Palm Cove
Tree removal in Palm Cove
Tree removal, pruning and palm work in Palm Cove, behind the beach and its big old melaleucas.
Tree work in Palm Cove
What the big melaleuca taught
One of the biggest melaleuca trees on the Palm Cove promenade had been trimmed and pruned regularly since 2005 to manage its weight before extensive rot led to its removal.
It came down in 2020 after 18 reports from qualified external and council arborists, and data from sonic tomograph tests showed the sound wood at the base of the trunk was going.
Afterwards the council report noted significant decay of the roots under the remaining stump. Decay like that is often out of sight, which is why big old trees near a house are worth checking at the base as well as the crown.
Services in Palm Cove
Old melaleucas and salt wind
Tree pruning
Weight taken off heavy limbs the way Palm Cove's promenade trees were managed for years, before anything has to come down.
Palm removal
Coconut palms cleared of nuts and dead fronds, or taken down from the top.
Tree removal
Lowered in sections where a fall zone covers a path, a pool or a roof.
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.
Palm Cove questions
Surges, sand and the foreshore
Has the sea reached Palm Cove's trees?
The foreshore, yes. After Tropical Cyclone Narelle in March 2026, storm surges have also damaged foreshores, including at Palm Cove, Ellis Beach and Holloways Beach.
Is the council rebuilding the dunes?
Yes. After ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper, council planned sand nourishment at Trinity Beach, Kewarra Beach and Palm Cove to rebuild natural dune profiles.
Why was so much care taken over one tree?
Because of what it stood over. Its fall zone covered a road that usually carries approximately 2,500 vehicles a day. A tree over a driveway or a pool deserves the same thinking on a smaller scale.
