Otway hinterland · Hedge and windbreak removal

An old cypress windbreak makes way for a native garden

An overgrown cypress windbreak along a rural driveway was removed, chipped and ground out to make way for a native garden that’s easier to manage.

Location
Otway hinterland
Work
Windbreak removal
Gear
Chipper, loader, stump grinder
Next
Native garden
Otway Tree Care crew feeding cypress branches into a chipper beside the company truck, with green hills behind

The situation

A row of old cypress had grown into a tall, overgrown windbreak along a rural driveway. The owners wanted something more manageable in its place: a native garden that would support local plants and wildlife.

The work

The crew felled the cypress in sections, fed the branches through the chipper beside the truck, and used the tracked loader to move the heavy logs. Once the trees were down, the stump grinder worked through the stumps along the bank so the ground could be prepared for planting.

The result

The driveway bank is open and ready for its new native planting, and the branches were chipped on site. We were lucky with the weather, too.

Before and after

The difference

Before: an overgrown cypress windbreak crowding a rural driveway
BeforeAlong the driveway
After: the driveway bank cleared of cypress, ready for native planting
AfterAlong the driveway

Before and after photos were taken from similar, not identical, positions.

On the job

Photos from the job

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