Whitfield
Tree removal in Whitfield
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Whitfield, below Mount Whitfield and its conservation park.
Tree work in Whitfield
Living below Mount Whitfield
The park's two main hills are Mount Whitfield (360m) and Lumley Hill (290m), and Whitfield's houses sit below them. Blocks near the park can slope hard, which decides how a big tree comes down.
The hills are made of rocks of the Barron River formation, the same kind exposed around Barron Falls. A stump grinder on a slope here can hit stone not far down.
Mount Whitfield was gazetted as a conservation park in 1989, and council manages it with the state's parks service. Trees inside the park are never part of a private job.
Services in Whitfield
Slopes, stone and the bush edge
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.
Whitfield questions
The bush over the back fence
What kind of bush is behind the houses?
Mostly vine forest with acacias, mixed with medium to low woodland of eucalypts and acacias. It belongs to the park, so work stops at your own boundary.
Can park trees that overhang my yard be cut back?
Not on your say so. Residents are not permitted to modify, prune or remove public trees without a council permit, so council is the first call.
Does every tall tree need approval to remove?
Not every one, but council treats a private tree greater than 7.5m in height as a significant tree. Height is measured from natural ground level to the top of the crown.
