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azrael · 15th February 2008, 04:41 AM

My understanding this legislation was originally introduced to stop the removal of whole plants, and the stripping of foliage and flowers of native plants from natural areas (be it National Parks, State Parks, Crown Land or roadside reserves and creek side areas) for re-sale either in floriculture or as whole plants (It also includes collection of orchids and other epiphytes).

The point here is that many of the local councils have HIGH regard for these palm species ... particularly the remant ones near creeks, on the coastal and plains and the foothills where urban development is sneaking in.
If you build and there are remnant palms, you will be required to keep the palms .... at best you may be permitted to transplant ... but usually with a substantial bond attached ... and not until all other design avenues were exhausted.

The species mentioned are NOT EXEMPT SPECIES...and quite the opposite ... they are highly regarded endemic species. I doubt a permit would be granted for the removal of a healthy Livistona, and probably not a Bangalow either.

The thread was intended to give a balanced view on the value that is held of (some) palms...and an alert that there are "look-alike" palms which must be differentiated.

15th February 2008, 04:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
azrael Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Earth Australia Posts: 321	Re: Palms and other Protected Plant Species, N.S.W. Australia My understanding this legislation was originally introduced to stop the removal of whole plants, and the stripping of foliage and flowers of native plants from natural areas (be it National Parks, State Parks, Crown Land or roadside reserves and creek side areas) for re-sale either in floriculture or as whole plants (It also includes collection of orchids and other epiphytes). The point here is that many of the local councils have HIGH regard for these palm species ... particularly the remant ones near creeks, on the coastal and plains and the foothills where urban development is sneaking in. If you build and there are remnant palms, you will be required to keep the palms .... at best you may be permitted to transplant ... but usually with a substantial bond attached ... and not until all other design avenues were exhausted. The species mentioned are NOT EXEMPT SPECIES...and quite the opposite ... they are highly regarded endemic species. I doubt a permit would be granted for the removal of a healthy Livistona, and probably not a Bangalow either. The thread was intended to give a balanced view on the value that is held of (some) palms...and an alert that there are "look-alike" palms which must be differentiated.