Another tree that had grown too big and took away all the light in the living room. The customer is going to put up a beautiful tree in its place, but a species that remains smaller.
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We shredded the branches into two big bags. That is very useful. You can then use the chips later as ground cover in the borders. That's ideal! Because a large layer (5 to 10cm) of chips is very good for the soil and the plants. The soil does not dry out, receives more oxygen and the chips decompose and make the soil very fertile. So ideal.
To be on the safe side, we placed a foldable aluminum road plate over the plastic letterbox under the branches. This way the mailbox was protected against falling branches.
Attach the anchor point for my climbing rope at the top of the tree. The higher the better. Then you can work further out lower in the tree.
The first branches are gone. First saw away the ends of the branches with the chainsaw and then work inwards. Accidents happen when things get too big. If you want to saw off too much at once. If the branches are too big or too thick. It is therefore often wise to "break down" the tree into smaller parts.
At the front the foldable aluminum road plate over the letterbox for protection. Most of the tree has already been cut down.
Attach a pulling rope as high as possible. I saw off this branch at the fork at the bottom, while the customer and a neighbor pulled on the rope. It went perfectly!
One more step and I'm back down. I drop the last part of the trunk in one go. After this I sawed everything into pieces and ground out the tree stump. Plants can then be placed on it again. As if there had never been a tree. The best part is that a new tree is planted again.
Photos from this project
