I'm new to felling trees. Just moved to this property 6 months ago. I want to start relying on heating more with wood so I am building up my supply of dry firewood.
I have mainly been relying on standing dead wood so far and some easy to fell tress on the edge of the wooded areas I have. I have found several trees that aren't growing straight or are otherwise crowding other trees so I want to take them down. However, I already had one time where the tree I was trying to take down got caught on another tree next to it and got stuck.
I managed to get that tree to finally fall all the way but it wasn't pretty. What should I be doing in cases like that? I know that you try to direct the tree towards open areas if possible where nothing else is in the way but in the middle of the wooded area, there really isn't a direction to aim it that it won't fall into something.
Thanks for the advice.
I have mainly been relying on standing dead wood so far and some easy to fell tress on the edge of the wooded areas I have. I have found several trees that aren't growing straight or are otherwise crowding other trees so I want to take them down. However, I already had one time where the tree I was trying to take down got caught on another tree next to it and got stuck.
I managed to get that tree to finally fall all the way but it wasn't pretty. What should I be doing in cases like that? I know that you try to direct the tree towards open areas if possible where nothing else is in the way but in the middle of the wooded area, there really isn't a direction to aim it that it won't fall into something.
Thanks for the advice.