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Tree removal in Modbury

Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Modbury, matched to a local arborist.

In Modbury, big trees in gardens from Tea Tree Gully's 1960s and 70s building boom can easily be past SA's regulated size, so measure the trunk and ask the council before you book a removal.

  • We match you with the local arborist who does your kind of job.
  • Tell us the job once, and the arborist who takes it calls you.
  • Storm damage and fallen trees flagged urgent.

Tree job in Modbury?

What needs doing?

If anyone is in danger, call 000. For storm damage to your home, call the SES. Then tell us the job.

Only one local arborist gets your number.

A worker in a helmet, earmuffs and a visor feeding a leafy branch into a wood chipper on a grass verge

Matched by the job, not just the postcode

A big gum over a roof, a stump and a council report are different jobs, so the job comes first.

Only one local arborist gets your number.

Your contact details go to one arborist for your job, so you deal with one person.

Storm jobs flagged urgent

Pick storm damage and the arborist sees it marked urgent. If anyone is in danger, call 000 first.

Council rules before the cut

Many councils protect bigger trees. The permit guides cover every state, so you can check first.

What happens next

A local arborist calls you.

Tell us the job

  1. Tell us the job

    What the tree needs and your postcode. A few taps.

  2. We pass it on

    To a local arborist near your postcode.

  3. They call you

    They talk it through, usually see the tree, and quote in writing. You decide.

Tree removal in Modbury: what's local

The boom years

The Tea Tree Gully council area went from just over 2,500 people in 1954 to almost 37,000 in 1971, and about 55,000 by 1975. Gardens planted in that rush have had half a century to grow.

Dry Creek

Dry Creek, a seasonal stream, runs through Modbury on its way from near Yatala Vale to the Barker Inlet, and the plain either side floods after heavy rain. Wet soil and a heavy crown are a poor mix in a gale, so creek-side trees are worth a look after big rain.

Parks and the trail

Civic Park, across the road from Tea Tree Plaza, and the 14 km Dry Creek River Trail are public land. Trees there are for the council to manage, not your arborist.

Postcode

Modbury, Modbury Heights and Modbury North are all 5092, and the City of Tea Tree Gully's own chambers are in the suburb.

Tree removal permits in Modbury

If it's big enough, yes. In metropolitan Adelaide, a trunk 1 metre or more around, measured 1 metre up from natural ground, makes a tree regulated, and 2 metres makes it significant. Those limits came down on 16 May 2024, so a tree that wasn't covered a few years ago may be now.

Gums don't get a break for being near the house. The allowance SA's rules make within 3 metres of a dwelling or in-ground pool doesn't extend to any Eucalyptus, Corymbia, Angophora or Willow Myrtle.

Approval comes through a development application. The council can approve, approve with conditions such as replacement trees, or refuse, and a refusal can go to the Environment, Resources and Development Court within 2 months. Our SA permits page walks through it.

Questions to ask an arborist in Modbury

  • Is the tree regulated or significant, and how did you measure it?
  • If approval is needed, who prepares the application and any report?
  • How will it come down safely near the house, the fence and the line to the pole?
  • What happens to the stump, the roots and the green waste?
  • Can I see your public liability insurance for this job?
  • If the council wants replacement trees, where could they go on my block?

Hiring an arborist in Modbury

We'd measure and photograph it, then ring the City of Tea Tree Gully with those details in hand. For a creek-side tree that's started leaning or lifting after rain, we'd have an arborist look at it before the next storm rather than after. And if the tree is healthy and just too big, we'd get a pruning quote alongside the removal quote and compare the two.

Trees and power lines in Modbury

Stay well back. Life in danger: 000. SA Power Networks looks after public powerlines, takes fault reports, and says to keep at least 10 metres from a fallen line. If the storm has damaged the house itself, ring the SA SES.

Tree removal in Modbury: common questions

Will my neighbours be told about my tree application?

Usually not. In SA, neighbours only hear about a regulated tree application if the tree stands on council land. If it hangs over their side, a friendly word before you apply still saves grief.

Is Golden Grove under the same council?

Yes. Golden Grove is also in the City of Tea Tree Gully, 6 km from Modbury. Its hilly blocks raise different questions, which our Golden Grove page covers.

Need an arborist in Modbury?

Pick the job and give your postcode, and a local arborist calls you.

Tree job in Modbury?

What needs doing?

Only one local arborist gets your number.

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Sources

Tree rules change, so check with your council before anything is cut. How we write and check these pages.