Killara Golf Club

Killara

Ku-ring-gai Council

3 days

The golf club required a substantial amount of deadwooding across the entire course. Dismantling and removal of a large Sydney Blue Gum, removal and deadwooding of other tree species Eucalyptus Peppermint, Red Gum, Red Bloodwood, Pinus Radiata and Black Butt at Killara Golf Club.

High volume of tree work was required on large Eucalypt specimens that required an expert team of level 5 certified arborists. Size of the tree specimen requiring removal and volume of material to dispose of. Maintaining the safety of club staff, members and guests, as well as preserving the landscape of the surrounding grounds.

Skilled work carried out safely and responsibly, while improving the health, aesthetic appeal and safety of trees on the green. Fantastic end product, beneficial to the trees as well as managing the overall risk to the golf course patrons.

Part 1: A big day over at Killara Golf Club where a large Sydney Blue Gum Eucalyptus saligna required dismantling down to ground level, or about 4-inches shy of it. Such was the scale of the job that a 16-tonne crane was required to assist with the safe removal of the tree in question. The crane arrived without a hitch and work was carried out on the large tree specimen safely and effectively by our skilled team of professionals. The volume of wood brought to ground was immense and a log truck was booked in to carry away the larger section sizes, most likely earmarked for a good amount of quality firewood. The remaining branches and smaller sections were chipped on site and some quality mulch was created for further use and did not go to waste. A large tree like this is nearly always removed due to safety concerns around the immediate area and it should always be carried out by a qualified team of professionals such is the dangerous nature of large scale tree work such as this. The end result was effective and completed to a high standard by our team with the Killara Golf Club pleased to have had their concerns addressed regarding this specimen. No golfers were distracted by the work and many birdies were had by several onlookers – no responsibility was taken for bogies and above.

Part 2: Making a return to the Killara Golf Club where we had previously taken down a large Sydney Blue Gum Eucalyptus saligna a few months earlier with the aid of a 16-tonne crane. This time, whilst not on the same individual scale, it was a wide range of deadwooding that was required on over half a dozen of the same Eucalyptus species, along with some tidying up and shaping of a large Grevillea robusta. A Eucalyptus saligna near the 18th green of the course required some deadwood removed from its canopy and the overall aesthetics were improved as a result. This work also gave a significant boost to safety and risk management around the immediate vicinity of the tree. Another eucalypt near the club house was also pruned and had its deadwood removed for the same reasons. A large tallowwood tree Eucalyptus microcorys and a Liquidambar were included in the range of trees that required attention over the course of the multi-day work. Council approval was sought and received for any work requiring clearance, mainly attributed to the reductions on the Sydney Blue Gums, an endemic species to the area. Finally, a tracked cherry picker was brought in to deadwood and improve the overall aesthetics on a Peppercorn tree Schinus molle with its weeping branches and habit forming a spectacular feature tree for the golf club. The enormous volume of work was completed to a high standard and no issues were noted by the team in a good couple of days’ worth of tree work.

Other dead tree species successful removed and/or deadwooded: Eucalyptus Peppermint, Red Gum, Red Bloodwood, Pinus Radiata and Black Butt.