Palm removal in Ōtūmoetai and Matua

On the peninsula between the harbour and the Waikareao Estuary, James and the crew take out and trim palms in the older gardens, and leave with every frond.

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Fronds reaching out over a roof

Palms in the older gardens

Ōtūmoetai’s houses went up from the 1950s, as the orchards and farms were cut up, and Matua grew through the 1960s. Gardens that age have had time to grow big palms close to the house.

We take those out from the top, piece by piece, or trim off the dead skirt, the seed heads and the fronds over the roof. Sloping harbour sections are worked the same way, with every piece let down on a rope.

An overgrown garden corner beside a house wall, with a palm hidden among the shrubs and dead fronds — An overgrown corner by the house, the palm hidden among shrubs and dead fronds

Views over the harbour

The peninsula looks across the harbour to Mount Maunganui, and views matter here. On the Waratah Street bank above Fergusson Park, a 1954 covenant bars plants from growing into the neighbours’ views.

A palm that has grown into the view comes out like any other: climbed, cut in pieces and carted off.

Ōtūmoetai and Matua have plenty of listed trees, from pōhutukawa on Kulim Avenue to a titoki on Levers Road. None of them is a palm: Tauranga’s only listed palm is a Chilean wine palm at Wharepai Domain.

Ōtūmoetai and Matua at a glance

Postcode: 3110
Council: Tauranga City Council
On the map: The Ōtūmoetai peninsula, between the harbour and the Waikareao Estuary
Parks: Kulim Park, Fergusson Park and the Matua saltmarsh

Palm tips for Ōtūmoetai and Matua

Palms in Kulim Park and the harbour reserves are council trees, so ask the council about those.
A photo from the deck or the lawn shows James how the palm sits against the view and the roof.
Big palm on a sloping section? Mention the slope on the form, and James plans where every piece comes down.

Next door: Ōmokoroa and Maungatapu. Every area we cover

Ōtūmoetai and Matua palm questions

Can you take out a palm on a sloping harbour section?

Yes. It’s climbed and dismantled from the top, each piece lowered on a rope.

Is my palm protected?

Not by the City Plan: the only palm on Tauranga’s notable trees list is at Wharepai Domain. A covenant or a consent condition on your title can still protect one, and it shows on your LIM.

Do you cover Bellevue and Brookfield too?

Yes, the whole Ōtūmoetai peninsula and the rest of Tauranga, with a free quote on site.