Horseshoe Bend
Tree removal in Horseshoe Bend
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Horseshoe Bend, a low pocket of old houses on the edge of central Maitland.
Tree work in Horseshoe Bend
Old houses behind a levee
The Maitland Local Environmental Plan lists heritage items in Horseshoe Bend, among them a slab cottage and a Georgian house. A tree beside a house that old can stand close to old footings, so the way it comes down is planned around the building.
After the July 2022 flood, damaged levee banks in Maitland, Horseshoe Bend and Pitnacree were scheduled for temporary repairs. Maitland City Council sets its own tree rules, and they are checked against the address and any heritage listing before a quote.
Services in Horseshoe Bend
Old footings and soft ground
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.
Horseshoe Bend questions
A suburb the river has tested
How badly has Horseshoe Bend flooded?
It was described as one of the worst hit in 1955, during the February flood through the Hunter Valley. Low yards stay soft for a while after water, so heavy machines wait for firm ground.
What kind of rain brings trees down here?
In April 2015 Maitland and Dungog had hourly rainfall of between 100 to 150 millimetres. A soaked canopy is heavy, and the trees most likely to fail are the ones already leaning or carrying dead wood.
When is a good time to book tree work?
In a dry spell, with the ground firm. Pruning ahead of the storm season keeps weak limbs off old roofs.
