Exempt tree species
These species may be exempt from requiring a Vegetation Removal Permit. Other approvals and restrictions may still apply because of the property’s location, heritage status, development controls or environmental significance.
An exemption from a Vegetation Removal Permit does not override heritage, development, environmental or biosecurity requirements.
Contact AlburyCity before removing vegetation if:
- the property is heritage listed or in a heritage conservation area
- the vegetation is listed on the Significant Tree Register
- the vegetation is near the Murray River
- the work is associated with development
- the vegetation may provide native wildlife habitat
- you are unsure of the species.
Priority environmental weeds
Council identifies the following species as priority environmental weeds for the purpose of Vegetation Removal Permit requirements.
Weed classifications and landholder obligations vary. Check NSW WeedWise for current identification, control and biosecurity information.
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| Cape broom | Genista monspessulana |
| Flax-leaf broom | Genista linifolia |
| Lantana | Lantana camara |
| Mesquite | Prosopis sp. |
| Prickly pears | Austrocylindropuntia sp., Cylindropuntia sp., Opuntia sp. |
| Scotch broom | Cytisus scoparius subsp. scoparius |
| Willow species | Salix sp. |
Other exempt species
The following introduced or environmental weed species may be exempt from requiring a Vegetation Removal Permit, subject to the conditions above.
| Common name | Scientific name |
|---|---|
| All Ash species | Fraxinus sp. |
| Bamboo species | Bambusa sp. |
| Box elder, variegated box elder | Acer negundo |
| Broom species | Genista sp., Cytisus sp. |
| Camphor laurel | Cinnamomum camphora |
| Canary Island date palm | Phoenix canariensis |
| Cassia | Cassia sp. |
| Castor oil plant | Ricinus communis |
| Chinese tallow | Triadica sebifera |
| Cocos Palm | Syagrus romanzoffiana |
| Cootamundra wattle | Acacia baileyana |
| Cotoneaster | Cotoneaster sp. |
| Crab apple | Malus sp. |
| Early Black Wattle | Acacia decurrens |
| Evergreen Alder | Alnus jorullensis |
| False Acacia | Robinia pseudoacacia |
| Firethorn | Pyracantha sp. |
| Flinders Ranges Wattle | Acacia iteaphylla |
| Fruit trees | Prunus and Citrus species |
| Golden ash | Fraxinus excelsior 'Aurea' |
| Golden Wreath Wattle | Acacia saligna |
| Gossamer Wattle | Acacia floribunda |
| Hackberry species | Celtis sp. |
| Hawthorn | Crataegus sp. |
| Liquidambar | Liquidambar styraciflua |
| Loquat | Eriobotrya japonica |
| Mirror Bush | Coprosma repens |
| New Zealand cabbage palm | Cordyline australis |
| Oleander | Nerium oleander |
| Olive - fruiting varieties only | Olea europaea |
| Ovens Wattle | Acacia pravissima |
| Pittosporum | Pittosporum sp. |
| Plum | Prunus sp. |
| Poplar | Populus sp. |
| Privet | Ligustrum sp. |
| Queensland Silver Wattle | Acacia podalyrifolia |
| Rhus Tree | Toxicodendron succedaneum |
| Senna | Senna sp. |
| Silky Oak | Grevillea robusta |
| Snowy River Wattle | Acacia boormani |
| Strawberry Tree | Arbutus unedo |
| Sydney Golden Wattle | Acacia longifolia |
| Tree lucerne (tagasaste) | Chamaecytisus proliferus |
| Tree of heaven | Ailanthus altissima |
| Wild Tobacco | Solanum mauritianum |
| Yucca | Yucca sp. |
