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Tree removal and storm clean-ups in Narrabeen

Tree removal, pruning and stump grinding in Narrabeen, matched to a local arborist.

Narrabeen's trees take wind off the ocean and wet ground off the lagoon, so storm clean-ups and checks on leaning trees come up often, and removals still need council's rules checked first.

  • We match you with the local arborist who does your kind of job.
  • Tell us the job once, and the arborist who takes it calls you.
  • Storm damage and fallen trees flagged urgent.

Tree job in Narrabeen?

What needs doing?

If anyone is in danger, call 000. For storm damage to your home, call the SES. Then tell us the job.

Only one local arborist gets your number.

An arborist in a helmet and climbing harness going up a rope beside the trunk of a large leafy tree

Matched by the job, not just the postcode

A big gum over a roof, a stump and a council report are different jobs, so the job comes first.

Only one local arborist gets your number.

Your contact details go to one arborist for your job, so you deal with one person.

Storm jobs flagged urgent

Pick storm damage and the arborist sees it marked urgent. If anyone is in danger, call 000 first.

Council rules before the cut

Many councils protect bigger trees. The permit guides cover every state, so you can check first.

What happens next

A local arborist calls you.

Tell us the job

  1. Tell us the job

    What the tree needs and your postcode. A few taps.

  2. We pass it on

    To a local arborist near your postcode.

  3. They call you

    They talk it through, usually see the tree, and quote in writing. You decide.

Storm damage and fallen trees in Narrabeen

  1. People first

    If anyone is trapped or hurt, call 000. If a tree is on the house, blocking the driveway or looks set to fall on the property, call the NSW SES.

  2. Wires down? Stay back

    Ausgrid says to keep at least 8 metres, about 2 car lengths, from fallen wires and to report them. Treat any branch touching a line as live.

  3. Leave hanging branches alone

    The SES says not to try removing trees or branches after a storm. Keep everyone out from under split or hung-up limbs.

  4. Photograph, then call the insurer

    Take photos and video before anything is moved, and speak to your insurer before you pay anyone for clean-up work.

  5. Then an arborist

    Once it's safe, an arborist can take the damaged tree down in pieces and tell you whether what's left standing is sound.

Tree removal in Narrabeen: what's local

East coast lows

The Bureau of Meteorology says these storms bring damaging winds, heavy rain and big swells. Council says the June 2016 east coast low hit Collaroy-Narrabeen hard, with devastating beach erosion and significant impacts on private properties.

Water that can't get out

In that June 2016 storm, more than twice the monthly average rain fell in a day, and king tides and big surf blocked the lagoon entrance. Saturated ground loosens a tree's grip, so a lean that appears after heavy rain deserves a quick look.

Lagoon and wetland trees

Council's Narrabeen Ward list includes swamp mahogany, swamp she-oak, bangalay, coast banksia, Sydney red gum and cabbage tree palm. Around the lagoon's fringes grows Swamp Oak Floodplain Forest, an endangered community, and North Narrabeen has endangered freshwater wetland at Nareen Parade.

Crews in the street

Ausgrid's trimming program listed Narrabeen and Collaroy in both October and November 2026. Street trees under the wires are Ausgrid's to clear, not yours.

Tree removal in Narrabeen: good to know

Council protects threatened species, their habitat and endangered ecological communities, and says it won't approve removing healthy, stable trees. Near the lagoon, a swamp she-oak may be part of that endangered forest rather than a lone garden tree, so ask council before booking a removal.

Since NSW's 2026 changes, dead and dying protected trees need a permit too, and a tree can only come out as an imminent risk once council agrees in writing. An arborist's written assessment is what council needs to see.

Hiring an arborist in Narrabeen

After any big blow, we'd walk the yard once the wind drops and look for new leans, cracked soil on one side of a trunk and hung-up branches. Anything there gets an arborist's visit before the next storm, with photos sent to council if removal might be needed. A healthy tree that just looks battered usually only needs a prune.

Tree removal and storm clean-ups in Narrabeen: common questions

Will the SES remove a fallen tree from my yard?

The SES gives temporary help to make a home safe, such as when a tree is on the roof or blocking access. Permanent clean-up and repairs go through your insurer or a private contractor, which is where an arborist comes in.

My neighbour's tree dropped a limb on our fence. Who sorts it?

Talk to your neighbour first. Each insurer usually covers its own customer's half of a shared fence. For ongoing problems with a neighbour's tree in NSW, the neighbours' trees guide explains the process.

Can I trim the swamp she-oaks along the back fence?

Small branches you can reach from the ground with hand tools, maybe. Anything more needs council's rules checked first, because lagoon-edge she-oaks can be part of an endangered community.

Need an arborist in Narrabeen?

Pick the job and give your postcode, and a local arborist calls you.

Tree job in Narrabeen?

What needs doing?

Only one local arborist gets your number.

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More on tree removal and storm clean-ups in Narrabeen

Sources

Tree rules change, so check with your council before anything is cut. How we write and check these pages.