Tree removal

Making our site safe was the highest priority, and on receiving recommendations from the arborist, we lodged a tree plan for the removal of the swamp mahogany and ironbark on the block.  Approval was granted and we engaged High Times Tree Services from Eden to undertake the work.  Can only recommend these guys, they did a great job at a reasonable price.

This triggered a reaction from the greenies in the area, and apparently we are just "c*#t$".  I am always amazed at how other people feel that they have precedence in the decision making for land that they are not the owners of.  The trees were assessed as dangerous, and would have posed some expensive challenges in running services, and would have precluded building the chosen design on the site due to overshadowing resulting in a failure of the NaTHERS asessment (that is another story in it's own right).

It is not as though there is a shortage of greenery, but the site is now safe and manageable.  The growth shown is between the southern boundary and the lake.  The council has advised that at least two of the larger eucalypts are tagged for removal due to rot and instability.

the trees removed are those in the right hand side of the photo above.

While there are a couple of barrells that will be milled into slabs, the remainder was either chipped or cut into firewood.  I recovered several burls that will be put aside for later, although seven of the eight were termite infested.  Two termite nests were destroyed, and each of the trees had their own issues with rot, unstable root systems and limbs that were only held on by sap.

A range of bird attracting natives will be planted along the eastern boundary once the structure is locked up.