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Land clearing for a development on the Gold Coast isn’t as simple as clearing the block. Council approval exists to manage vegetation impact, and getting it wrong can delay a project or bring penalties that dwarf the cost of doing it properly.

Storm season on the Gold Coast puts every tree on a property to the test, and the ones most likely to fail aren’t always the obviously unhealthy ones. Here’s how to prepare your trees before the season arrives, and what to do once the storm has passed.

It is one of the first questions Gold Coast property owners ask when they start thinking about tree removal – and one of the most important to get right before any work begins. Do I need council approval to remove this tree?

“How much will it cost?” is usually the first question we’re asked, and it’s also the hardest to answer with a single figure. Tree removal pricing on the Gold Coast varies significantly.

Understanding the basic structure of a palm tree is the starting point for understanding why good and bad maintenance practices differ in their effects. Unlike most trees, palms do not produce secondary growth (the wood rings that give standard trees their trunk girth over time).

The reasons for pruning fall into several broad categories, each of which implies a different scope and technique. Safety pruning removes dead wood, hanging branches, and structural faults that create risk of branch failure, particularly over structures, vehicles, or pedestrian areas.