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Fungal Growth on Trees: What's Harmless and What's Not?

The Sunshine Coast’s warm, humid climate supports a wide variety of fungi. Some help break down dead timber and recycle nutrients, while others cause disease or weaken living trees. Finding fungal growth does not automatically mean a tree needs removal, but its location and the tree’s condition matter. The key distinction is between growth on the bark’s surface and fungi associated with decay inside the trunk, branches or roots. Appearance alone cannot reliably establ

31 Oct 2026

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Wildlife-Friendly Tree Care Without Compromising Safety

The Sunshine Coast is one of the most biodiverse regions in Queensland. Its backyards, bushland reserves, and hinterland properties are home to koalas, gliders, flying-foxes, microbats, owls, kookaburras, lorikeets, and many reptiles. Trees are the foundation of that ecosystem, and they also pose real risks when branches become weak, diseased, or overgrown. Good tree care means managing both: protecting people and property while preserving the habitat that native animals

30 Oct 2026

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