Stockton
Tree removal in Stockton
Tree removal and pruning in Stockton, on dune sand between the harbour mouth and the open beach.
Tree work in Stockton
Dune sand and an eroding shore
The City of Newcastle reported severe shoreline recession along part of the Stockton beachfront after successive east coast lows. Trees near that edge stand in loose sand and take the full force of the weather off the water.
The council's coastal program sets out mass sand nourishment to buffer the impacts of erosion along the suburb's coastline. In sand, the root plate of a leaning tree is the first thing checked, before anyone decides how it comes down.
North of the houses, the DCP places Fort Wallace within a large dune formation known as Stockton Bight. Its asset protection zones are meant to keep an open, non-connected tree canopy, with the large trees spaced apart and shrubs grouped as islands.
Services in Stockton
Sand, salt and wind
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.
Stockton questions
Fort Wallace and the sea wind
Is Fort Wallace handled differently?
Yes. Fort Wallace formed part of the Commonwealth Heritage List in June 2006, and its section of the Newcastle DCP protects areas with heritage values. The heritage controls are worth raising before a tree there is quoted.
Why are Fort Wallace's plantings so informal?
Its DCP section keeps the streets informal, with no kerb and gutter or formal avenue trees. Trees there grow in gardens and open ground rather than in a row along a verge.
How hard does the wind hit here?
Hard. During one east coast low, wind gusts of up to 135 kilometres per hour were reported at Newcastle. Dead wood on an exposed tree is usually the first thing to fail in weather like that.
