10 Kenneth Street Tamarama NSW 2026

Remove one (1) Norfolk Island Hibiscus adjacent to garage. This tree is regarded as a potential environmental weed in most Australian states. The fibreglass splinters in its seedpods cause skin irritation and allergic reaction while airborne and as fallen debris, and require painful removal with tweezers. This tree was found to be of low ecological and horticultural value due to its poor health and structure, it possesses no outstanding attributes worthy of retention - its removal is supported.

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(Source: Waverley Council, reference TPO-239/2020)

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  1. Lenore commented

    I strongly object to the removal of this tree. It is on public land and is much sought after by the birds in the area.

  2. Jason Smith commented

    It's somewhat late! This tree was removed in January this year. The replacement Tuckaroo tree is quite sizeable but will still take many many years to grow to the size of the tree removed.

    The council advised that this tree is a weed and causes skin irritations. They also said that they are removing these trees when requested. It's interesting that there are so many of these along for instance the bondi walk and with the sheer number of people who use that path surely someone would have complained, but none of those trees appear to have been removed. However, a lot owner can complain about one tree due to wanting to expand their view, the tree is removed and the council, while being quite communicative, refused to reconsider prior to removal.

    I used to have a vehicle parked underneath a sister tree in the front yard of this property and yes the seed pod fibres were annoying but it didn't worry me too much

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