Tree Lopping, Removal, Pruning and Mulching in the Dandenong Ranges

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Sep
07

Small Tree Felling Cockatoo

Posted by admin at 9:05 pm

After chipping branches in The Basin on Mt Dandenong, we came back to Cockatoo and fell some trees from a house renovation.

Cockatoo Tree FellingThe small trees we felled in Cockatoo were just the right size to fit into the backyard. When falling trees it is really important to understand where they are leaning, and how the tree will behave as it departs the stump.

On many of the trees I fell today, I used rope and tackle to ensure that in the event of a mistake, or failure in the hinge, the tree would still fall in the intended direction. Ensuring that good distance is made from the tree by the use of escape routes is essential. Cockatoo, like Emerald, Avonsleigh, Clematis, Belgrave and other towns in Cardinia Shire – has a vast mix of tree species. Sometimes the tree can be felled, other times the tree must be climbed and lopped.

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Jun
13

Mt Evelyn Emergency Tree Service

Posted by admin at 8:42 pm

We had another emergency tree removal job today. A small tree had uprooted from the ground and was leaning out over the neighbours house and water tanks in Mt Evelyn.
Mt Evelyn is in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, not far from

  • Monbulk
  • Silvan
  • Montrose
  • Wandin
  • Kalorama

We couldn’t tell what exactly was holding the tree up – obviously it was branches, but by themselves they were not really strong enough to hold the tree in place.

The main priority on these kinds of jobs is getting the tree stabilised so it can fall no further. During the main storm damaged tree season, this can be difficult to achieve; it is darker sooner, often wet or rainy making everything heavier and more slippery to handle. In this particular case we had two strong high points, reasonably close to the tree that was tipping out of the ground. We also had enough daylight left to make the job not require extra lighting. There are some photos of the tree being rigged up and stabilised.

If you need help with trees that cannot be done by emergency tree services such as CFA or SES, we have the equipment and expertise to stabilise the tree.

  • Storm Damaged Trees
  • Emergency Tree Service
  • Confined Space Removals
  • Complex Tree Rigging
  • Stabilisation and Sectional Dismantling

If you need a quote for your trees call 03 5968 8041 or 0428 383 677.

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Mar
04

Cockatoo Tree Removal Lowering Small Trees

Posted by admin at 5:57 pm

Removed a few trees at a property in Cockatoo earlier this week. One of the trees we lowered in one big piece.

The tree was a reasonably small tree, leaning over a house. With a suitable high point, it can often be more efficient to set large lines and lower the tree in a single piece.

It is safer because the climber spends less time in the tree, ground staff are not obligated to be underneath works.

This kind of rigging is fairly typical of tree work, especially in situations where simply falling the tree isn’t an option.

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Feb
21

Storm Damage Oak Tree in Dandenong Ranges

Posted by admin at 3:46 pm

A large Oak tree in Mt Dandenong was damaged during a severe storm. One half of it landed on the owners property, the other half of the tree landed on the neighbours.

Sherbrooke Tree Service was engaged to perform the tree removal. Our new 8″ Rayco Chipper was used to create a mulch for the customer and the trunk was cut up for firewood.

Our wood chipper backs up to the fallen Oak tree

Complex rigging and storm damage works are an area of speciality for Sherbrooke Tree Service. The nature of the large tree’s in the Dandenong Ranges coupled with the rigging equipment we’ve accumulated in over 30 years of servicing the area means we are efficient and safe in handling emergency tree works, storm damage clean-ups and complex tree rigging tasks.

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Feb
14

Wood Chipping One Tree Hill

Posted by admin at 12:06 am

Our new Rayco mulcher has arrived and it got a test run at One Tree Hill on Mt Dandenong. We fell two tree’s then chipped the heads and branches.
The 8″ chipper can be towed behind a standard four wheel drive, and is fantastic for jobs where there are access limitations.
The mulch is produces is fine and consistent, fantastic to handle.

Rayco wood chipper

Our new chipper, chipping the tree branches back into the forest.

The two tree’s were part of a fire break easement that we were helping to clear. The wood was put into the forest using our excavator with the log grab.
By using our excavator on jobs like this, the manual, back breaking work of cutting up all the wood and rolling it aside is forgotten – allowing us to be more efficient and safer.

Cat Excavator carrying some logs down the hill.

Graeme carrys a log down the hill while rolling another with the excavator with the log grab.

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