Searching for Dundee Beach tree removal, or a crane to lift something onto your block? Out here the blocks are big, the trees are bigger, and the nearest help is usually a long drive up the road from Darwin. So it pays to know who will actually come out.
Xtreme Garden Care and Xtreme Crane Hire are two Territory businesses run by Jamie O’Neill. Jamie and his family own property at Dundee, so this is their patch too. Between the two businesses they cover tree work and heavy lifting, including the jobs that need both at once.
If you have a tree leaning toward the shed or a transportable building arriving on the back of a truck, this is the team to call.
Why does Dundee Beach tree removal need specialists?
Most Dundee blocks are large rural lots with plenty of established trees. A lot of those trees sit close to houses, sheds, water tanks and powerlines, and some have been growing unchecked for years.
Then there is cyclone season. Every wet season brings storms that find the weakest tree on your block, and a heavy branch through the roof is a bad way to learn which one it was. The NT Government’s SecureNT advice is to trim treetops and branches so they are well clear of your home before cyclone season. Getting hazard trees pruned or taken down early is a lot less stressful than cleaning up after a storm.
The catch is that most mowing and garden contractors stop at the ground. Big trees near buildings need qualified arborists with the right climbing gear, and sometimes they need a crane as well. That is where tree removal at Dundee gets tricky, and where these two businesses come in.
Xtreme Garden Care
Xtreme Garden Care are qualified arborists with more than 20 years in the tree industry. Their tagline is Keeping the Territory Trim. They are based in Darwin, service the rural Top End and come out to Dundee for the tree work most mowing contractors will not touch.
Their services include:
- Tree removal, including difficult access sites
- Pruning and shaping
- Hazard reduction pruning, dead wooding and branch weight reduction
- Pruning to clear roofs, buildings and powerlines
- Crane assisted tree removal
- Stump grinding and root pruning
- Land clearing
- Storm and cyclone emergency work
- Insurance work
- Contract and commercial gardening
- Mulch sales
On a tight Dundee Beach block, the crane is the big difference. Where a tree is too close to the house to drop in one piece, the crew lifts it out in sections instead. Xtreme Garden Care run two different size cranes, and they say no other tree company in the NT does that.
Once the tree is down, the stump gets ground out rather than left to rot in the lawn. The green waste goes through the chipper and is recycled into mulch, which you can buy back by the load for your own garden beds.
Quotes are free, so if a tree on your block has been worrying you, it costs nothing to have it looked at. Photos and contact details are on the Xtreme Garden Care listing.
Xtreme Crane Hire
Xtreme Crane Hire is the lifting side of the business. It is family owned and Territory operated, with a Dundee Beach base on Mermaid Circuit, and it works across Darwin, Dundee and regional and remote parts of the NT.
The fleet starts with compact 13 tonne and 16 tonne city cranes for tight access jobs and goes up to 30 tonne and 40 tonne cranes for larger projects and long reach lifts. Qualified operators come with the crane.
Their services include:
- Mobile crane hire with qualified operators
- General lifting and machinery relocation
- Shipping container and swimming pool placement
- Structural steel and roof truss installation
- Air conditioning and mechanical unit lifts
- Tree removal and arborist crane support
- Construction, mining and shutdown support
- Emergency storm response
- Lift planning and site inspections
On a Dundee block, that usually means lifting a transportable building off a truck, dropping a shipping container into place or standing up the steel for a new shed. The team plans each lift and inspects the site first.
You can see their work and get in touch through the Xtreme Crane Hire listing, or look at the fleet on the Xtreme Crane Hire website.
How do the two businesses work together?
Because the same owner runs both, a big tree job does not mean chasing two separate companies. A tree hanging over the house can be climbed, cut, lifted out in sections, chipped and ground down to the stump as one planned job.
It works the other way too. If you are clearing a block for a new build, Xtreme Garden Care can clear the land and grind the stumps, and Xtreme Crane Hire can lift in the shed or the transportable once the site is ready.
When should you book tree removal?
The best time is before you need it. Book in the dry season, while the ground is firm enough for trucks and cranes and well before the first big storms roll in.
Walk your block and look for trees with dead limbs, splits in the trunk, a lean that has got worse, or branches hanging over the roof, shed or power line. Any of those is worth a free quote.
If a storm has already done the damage, both businesses take on emergency storm work. Xtreme Garden Care also handle insurance work, which helps if you need a report for a claim.
Frequently asked questions
Who does tree removal at Dundee Beach?
Xtreme Garden Care are qualified arborists who service Dundee from Darwin. They do tree removal, pruning, stump grinding and land clearing, and they run their own cranes for trees close to buildings.
Can I hire a crane at Dundee Beach?
Yes. Xtreme Crane Hire has a Dundee Beach base and a fleet of 13 to 40 tonne cranes that come with qualified operators.
How much does tree removal cost at Dundee Beach?
It depends on the size of the tree, how close it is to buildings and whether a crane is needed. Xtreme Garden Care give free quotes, so the easiest way to find out is to have them look at the job.
Do they do storm and cyclone clean up?
Yes. Xtreme Garden Care take on storm and cyclone emergency work and insurance work, and Xtreme Crane Hire offer emergency storm response.
Get in touch with the Xtreme team
Both businesses have a featured listing in the Dundee Beach Life directory, with photos of their work and contact details. Visit the Xtreme Garden Care listing for tree work and the Xtreme Crane Hire listing for lifting, or go straight to the Xtreme Garden Care website.
Need help with something else around the block? Browse our trades and services directory for other local tradies who come out to Dundee, or see everyone listed under tree lopping and garden care and crane and machinery hire.
