Fern Bay
Tree removal in Fern Bay
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Fern Bay, where estates sit behind mobile coastal dunes at the edge of the bush.
Tree work in Fern Bay
Shifting dunes on the Bight
A NSW Government beach plan documents the mobile coastal dunes fronting the Fern Bay development site on Newcastle Bight. Trees in deep, moving sand have little to grip, so their root plates are shallow and wide and they can topple in a strong wind.
The national parks fire history records a 2018-19 wildfire at Fern Bay, and the estates back straight onto that bush. Dead trees and branches over the roof are the first things dealt with on those blocks.
Services in Fern Bay
Dune sand 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
Your council, the tree's height and trunk, its 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.
Fern Bay questions
Burnt trunks and dead trees
Has Fern Bay burnt before?
More than once. The fire history goes back to an earlier wildfire named Fern Bay, and trees that have been through fire can carry hollows and decay inside a trunk that looks sound.
Does the national parks service burn the bush deliberately?
Yes. The Fern Bay Addition hazard reduction burn was a prescribed burn in the bush beside the estates. It shows the land is managed as a fire risk, which is why owners often pair it with work on their own trees.
What does council need for a dead tree?
For a dead or dying tree that is not habitat, Port Stephens Council asks for a report by an AQF3 arborist before removal.
