apexpredator
ArboristSite Lurker
First of all, I've been hanging around picking up tips from some of the more seasoned tree experts. I am a licensed engineer who understands potential and kinetic energy as well as statics, so I'm impressed with the detailed discussion's on rigging tree sections for lowering.
I am dropping a large oak with my brother in law in a couple of weeks and need to top a few high limbs to make sure it doesn't hang up in or damage two trees we want to keep. The tree is in a tall stand with no lmbs for 30' or so and about 32-36" at the base and ~24" or so a ways up. It is leaning in the direction we want it to fall.
The top of the tree grows at about a 15 degree angle from vertical arcing to 30 degrees. We want to lop it off and let it fall there, then drop the rest of the trunk in one piece.
Would you make an undercut to keep the trunk from splitting or just cut it through from the top?
I am dropping a large oak with my brother in law in a couple of weeks and need to top a few high limbs to make sure it doesn't hang up in or damage two trees we want to keep. The tree is in a tall stand with no lmbs for 30' or so and about 32-36" at the base and ~24" or so a ways up. It is leaning in the direction we want it to fall.
The top of the tree grows at about a 15 degree angle from vertical arcing to 30 degrees. We want to lop it off and let it fall there, then drop the rest of the trunk in one piece.
Would you make an undercut to keep the trunk from splitting or just cut it through from the top?