Nailsbeats
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I always wondered how you'd do that - actually taking the top out of a tree while you're up it - the potential for mischief is self-evident. how do you avoid getting speared, thumped or pulled off the tree by it?
Don't flop a top into a nearby tree causing it to not release clean from the tree you're in. A sufficient cut must be chosen and executed well as to not allow the stem to split, peel down, or barberchair.
Topping puts the climber right in the heat of the action, can't afford a mistake there.