Clifton Beach
Tree removal in Clifton Beach
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Clifton Beach, from the forest edge to the beach side.
Tree work in Clifton Beach
Forest behind, an eroding beach in front
Clifton Beach shops sit on the highway that physically dissects the suburb. The side backing onto the Kuranda State Forest stayed largely undeveloped, and blocks there meet tall bush at the back fence.
On the beach side, cyclonic activity in 2004-05 eroded the beach just as houses were filling the suburb. Trees near the front grow in sand and take salt wind straight off the water.
Services in Clifton Beach
Bush blocks and sandy yards
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 hangs over 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
Whether it is pruning council lets you do, or a removal that needs approval, is settled before the price.
- 4
You get it in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date on one page, and nothing is booked until you have said yes.
Clifton Beach questions
Breakwaters, sand and invasive trees
Is the beach still eroding?
Yes. Council approved rock breakwaters after a report found continued erosion of Clifton Beach had made protection structures necessary.
What has council done about the grassed foreshore?
Sand has been added over many years to deal with significant erosion occurring to the grassed foreshore, with limited success. That ground is council's, so only trees on your own block are quoted.
Is an African tulip tree on my block a problem?
It can be. The state lists African tulip tree as a category 3 restricted invasive plant, and it spreads through garden waste dumped in bushland. With forest so close, its cuttings are best kept out of the bush.
