fined.
The application takes a location sketch and at least two photographs; only the owner (or someone with the owner’s written authority) can apply. For an urgent removal, a qualified arborist’s assessment is emailed to the council first.
Since September 2025 a planning permit can also be needed in the residential zones under the state canopy-tree clause, even with no overlay on the land; the council’s permit finder walks through both.
Source: City of Stonnington — trees on private property, 8290 1333. 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 South Yarra say
Graeme
Toorak · Apr 2022
Great job. Delivered what they promised, unlike others who previously promised but didn't deliver. Professional and friendly at a very competitive price.
Mark F
Toorak · Feb 2022
Connected with Aps Tree Removal and would recommend them
Bamboo & yucca around South Yarra
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What clients across Melbourne’s inner east say
Siva Sankar
4 Dec 2024
Just Fab, Awesome job. Thank you for your work.
Emily Cavka
3 Dec 2024
I had 3 trees removed and I am very happy with their work.
Harrison singh
19 Nov 2024
Api is very professional and reliable. I have used his services few times and he has always exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend his services.
Sonny Reyes
14 Oct 2024
Very professional. The best job done at reasonable price. Thank you so much!
Suhair Bdeiwe
3 Oct 2024
Great service, I highly recommend them.
Ian Rogers
3 Oct 2024
Very happy with Api and his team with the removal of a very large jacaranda tree and several yucca trees. Always on time and provided advice on tasks…
Graciela Marinaro
26 Sept 2024
The guys were fantastic, very helpful with great customer service. I needed a very tall she oak removed in between my other plants, the guys were very…
Daniel M
26 Sept 2024
Api was a pleasure to deal with from the first call. He came the same day to have a look at the trees which needed to be cut and provided a very compe…
mikep p
25 Sept 2024
Two trees and stumps removed and site cleanup afterwards at a very reasonable price. Professional and friendly staff. Apps Tree Removal should be your…
Em
13 Sept 2024
Had Api come and trim back some out of control trees on our new property to a maintainable level, looks fantastic and he and his team were prompt, tid…
Mostafa Haroun
12 Sept 2024
API came through to our house with his team and gave us a quote for the work that we where happy with. When he was done we where so greatful and appre…
MonS S
4 Sept 2024
Exceptional service. Api and the team chopped and mulched trees and cleaned up to leave the yard immaculate. Highly recommend!
South Yarra Bamboo Removal & Yucca Removal — common questions
Do I need a permit to remove a tree in South Yarra?
Yes, for a significant tree — 140 cm or more around the trunk at 1.4 m (trunks added together for a multi-stem tree), 180 cm at the base, or a tree on the Significant Tree Register: Stonnington requires a Tree Works Permit to prune or remove it, or to dig or build inside its root zone. Residential-zone canopy trees near a boundary need a planning permit under the state clause. 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 South Yarra?
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 South Yarra quote.
How long does it take?
A morning for yuccas, a day for bamboo. We do not leave a half-dug bed overnight.
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?
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.