Gunderman
Tree removal in Gunderman
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Gunderman, for bush-edge blocks between the sandstone, the tall forest and the main road.
Tree work in Gunderman
Escarpments, tall eucalypts and grass tree forest at Mill Creek
NSW National Parks describes Mill Creek campground, in Dharug National Park at Gunderman, as flat, grassy sites by the creek amid rugged sandstone escarpments and dense eucalypt forests. Where forest like that meets a house block, a big gum near the house is usually taken down in sections on ropes rather than felled whole, and rocky sandstone ground can slow the stump grinding.
Nearby, the Grass Tree circuit starts near Mill Creek picnic area and meanders through rainforest and grass tree forest. Trees in damp, shaded gullies like those are seldom within reach of machinery, so one standing near a house is usually climbed and lowered piece by piece, and the timber is carried out by hand.
Services in Gunderman
Tall gums on ropes, grinding on sandstone, hand carries
Tree removal
Trees on bush-edge blocks brought down a piece at a time where a house or shed sits below.
Stump grinding
Stumps ground where the sandstone allows, or cut low where rock sits just under the soil.
Tree pruning
Dead wood and loose bark taken out, and the crown raised clear of the roof before summer.
How it works
From the first message to a written quote
The council question is settled before any price, and nothing is booked until you have said yes to a quote in writing.
- 1
Tell us what the tree is doing
Where it stands, what it is close to and what you would like done about it.
- 2
A contractor comes to see it
A tree contractor who covers your suburb looks at the tree, the access and what is underneath it.
- 3
The council question is answered
Height, trunk size, distance from the house and the species decide whether a permit or an exemption applies.
- 4
You get it in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date on one page, and nothing is booked until you have said yes.
Gunderman questions
A big hazard burn, a fire named for the road, and stop/go work
Is the bush around Gunderman burnt to reduce fuel?
It is, and on a large scale. NPWS fire history records a prescribed burn named Gunderman HR, which ran from 6 to 8 May 2017 and covered about 486.9 hectares. A burn that size shows how much fire-prone bush surrounds the homes here, so clearing dead wood and leaf litter, and lifting the canopy away from gutters, is routine work before each fire season.
Has a wildfire burnt in Gunderman itself?
Yes: the same records include a wildfire named Wisemans Ferry Rd, Gunderman, which takes its name from the main road through the suburb. It ran from 21 to 26 November 2018 and burnt about 13.2 hectares. Along that route, where houses and traffic meet the bush, trees leaning over roofs and the roadway are checked for dead limbs and loose bark before summer.
Is traffic control needed for work beside the main route?
It can be: stabilisation work on that route from July 2010 ran under stop/go traffic control. In that job Gosford City Council used large machinery to rebuild the road embankment south east of the Gunderman Creek bridge. A truck, chipper or stump grinder parked beside the same stretch can meet the same kind of control, and a tree above a cutting comes down under traffic management.
