Corlette
Tree removal in Corlette
Tree removal, pruning and storm work in Corlette, along an eroding foreshore and on sandy sloping blocks.
Tree work in Corlette
Losing ground at Conroy Park
Port Stephens Council estimates that about 50 metres of the foreshore reserve has been lost at Conroy Park and Sandy Point over the decades. Waterfront trees there have far less ground in front of them than they once did, and a lean toward the water is worth noticing early.
After one east coast low, a large banksia in the park was lost to bank erosion and a Norfolk Island Pine had a large section of its root system exposed. A tall pine with bare roots in sand has lost much of its anchorage, whatever the crown looks like.
Services in Corlette
Sandy banks and tall pines
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.
Corlette questions
Erosion, slips and small trees
Why is the foreshore still moving?
The council describes sand nourishment as a temporary response to the ongoing severe coastal erosion at Corlette, with sand movement watched under its coastal program. Between storms, trees on the bank can keep losing support.
Do sloping blocks need checking after rain?
They are worth a look. During heavy rain across Port Stephens there was a land slip opposite Conroy Park that shut a local road. Saturated sand on a slope can take tree roots with it.
Does a small tree need council approval?
Port Stephens exempts a tree less than 3 metres high whose trunk is also under the council's diameter limit. Larger trees follow the council's tree rules.
