Argenton
Tree removal in Argenton
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Argenton, between the creek flats and the bush toward Edgeworth.
Tree work in Argenton
North of the smelter, inside the abatement line
Fallout of lead oxide from the former Pasminco smelter settled on surface soils in Boolaroo, Argenton to the north and Speers Point to the south, according to the EPA. Argenton Public School is one of three schools inside the Lead Abatement Strategy area.
None of that stops a tree coming down. It does shape the clean-up: a grinder turns topsoil through the chips, so the grindings are best left where they were made or carted away, not given to a neighbour as mulch.
Services in Argenton
Topsoil, timber 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.
Argenton questions
Fire through the Argenton bush
Has bushfire burnt near Argenton?
In November 2012 a fire burnt bushland between Teralba, Argenton, Barnsley and Edgeworth, and jumped its containment lines once a strong southerly set in. Dead wood over the roof on that side is worth clearing.
How much of a neighbour's tree can be trimmed?
Lake Macquarie council allows overhanging native branches to be cut back to the boundary if the pruning does not exceed 10% of the tree canopy. More than that needs an application.
What about a heritage property?
Council's tree tools do not apply to a heritage item, where development application consent or approval from the NSW Government may be required.
