Tree removal permits in Marion
Marion is both a suburb, about 10 kilometres south-west of the city at postcode 5043, and a council of 25 suburbs covering 55.5 km². The council area runs from Edwardstown and Ascot Park down to Darlington and Hallett Cove, with its offices in Sturt.
The regulated tree rules are state rules, so they work the same way in every Marion suburb: 1 metre of trunk circumference makes a tree regulated, 2 metres significant. What changes from one suburb to the next is the ground, the age of the gardens and the access. Hallett Cove has its own page: tree removal in Hallett Cove.
Our SA permits page explains how an application works.
Tree removal in Marion: what's local
The old village
William Light and B. T. Finniss laid out Marion in 1838 on the banks of the Sturt River. Richard Hamilton planted the first vineyards the same year.
A river in a channel
Since 1965, a concrete channel has lined the Sturt River from Sturt Road to the Patawalonga. The Sturt River Linear Park follows it from Marion to Glenelg.
Warriparinga
At Warriparinga in Bedford Park, where the river leaves its gorge for the plains, grape vines and fruit trees planted by early settlers still grow beside wetlands opened in December 1998.
Public reserves
Oaklands Reserve, shared with Oaklands Park, and the linear park are public land, so a tree problem there goes to the City of Marion, not to an arborist you book.
Tree jobs you can do yourself in Marion
You can
- Prune fruit trees and small branches from the ground with secateurs or loppers
- Measure and photograph a big tree before asking for quotes
- Trim small branches crossing onto your side, from the ground, unless the tree is significant
- Keep people and cars away from a split or hanging limb
Leave to an arborist
- Removing a tree of regulated size, once approval is sorted
- Anything near the line from the pole to your house
- Stump grinding near pipes, after services are located
- Old fruit trees or vines grown taller than you can reach from the ground
Hiring an arborist in Marion
We'd measure first, because in a council this varied the trunk size is the one test that's the same everywhere. Then we'd call the City of Marion. If the tree is an old fruit tree or a long-established planting, we'd ask an arborist whether careful pruning could keep it going before deciding it has to come out. See fruit tree pruning.
Storm damage and fallen trees in Marion
If anyone's in danger, 000. Storm help comes from the SA SES. A tree on powerlines: SA Power Networks, and keep 10 metres from a fallen line and anything it touches. The SES counts a tree on the lines as a tree-down incident and asks people to avoid the area.