Marc
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Looking for a little wisdom here, I wish I had a picture of the tree, but I don't.
Tree in question is a multi stem red maple. Four roughly equal diameter leaders that split from a single trunk about 10 feet up. Three of the stems continue on up for another 30 ft or so, at a relatively steep angle, say 20ish degrees from vertical. One stem rises at a similar angle but only about 20 feet, where it bends away from the tree to near horizontal and continues out horizontally for another 10 feet or so and then brushes out from there. I don't think it can really be limbwalked if I'm tied in on one of the other stems because at that height the climbing line would not be much below horizontal.
Optimally I'd cut the stem at the trunk (tree is being removed) but it overhangs another small ornamental tree so it has to come down in pieces. How'd you get yourself out there safely and smoothly to make the cuts?
Thanks in advance.
Tree in question is a multi stem red maple. Four roughly equal diameter leaders that split from a single trunk about 10 feet up. Three of the stems continue on up for another 30 ft or so, at a relatively steep angle, say 20ish degrees from vertical. One stem rises at a similar angle but only about 20 feet, where it bends away from the tree to near horizontal and continues out horizontally for another 10 feet or so and then brushes out from there. I don't think it can really be limbwalked if I'm tied in on one of the other stems because at that height the climbing line would not be much below horizontal.
Optimally I'd cut the stem at the trunk (tree is being removed) but it overhangs another small ornamental tree so it has to come down in pieces. How'd you get yourself out there safely and smoothly to make the cuts?
Thanks in advance.