There are a number of Leopard Trees that are planted in the Moreton Bay Region that have become a pest to residents for both safety and residential impact issues. These trees drop pods/seeds regularly which are usually cleaned up by the residents despite the tress being planted on council property.
If these pods are not collected and then 1 or more get into the path of a lawn mower, they can be flung out at high speeds which could damage/break windows or worse hit someone in the body or eyes. The roots raise concrete which in turn can be a trip hazard for someone. And if the pods disintergrate or break they seep out liquid that stains our pathways and driveways.
It seems very unfair that residents are not allowed to trim the trees yet Council do not maintain them in anyway unless requested and that they have such a large impact on our time and properties.
We, the undersigned, call on our local council to remove the existing Leopard trees that impact our properties and are a safety hazard and replace them with a species that has less impact on residential properties.
The tree in question has the following issues:
1. They drop pods/seeds which in turn have to be collected by residents. If left uncollected, they could become a safety hazard should they be picked up by a lawn mower.
2. The roots raise concrete which in turn could become a trip hazard for pedestrians.
3. The trees are not maintained by local council despite being on council land, unless requested leaving the streetscape unsightly and unsafe.
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The Removal of Pest Trees petition to Moreton Bay Regional Council was written by Jodie Sewell and is in the category Neighborhood Living at GoPetition.