Gwandalan
Tree removal in Gwandalan
Tree pruning, removal and stump grinding in Gwandalan, among natives such as scribbly gum, swamp mahogany, broad-leaved paperbark, tallowwood and red bloodwood.
Tree work in Gwandalan
Burnt bush and the bushland council protects
Fire history kept by the parks service includes a wildfire named the Kanangra Road Fire. It started on 22 November 2006, ended the next day and covered about 11.4 hectares, all of it inside Gwandalan. Where homes back onto that bush, shed bark and fallen limbs are raked out before summer and the canopy is raised clear of the roof line.
Council's playspace in South Eastern Park sits amongst natural bushland near the shores of Lake Macquarie, and council says protecting the natural ecological features of South Eastern Park shaped its design, with the bush around it kept. Homes that back onto it keep the whole tree job on their own side, with machinery and offcuts out of the retained vegetation, and a native tree is checked against council's rules before it is removed.
Services in Gwandalan
Bush edges, native gums and the park boundary
Tree pruning
Dead limbs and hanging bark taken out of gums near the house, on blocks beside bush that burnt in a wildfire named the Kanangra Road Fire.
Tree removal
Scribbly gums and bloodwoods near the house lowered in pieces, with nothing dropped on the roof or the fence.
Stump grinding
Stumps of removed gums ground out below the lawn, the grindings spread as mulch or taken away.
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.
Gwandalan questions
Replacement natives and the rule on heavy lopping
What does council plant back here?
When council planned a new carpark at Tunkuwallin Oval, it chose scribbly gum, swamp mahogany, broad-leaved paperbark, tallowwood and red bloodwood to replace the 45 trees coming out, three for every one removed, along with 14 nest boxes for local wildlife. Those are natives a Gwandalan tree job often involves, and the nest boxes are a reminder that a hollow tree is checked for animals before it comes down.
Does a hard lop count as removing the tree?
It can. Under the state's vegetation rules, to clear a tree includes cutting it down, uprooting or poisoning it, and also lopping or otherwise removing a substantial part of it. So a lop that takes most of the crown off a big gum is treated under the same rules as taking it down.
