Springfield
Tree lopping in Springfield
Tree lopping, removal and stump grinding in Springfield, from the hillside streets near Rumbalara to the blocks around the wetland in the Springfield Road reserve.
Tree work in Springfield
A flood-prone wetland and a steep, wooded ridge
The council has said its Chertsey boardwalk, a raised walkway over the wetland in the Springfield Road reserve, sits within an identified reserve area which is prone to flooding during storm events. Trees beside it stand in ground that floods, so their roots stay wet and shallow and give way more easily in high winds.
Gosford City Council described Rumbalara Reserve as part of the heavily incised ridges of the Hornsby Plateau, with tree covered slopes rising to Mount Mouat at about 160m. It said vehicle access is via Springfield along Wells Street, Springfield Road and Dolly Avenue, streets that climb to the edge of that steep ridge. Narrow hillside streets like these can limit where a truck and chipper can park.
Services in Springfield
Fire season, steep blocks and soft ground
Tree pruning
Low limbs lifted and roofs and gutters cleared before the fire season, on blocks that back onto the bushland around the Marana Fire Trail at Springfield.
Tree removal
Tall trees on the sloping blocks near Rumbalara Reserve climbed and lowered in sections on ropes.
Stump grinding
Ground out on the hillside blocks once the machine has a safe path in from the street.
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.
Springfield questions
The fire trail, soft ground and steep slopes
Why does the council keep a fire trail open here?
Because homes back onto bushland that can carry fire. The council has named the Marana Fire Trail at Springfield among the major upgrades in its fire trail program. The average upgrade in that program includes vegetation clearance within a 6m wide and 4m high corridor.
When can heavy machinery get onto soft ground?
Often not straight after a storm. Near the wetland reserve, soft ground can keep heavy machinery back until it dries, so stump grinding and big removals there are booked for a dry spell.
Is a steep block covered by the 10/50 rule?
Not on slopes greater than 18 degrees, where the code does not let trees be cleared except under a geotechnical engineer's conditions. On the steeper blocks near Rumbalara, the slope is measured before that rule is relied on.
