Terrigal
Tree lopping in Terrigal
Tree lopping, removal and stump grinding in Terrigal, from the big pines near the beach to the gums on the blocks behind the lagoon.
Tree work in Terrigal
Pines, a lagoon and thin soil over rock
The council has had all the deadwood taken out of the Norfolk pines lining Terrigal Esplanade because of the risk of falling timber over the busy summer months. Pines in back yards shed the same dead branches and heavy cones, usually with a roof or a driveway underneath them.
In the June 2016 storm, big seas and king tides meant waves washed through Terrigal Lagoon entrance, flooding and damaging lakeside properties. Trees on those low blocks can stand for days in wet, salty ground, which is hard on a root plate.
Under The Skillion the sandstone sits on a distinct band of grey shale, and much of the town is thin soil over rock. Trees root wide rather than deep on ground like that, and a stump grinder can meet stone not far down.
Services in Terrigal
Tall pines and tight blocks
Tree pruning
Deadwood and heavy cones taken out of Norfolk pines before summer, lowered rather than dropped near the house.
Tree removal
Taken down in sections where the house, the fence and the neighbours leave no room to drop anything.
Stump grinding
Ground out with rock close under the surface allowed for in the quote.
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.
Terrigal questions
Heritage pines, and the lagoon
Can the heritage pines on the foreshore be trimmed?
Not as a private job. The Norfolk Island pine trees and significant trees at Terrigal on the beach foreshore are local heritage items in the council's planning scheme, so work on them is the council's business. Trees on your own block are quoted in the ordinary way.
Is soggy ground near the lagoon a risk for big trees?
It can be. The council gives Terrigal Lagoon a 1 in 100 chance flood level of 2.48m AHD, and on the low foreshore a tree can sit in saturated soil for days after a big blow. A lean that shows up after a flood is worth having looked at.
Why do so many jobs here come down in pieces?
Because the state's estuary profile says about 10% of the catchment remains forested, and the rest is houses. A big tree is nearly always hard against a roof, a fence or next door, so it is climbed and lowered rather than felled.
