Priority Tree Services provide amongst other tree care services, stump grinding, tree removal and tree pruning (sometimes referred to as tree lopping), as well as consultancy by qualified arborists within the City of Sydney Council area. City of Sydney Council covers the following suburbs:
Annandale (parts) | Erskineville | Redfern |
Alexandria | Eveleigh | The Rocks |
Barangaroo | Forest Lodge | Rushcutters Bay (parts) |
Beaconsfield | Glebe | St Peters (parts) |
Camperdown | Haymarket | Surry Hills |
Centennial Park (parts) | Millers Point | Sydney |
Chippendale | Moore Park | Ultimo |
Darlinghurst | Newtown (parts) | Waterloo |
Darlington | Paddington (parts) | Woolloomooloo |
Dawes Point | Potts Point | Zetland |
Elizabeth Bay (parts) | Pyrmont |
Below is a brief overview of the Tree Preservation Order within City of Sydney Council. Please note this document should be used as a guide only.
To view complete Tree Preservation Order for this council please CLICK HERE.
City of Sydney Councils Tree Preservation Order allows for the following work to be carried out without consent or permission:
Exempt tree species within City of Sydney Council are as follows:
African Olive Olea europaea var. Africana | |
Banana Musa spp | |
Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora * | |
Celtis/Hackbery Celtis spp. * | |
Citrus Species (All varieties) | |
Cocos Palm Syagrus romanzoffianum | |
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster glaucophyllus | |
Cootamundra Wattle Acacia baileyana | |
Coral Tree Erythrina x sykesii * | |
Evergreen Alder Alnus jorullensis | |
False Acacia (not cvs) Robinia pseudacacia | |
Liquidambar Liquidambar styraciflua * | |
Loquat Eriobotrya japonica | |
Mulberry Morus spp | |
Norfolk Island Hibiscus Lagunaria atersonii | |
Oleander Nerium oleander | |
Privet Ligustrum spp | |
Rhus Tree Toxicodendron succedaneum | |
Rubber Tree Ficus elastica | |
Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima | |
Wild Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos | |
Castor Oil Plant Ricinus communis | |
Willows Salix spp. |
*Only if height is less than 10.0 metres and diameter at 1 metre less than 300mm
The Tree Preservation Order exemption list does not apply to the following:
Tree Preservation Order – click here
Application Form – click here
Fact Sheet Download –click here