The WA Tree Recovery Program has been designed to specifically support those people and places across Perth who have lost trees from the effects of Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB).
Residents impacted by tree loss due to shot-hole borer, may be eligible for a rebate up to $150 for every tree they replace.
Below is some important information on how the State’s nurseries and garden retailers can help the community pick the right tree and get their rebate.
Tax invoices
Suppliers are required to provide customers with a tax invoice that meets Australian Tax Office (ATO) requirements:
- WA-based business name and Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Receipt number
- Purchase date
- Itemised tree and establishment item purchase
- Total amount paid (including GST)
Ensure the tax invoice is not handwritten and has no handwritten additions such as date or ABN
A valid tax invoice is required as proof of tree purchase and to show the price paid for the tree and establishment items. The rebate amount that eligible claimants will receive is equal to the amount they spent on the tree and establishment items, up to $150.
Plant labels
A photo of the plant label showing the scientific or common name is required to verify that the claimant has purchased an eligible tree. The plant label can either be a tag in the soil or on the pot, a sticker on the side of the pot or a sign for the tree species that sits on the display shelf. If you don’t provide individual pot labels, please direct the customer to where they can take a photo of the sign/label for the tree they are purchasing.
Eligible trees and establishment items
To be eligible for a rebate the customer must purchase a tree. The program has defined a tree as having a canopy that will reach at least 3 metres in height when mature. Customers are not required to purchase a native tree to be eligible for the WA Tree Recovery Program rebate.
The customer will not be eligible for a rebate if they purchase one of the following tree species identified by DPIRD as reproductive host species with very high and extreme susceptibility to PSHB:
- Box elder maple (Acer negundo)
- Castor oil (Ricinus communis)
- Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
- Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)
- Common fig (Ficus carica)
- Coral tree (Erythrina x sykesii)
- London Plane tree (Platanus x acerifolia)
- Moreton Bay fig (Ficus macrophylla)
- Poinciana (Delonix regia)
- Port Jackson fig (Ficus rubiginosa)
- River sheoak (Casuarina cunninghamiana)
- Robinia, black locust, mop top (Robinia pseudoacacia)
- Wedding bush (Ricinocarpos pinifolius)
- White mulberry (Morus alba)
Tree planting establishment items can also be included in the $150 claim. Eligible establishment items include soil, soil improver, fertilizer, mulch, soil wetting agent, tree support stakes and guards and additional eligible trees. Eligible establishment items and the replacement tree must be purchased in one transaction.
How can you help?
By providing advice to customers on:
- Selection of native trees suited to the space in their yard
- Tree planting and care
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