Fingal Bay
Tree removal in Fingal Bay
Tree pruning, removal and storm work in Fingal Bay, on exposed sandy ground at the end of the peninsula.
Tree work in Fingal Bay
A spit that comes and goes
In June 2016 a battery of rough seas washed away Fingal Spit, the shifting sand bridge to Fingal Island. Trees on the foreshore face the same swell and salt wind, and they show it in salt burn and storm damaged crowns.
After the 2020 East Coast Low moved sand around the port, Fingal Spit, which was once vegetated, did not rejoin the island. Wind strong enough to strip a spit bare loads every exposed tree on the blocks behind it.
Services in Fingal Bay
Salt, swell and sandy banks
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.
Fingal Bay questions
Embankments, scrub fire and storm notice
Can a tree on a slope be taken out safely?
Usually, with care. A section of roadway at Fingal Bay slipped down the embankment onto Fingal Beach in storms, and the bank has needed stabilising. Where roots hold a slope, the stump is often ground and left in the ground.
Has the scrub behind Fingal Bay burnt?
It has. In October 2013 a bushfire under emergency warning ripped through more than 117 hectares of scrub. Dead trees and branches over roofs are the usual starting point for homes on that edge.
What notice does council want for a risky tree?
Where a tree is a risk to property or life but not about to fail, Port Stephens wants self-certification at least 10 working days prior to removal.
