Coastal Tree Care

Coastal Tree Care is an owner operated tree service working out of Umina on the Central Coast of New South Wales. The business was formed as a natural progression after owner Chris Foster spent more than 10 years in the industry, and it is Chris himself who turns up to quote the job and does the climbing work on the day. That matters on a residential block, where the person who priced the tree is the same person judging the drop zone from 15 metres up. The company is fully insured, and the equipment is cleaned and maintained on a regular basis.

The services on offer cover the everyday work most Central Coast homeowners need. Tree removal is a specialty, including large removals where a crane is the sensible way to bring a trunk down over a house or a fence line rather than dismantling it piece by piece. Tree pruning and tree detailing are handled with an eye for shape rather than a blunt cut back, and stump grinding along with tree root and stump removal finishes the job so the lawn can be levelled and replanted. Woodchipping and mulching is done on site, and the mulch does not simply disappear: mulch sales and split firewood are both available to locals. Where a written assessment is needed, an arborist report can be prepared.

The trade background behind the business is worth noting. Chris is a qualified arborist holding a Certificate III in Arboriculture obtained at Kurri Kurri TAFE, and spent two years working in London on some genuinely demanding sites, among them Westminster Abbey, 10 Downing Street and London Royal Parks. Closer to home, he has carried out contract tree work for the former Gosford and Wyong councils. Heritage trees, public landscapes and council specifications all teach the same lesson, which is that the tree matters as much as the timetable.

What that experience translates into on a Central Coast job is straightforward, careful work and old fashioned customer service. Quotes are given by the owner, not a salesperson, the crew and gear arrive clean and in order, and the site is left tidy. Coastal Tree Care is a newer business name but not a new set of hands, and the emphasis throughout is on quality workmanship rather than volume. If a tree is showing signs of trouble, the site also sets out common tree hazards so homeowners have a sense of what they are looking at before they pick up the phone.

Coastal Tree Care serves Umina Beach and the wider Central Coast, taking in the Woy Woy peninsula and the neighbouring suburbs of Ettalong Beach, Blackwall, Booker Bay and Pearl Beach, along with Gosford, Erina, Terrigal, Kincumber and Wyong. To arrange a quote for tree removal, pruning, stump grinding or mulch, ring Chris on 0401 628 912.