Glass House Mountains
Tree removal in Glass House Mountains
Tree removal, lopping and stump grinding in Glass House Mountains, from the township to the blocks below the peaks.
Tree work in Glass House Mountains
Volcanic rock and open woodland
The Queensland Heritage Register describes Mt Ngungun as composed of alkali rhyolite, with good examples of vertical columnar jointing, and says Mt Coonowrin, or Crookneck, is the same rock. On the rocky rises below the peaks, hard rock can sit close under the soil, which leaves a tall tree little depth to anchor in and can stop a stump grinder short.
Around the base of Mount Tibrogargan, the council's trail notes describe open eucalypt and casuarina woodland below the sheer rock cliffs. Where that woodland meets a house block, the eucalypts carry heavy limbs and are usually taken down in sections.
Services in Glass House Mountains
Tall eucalypts on rocky ground
How it works
What happens after you get in touch
The council question is answered before the price, and nothing is booked until you have the quote in writing and have said yes to it.
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Tell us about the tree
The suburb, what the tree stands near and what you would like done with it.
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Someone comes to look
A tree contractor who covers your area sees the tree, the access and whatever is underneath it.
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The council position is checked
Lot size, how close the tree is to the house and the mapping on the block decide whether an application comes first.
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Quoted in writing
Scope, timber, stump and date set out on one page. Nothing is booked until you accept it.
Glass House Mountains questions
Heritage bunyas, and fire on the peaks
Can the old bunya pines at Bankfoot House be cut back?
Not as an ordinary job. The Queensland Heritage Register entry for Bankfoot House, a timber homestead south-west of the township, records three prominent bunya pines to the north and two to the south, and a large fig adorned with elkhorns. Work on them is a heritage matter, and because bunya cones are very heavy, pruning anywhere near people is planned with a clear drop zone.
Has the national park near the township burnt?
The state's fire history maps about 108 hectares burnt in the Mt Coonowrin section of the national park in 2016. In 2022 it mapped about 18 hectares burnt on the western side of Mt Ngungun. Homes on the park edge, including those off Sahara and Fullertons roads, are worth keeping clear of dead trees, low limbs and branches over the roof.
