Rocky Point
Tree removal in Rocky Point
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Rocky Point, on the foreshore and in the gardens behind it.
Tree work in Rocky Point
An undercut bank above a sandstone sea wall
A sandstone block sea wall has protected the base of Rocky Point, but council's plans for the foreshore shared path describe erosion and undercutting above the sea wall, and the design sets out to stabilise those sections. A tree on a bank like that loses soil from the water side of its roots first, so a fresh lean toward the lake, or roots showing where there used to be soil, is worth having looked at after a storm or a spell of high water.
The same plans propose a boardwalk on this part of the path to reduce the number of trees removed, because the trees on its line and adjacent trees with shallow root systems would be impacted. Roots that close to the surface are easily crushed by a loaded truck or a stack of logs, so on these blocks the heavy gear stays on hard ground and the timber is carried out to it.
Services in Rocky Point
Foreshore trees and the gardens behind them
Tree removal
Trees leaning off the bank taken down from the land side, with nothing dropped toward the water.
Storm damage
A tree shifted by a storm on the foreshore made safe before more soil washes out from under it.
Stump grinding
Stumps ground out without tearing into the roots of adjacent trees with shallow root systems.
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.
Rocky Point questions
A saltmarsh being brought back
Who looks after the saltmarsh on the foreshore?
Council does. Its foreshore works at Rocky Point set out to restore coastal saltmarsh, an endangered ecological community, to manage erosion along the shore and to clear weeds through bush regeneration. A job on a block beside the marsh keeps branches, chips and wheels off it, and council's tree exemptions do not apply to a tree that forms part of such a community.
Can a tree come down to open up the view of the lake?
Not for that reason on its own. Council does not generally accept a better view, more light or less shade as a valid reason to remove a tree, unless there is also a significant hazard or other safety issue. Light pruning inside council's exemption, at most 10% of the foliage in a growing season, can open the outlook a little without taking the tree out.
