"It's costing us both emotionally and financially."
Street tree frustrations continue to grow ahead of a tree management policy review by the City of Mandurah this month.
The Mandurah Mail previously reported on the motion to review the city's tree management policy, which could see the Norfolk Island pine tree added to the 'inappropriate tree species' list.
Cr Ahmed Zilani, who pushed for the review, said he wanted residents to be able to receive approval to cut down street trees.
"I get calls every day from residents with issues about their street trees - they sometimes cry because the issue is so painful," he said.
"I want to push for residents to be able to get approval to remove a tree if they have issues with it."
Cox Bay resident Jon Glanert is just one of many people wanting a tree change.
"Last year we created a petition and we got about 80 or more per cent of the residents to sign saying we needed the trees to be taken out because they are totally unsuitable for this location," he said.
"We are on a landfill so we are on a shallow water table and therefore these roots just spread.
"We love trees but the Norfolk Island pine trees are useless."
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Anyone who is near these trees is suffering problems.
- Cox Bay resident Jon Glanert
With the Norfolk Island pine tree causing many problems in Cox Bay, several residents told the Mandurah Mail about their frustrations.
"Anyone who is near these trees is suffering problems," Mr Ganert said.
"The council had to redo my driveway because it rises up now - the garage floor is being pushed up and it is cracked.
"The council workers were also here about two weeks ago because the water main got damaged and cut the power off, all because of the tree roots."
"My boundary wall was cracking and I had to fix it with my own money," another resident Kathleen Proudley said.
The Norfolk Island pine is not the only tree causing issues as Mandurah resident Craig Cormack has been pleading with the council to let him cut down a more than 30-metre-high lemon scented gum.
"They won't cut it down because it's a healthy tree but my issue is it's unsafe," he said.
"It's dropping massive branches even in normal weather but it's worse when it's windy and stormy - during storms I don't get any sleep.
"Just this year I've called council workers out to take big branches away three times.
"The worst scenario is it could fall on the house or fall on someone and ultimately kill them."
The review of the tree management policy is expected to come back to council at its November meeting.