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Tree removal and tree lopping in Midland

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

In Midland, the City of Swan's fire hazard notice covers every block, small ones included, and it says no tree crowns or branches should hang over buildings.

  • 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 Midland?

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 and earmuffs dragging a cut gum branch across a back lawn

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.

Bushfire clearing in Midland

Yes. The 2026-27 Fire Hazard Reduction Notice is addressed to all owners and occupiers of land in the City of Swan. Even a block of 5,000 sqm or less needs an asset protection zone, a low-fuel area reaching 20m out from the walls of the house, though only within your own lot.

This season's date was November 1, 2026, and the standard has to hold up to and including April 30, 2027. The notice allows a penalty of up to $5,000 or a $250 infringement notice, plus the cost of any work the City does for you.

What the asset protection zone asks of your trees

  • Tree canopy covering no more than 15 per cent of the zone, with clear space between crowns.
  • Trees under-pruned, with the lower branches removed, to at least 2m above the ground.
  • No tree crowns or branches hanging over the house or other buildings.
  • No new tree or shrub over 2m high planted within 3m of a building.
  • Grass under 10cm, and dry leaves and debris cleared from right beside the building.

Tree removal permits in Midland

The City says landowners are responsible for environmental and heritage checks on any work its notice requires. So the notice isn't a reason to skip the approval questions. WA makes clearing native vegetation an offence without a permit or an exemption, and our WA permits page covers who to ask.

Street trees belong to the City. It prunes them to the Australian pruning standard, AS 4373-2007, asks residents not to prune them, and has to approve any removal, usually with a replacement planted.

Tree removal in Midland: what's local

A junction town

Midland Junction was laid out in 1891, and the government railway workshops moved in between 1902 and 1904, staying until 1994. 'Junction' came off the name in 1961, which makes this one of Perth's older centres.

Both borer zones

The City of Swan spans both the shot-hole borer's Management Zone and its outer Containment Zone, so the City says to check the current quarantine map before moving wood, prunings or green waste. The borer can infest more than 500 tree and plant species.

Report it first

If you see small round holes, sawdust-like frass or gumming on a trunk, don't prune or remove the tree until DPIRD has given advice. Report it through the MyPestGuide Reporter app.

Trees and power lines in Midland

Stay 8 metres away from a damaged powerline and assume it's live, then call Western Power. If anyone is injured or there's fire, call 000 first. If a storm has left the house badly damaged and unsafe, the SES can help.

Hiring an arborist in Midland

Walk around the house and look up. Anything hanging over the roof is the first thing the notice cares about, and once it's above head height it's arborist work. If this season's work isn't done yet, get it done now, and ask the arborist to confirm where the prunings go under the quarantine. If a whole tree has to come out to meet the zone, check with the City first.

Tree removal and tree lopping in Midland: common questions

Does the fire notice cover small blocks in Midland?

Yes. City of Swan land of 5,000 sqm or less still needs an asset protection zone, grass no higher than 10cm and natural vegetation at or below eight tonnes per hectare.

Can I cut the branches hanging over my house myself?

Small ones you can reach with both feet on the ground, using loppers or a pruning saw, yes. Anything higher, or anything near a power line, is arborist work. See tree pruning in Perth.

Where do my prunings go in Midland?

The City of Swan says green waste from the quarantine area should go to an approved facility, with the whole load contained and covered. Check the borer map first, because Swan spans both zones.

Need an arborist in Midland?

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

Tree job in Midland?

What needs doing?

Only one local arborist gets your number.

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Sources

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