In Amsterdam we pruned an ash tree and felled an ash tree. The tree we cut down was pressed against the rear facade. The ash tree we pruned had grown enormously wide. That is not a problem if the tree is in a very large garden or on an estate, or in the forest. But if you have a smaller garden with neighbors on both sides, it is nice for everyone to maintain the tree in such a way that inconvenience is limited and everyone can enjoy the tree.
I don't like ladders. I find them scary and dangerous because you are not secured. But when pruning a tree it is sometimes useful to reach the first branches and then continue climbing. In this case, however, I climbed up a rope from the ground.
Here you can see that I first sawed off a branch further from the trunk. Then I sawed off the stump. This is to prevent tearing of the bark and to create a "clean" pruning wound.
On the way to the top.
Photos from this project
