Street Trees
Street trees are a significant component of The City’s urban forest and are one of our most important assets. There are many iconic streets within the City that are recognised for their beautiful streetscapes such as the Jacarandas in Applecross.
Trees provide many benefits to society and are considered to be one of the most effective ways in which society can adapt to climate change and the associated extreme weather events that are expected to occur at greater intensity into the future.
We provide free street trees to residents and take care of the pruning, maintenance and health inspections of these trees. It is an offence for residents to prune, remove or vandalise these trees and heavy penalties apply.
Free Street Tree Request
We provide free street trees to residents as part of our Urban Forest Strategy.
To request a free tree for your verge, lodge an online request using our Online Services. We will review your request and get in touch regarding your request within 60 working days.
We place orders with nurseries in the month of October to ensure they are able to provide the number and species required for the planting season in the following year.
Please note, for this reason, any orders placed after October, your tree won’t be planted until the year after next. Ie, an order placed in November 2020 will not be planted until Winter 2022.
Make a Street Tree Maintenance Request
Some trees require pruning to maintain clearance from power lines and for safety reasons, such as maintaining sightlines.
The City will not prune trees to:
- Improve views
- Reduce leaf litter and fruit drop
- Avoid bird droppings
- Reduce shade
Please be aware that it is an offence to prune or remove verge trees. Furthermore, residents are not permitted to undertake activities that may detrimentally affect their verge tree; including hanging any items such as swings from the tree.
If you have any queries relating to your verge tree, contact the City on 1300 635 845 | 9364 0666 or by email on melinfo@melville.wa.gov.au.