Tacoma South
Tree removal in Tacoma South
Tree removal, pruning and storm work in Tacoma South, on the low ground along the southern bank of the Wyong River.
Tree work in Tacoma South
Wet ground on the southern bank
Council has warned that water will periodically get into any sewerage system on the southern bank of the Wyong River in Tacoma South, due to the high water table and close proximity to the river. A tree growing in ground that wet keeps its roots near the surface, and a shallow root plate gives a tall tree less to hold on with when a strong wind comes through.
Council's streambank rehabilitation project on a section of the Wyong River here used soft engineering and native planting to protect the bank from further erosion, which can harm water quality and lead to tree-fall into the river. A tree being undercut from the water side should be dealt with before its roots let go, and a removal on the bank is worked from the land side so the new planting is left alone.
Services in Tacoma South
Floodwater, soft lawns and the bush behind
Storm damage
Trees brought down by floodwater or wind made safe once the area can be reached again.
Tree removal
Tall trees beside the house taken apart limb by limb where a felled trunk would land on a roof or in the river.
Tree pruning
Dead wood and low limbs cleared from trees on the bush side of the suburb, ahead of the fire season.
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.
Tacoma South questions
Cut off by floods, and a burn in the bush
What happens to tree work when the river floods?
It waits for the water to drop. On 7 May 2024 the NSW SES issued a Watch and Act warning for Tacoma South flooding, prepare to isolate, telling residents to get ready to be cut off by floodwater. A tree that falls in weather like that is made safe once access returns, and the ones left standing in waterlogged ground are checked for roots lifting.
Is the bush behind the houses ever burnt to reduce fuel?
It is. The parks service's fire history records a prescribed burn named Horse Track HR within Tacoma South. It covered about 40 hectares in November 2021, and on a block backing onto that country the useful work is keeping limbs clear of the roof, raking out leaf litter and taking down dead or leaning trees near the house.
