Street trees

Trees make the City of Subiaco a beautiful place, and are an important part of the ecology and environment in urban areas. 

Verge street trees are managed by the City. The City’s written approval is needed before pruning, damaging, or removing trees located on council property. Without this approval, you may be committing an offence.

As part of the Local Planning Scheme No. 5, the City maintains a Significant Tree Register. If you'd like to nominate a tree to be listed on the register, please fill out this form. 

The City systematically selects, plants and maintains street trees, considering both existing and future streetscapes and the City’s environmental goals. Balancing site limitations, climate factors, safety, adjacent land uses and vehicle traffic, as well as physical characteristics of native and exotic trees, the City creates a leafy and shady environment for the community to enjoy. 

For information about annual laneway pruning, please check the link below:
 

For more information on street trees please refer to the City's Street and Reserve Tree Management Guidelines.

Your verge

Residents are welcomed to establish and maintain the verge next to their property. The City encourages landscaping with low water use plants.

Landscaping developments to the verge not involving paving or any constructed elements, and complying with the City’s verge policy and management guidelines, may be undertaken without the City’s permission. 

For more information about verges, please check the links below:

Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB)

The City encourages residents to monitor trees on their property for PSHB, as early detection is key to minimising further impact on neighbouring trees.
 

There are a number of symptoms that indicate a tree may be infested, including:

• Beetle entry holes (approximately the size of a ballpoint pen tip)
• Discolouration or staining of wood
• ‘Gumming’; the appearance of thick resin or sap
• ‘Galleries’; intricate tunnels or galleries where PSHB farm fungus
• Frass; a noodling effect that can be present extruding from trees, produced by the beetle’s tunnelling
• Dieback.

Important trees to check are maple, willow, plane, coral tree and avocado.

Residents who suspect they have borer damage to trees should call the DPIRD’s Pest and Disease Information Service on 9368 3080 or email padis@dpird.wa.gov.au. Further information can be found at www.agric.wa.gov.au/borer