I plan to cut this limb off before felling. It's about 12" diam. and is at about chest height, right about were I want to make my felling cuts. This is a standing dead ash about 20" diam. that doesn't appear to have any decay.
I was planning to drop the tree straight away from the "picture" but it would be okay in almost any direction. I got to wondering if the limb cut might affect the felling at all. Should I stick to my orig. plan or might there be an advantage to making my face cut where the limb was ?
(Disregard the curve of the trunk on the right. It was a mouse wiggle. The trunk is straight)
I was planning to drop the tree straight away from the "picture" but it would be okay in almost any direction. I got to wondering if the limb cut might affect the felling at all. Should I stick to my orig. plan or might there be an advantage to making my face cut where the limb was ?
(Disregard the curve of the trunk on the right. It was a mouse wiggle. The trunk is straight)