Killarney Vale
Tree removal in Killarney Vale
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Killarney Vale, across the low, wet ground beside the lake.
Tree work in Killarney Vale
Floodwater, and saltmarsh along the lake
Days after heavy rain lashed the coast in September 2019, there was water still on the doorsteps of several Killarney Vale homes, and Lucinda Avenue looked like a lake. Trees that stand in saturated ground for days loosen at the root plate, so one that starts to lean after a wet spell is worth checking promptly.
Along the foreshore, council announced a loop boardwalk on Lucinda Avenue to help prevent further deterioration of a saltmarsh community along the lake's edge. Trees near it are worked from the street side: branches are lowered and carried out, never dropped or dragged across the marsh, and mulch, green waste and machinery stay off it.
Services in Killarney Vale
Wet yards and the foreshore
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.
Killarney Vale questions
Low yards, drainage and roots
Are trees in low, wet yards more likely to fall?
They can be. Trees in yards that hold water root shallowly, which leaves them more prone to blowing over in a storm. Flooding is not new here: in July 2015 the old Wyong Shire Council was installing new drainage along Hume Boulevard, between Brooke Avenue and Yangoora Street, as part of an upgrade to reduce flooding.
Can drainage work near a tree weaken it?
It can. Putting in pipes, as with the new drainage along Hume Boulevard, means digging trenches, and a trench close to a tree can cut the roots that anchor it. A tree beside fresh trench work is worth a look before the next big wind.
