Maroochydore
Tree removal in Maroochydore
Tree pruning, palm removal and storm damage work in Maroochydore, from the river mouth at Cotton Tree to the bushland reserve where flying-foxes roost.
Tree work in Maroochydore
Cotton trees and she-oaks at the river mouth
Cotton Tree Caravan Park, at the mouth of the Maroochy River, is on the Queensland Heritage Register. Its entry names a landmark near the park entrance, the Cotton Tree, a remnant of the earlier cotton trees on the reserve. Pruning or removing a tree inside a State heritage place can need heritage approval or an exemption before work starts.
The same entry lists palms along the river beach, young Norfolk Island pines toward the Maroochydore Beach end, cotton trees in the camping area and horsetail she-oaks shielding the park from the ocean beach. That is the beachfront mix around Cotton Tree, and one job here often takes in several of them, each handled a different way.
The entry also says the reserve's place on the river mouth has exposed it to king tides, cyclones and floods. Trees rooted in that sand can be undermined or loosened, and one that leans or lifts after a big tide or a storm needs checking before it fails.
Services in Maroochydore
Pines, palms and she-oaks near the beach
Tree pruning
Norfolk pines climbed and cleaned out as they grow taller, and she-oaks thinned where they lean in the salt wind.
Palm removal
Heavy fronds cut out of palms near the river beach, or the palm taken down from the top where it hangs over the house.
Storm damage
Limbs and trees brought down by a blow off the sea, made safe before anything else is touched, then cleared from the yard.
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.
Maroochydore questions
Sand loss and a flying-fox roost
Does erosion reach the beachfront trees?
It can, and storm erosion can leave their roots exposed. Council says Maroochydore Beach is prone to natural erosion events and that on average this beach loses more sand than it gains, so it pumps sand back from the Maroochy River about every two years. The dune plants holding that sand are part of council's foreshore protection, not something a neighbour can cut back.
Can trees beside the flying-fox roost be pruned at any time?
Only when the bats are away. Flying-foxes roost in Aragorn Street Bushland Reserve and at Stella Maris School, and council did its own work there after they had left. In 2017 it took woody weeds out of the understorey, extending the flying-fox exclusion buffer to 40m.
