An assessor hasn’t visited the home of Kelmscott resident Andrew Brown, despite an incident last September in which a tree branch pierced the roof of his greenhouse and nearly struck his partner.
“(The tree’s) healthy but it’s dangerous,” Mr Brown said.
“I went out there before work at 1.30am (on November 11) and the tree was bowing – the tree literally bends.
“And all I get from the council is that it’s a healthy tree but it keeps dropping projectiles.”
In Tree branch nearly hits man’s partner (Examiner, September 25), Mr Brown said he wanted an assessor to see the damage, have the tree removed or lopped back and to get compensation from the city’s insurer.
Mr Brown said the city wasn’t going to meet his requests.
“They say it’s only one particular branch,” he said.
“And I said, ‘no, it’s multiple branches that fall all year round’.
“They said talk to your insurance company (but) we can’t afford to pay $2000 excess, and that was pretty much it.”
A City of Armadale spokesperson said the matter was referred to the city’s insurer who independently reviewed the claim.
“The insurer found that the city was not liable,” the spokesperson said.
“The tree has been maintained in line with an independent arborist’s recommendations.
“As there was no evidence of negligence by the city, the insurer made the decision to decline the claim on October 8, 2025.
“The city will continue to maintain the tree in accordance with the arborist’s recommendations.
“As the matter has now been addressed through the insurer’s process, the city has no further comment to add.”
