Millers Forest
Tree removal in Millers Forest
Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Millers Forest, among the old Moreton Bay figs and the heritage hedge rows.
Tree work in Millers Forest
Figs planted on old scrub land
Millers Forest was scrub land before settlement, and local research suggests early European settlers may have brought Moreton Bay figs from Muswellbrook to plant there. A fig that old has a wide crown, and its roots run well past the drip line.
Hedge rows in the road reserve are listed as a local heritage item in the Maitland Local Environmental Plan. They are not a private job, and Maitland City Council sets its own rules for trees on a farm or house block, checked for the address.
Services in Millers Forest
Wide crowns and long roots
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.
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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.
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You get it in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date on one page, and nothing is booked until you have said yes.
Millers Forest questions
Old figs and a call to count them
What led to a call to catalogue old trees?
A resident called for historic trees to be catalogued after the removal of a beautiful Moreton Bay fig in her rural community. An old fig is worth a proper look before anyone decides it has to go.
Can a big fig be pruned instead of removed?
Often. Dead wood, low limbs over sheds and branches rubbing a roof can come off while the tree keeps standing.
What does heavy rain do to big rural trees?
In April 2015 hourly rainfall of between 100 to 150 millimetres was recorded at Maitland and Dungog. Wet ground under a heavy crown is when a big tree is most likely to drop a limb or lean.
