Rutherford
Tree removal in Rutherford
Tree removal, storm damage clean up and stump grinding in Rutherford, from hail damaged canopies to big old stumps.
Tree work in Rutherford
Hail, old figs and remnant forest
In the Boxing Day 2023 hail storm, Rutherford was the worst area hit in Maitland, with 94 calls for help to the SES. Hail strips leaves and snaps small branches, and damage high in a canopy is not always obvious from the ground.
An estimated 200-year-old fig tree was removed on private land in the suburb, as the local paper reported. A tree that size comes down in many pieces, and its stump and roots are a job of their own.
Services in Rutherford
Storm damage and big stumps
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.
Rutherford questions
The reserve and heavy rain
Are the trees in the reserve a private job?
No. A recreational reserve in Rutherford holds remnant Lower Hunter spotted gum ironbark forest, where Landcare volunteers have cleared masses of woody weeds. Trees on your own block are a separate matter.
How heavy can a Maitland downpour get?
In April 2015 Maitland and Dungog saw hourly rainfall of between 100 to 150 millimetres. Rain like that on a hail damaged canopy is when cracked limbs give way.
Who decides if a tree can come out?
Maitland City Council sets its own rules, and they are checked for the address before any quote. The contractor can talk through what is likely to apply on the visit.
