Smithfield
Tree removal in Smithfield
Tree removal and pruning in Smithfield, from the bush edge under the range to the sandy ground near Cattana Wetlands.
Tree work in Smithfield
Bush on one side, sand on the other
Smithfield Conservation Park runs up to Kuranda National Park on its western ridge, and the residential area of Smithfield adjoins the remainder of the park's boundary. Many yards back straight onto bush.
On those slopes the woodlands are dominated by emergent pink bloodwoods and Moreton Bay ash, growing on metamorphic soils with steep slopes and ridgelines. Big eucalypts on a steep block come down in pieces.
Down by Cattana Wetlands the council notes sandy, low-nutrient soils laid down by the old beds of the Barron River. A tree rooted in sand behaves very differently in a wet season blow from one on the ridge.
Services in Smithfield
Steep bush blocks and sandy flats
Tree removal
Pink bloodwoods and other tall gums near the house taken down in sections on Smithfield's steep blocks.
Tree pruning
Dead wood and overhanging limbs cleared on the bush edge before the wet season.
Stump grinding
Stumps ground out in sandy ground or on a slope, with the machine chosen for the access.
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
Whether it is pruning council lets you do, or a removal that needs approval, is settled before the price.
- 4
You get it in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date on one page, and nothing is booked until you have said yes.
Smithfield questions
Myrtle rust and the wetlands
Is there tree disease around Smithfield?
There is one to know about. Queensland Parks and Wildlife says myrtle rust has been found in Smithfield Conservation Park, a fungal disease that threatens the Wet Tropics. Clean gear between jobs matters near the park.
What grows along Cattana Creek?
Riparian forest dominated by native hibiscus and weeping paperbarks, both of which are tolerant of some salt. Trees near the creek sit in softer, wetter ground.
Can a truck reach a yard that backs onto the park?
Usually from the street side only. Where the back of the block meets bush, the timber is cut small and carried out.
