oldboy
ArboristSite Member
I know that when a limb is big or heavy and angled upwards, a wedge cut is the way to go. But if the angle is only slightly upwards and the width of the limb is about 5 inches, is there any reason to use a wedge cut and not a offset cut to take it down? Seems like often times on deciduous removals, there will be some big limbs close to the top, it is nice to remove a couple of these to aid in influence of fall direction of the top. A wedge cut only takes a few seconds more than an offset but is there any real advantage?