Today I cut down a tall spruce in Purmerend. Once planted as a small Christmas tree. Now grown into a tree that is a bit too big for the small backyard. The tree no longer allowed much sunlight into the living room. The roots also started to push up the pavement and the floor of the shed was also exposed.
There was a small area at the bottom of the tree for all the branches to stand out. By making a "bed" of branches under the tree on the tiles of the terrace, the trunk parts could land gently. As a result, the tiles are not damaged. The wind was blowing quite hard and therefore sawing off the top was a challenge. Above that, as a climber you go back and forth quite a bit.
While climbing up the climbing tracks, I sawed off branch by branch with the handsaw. This way I can work carefully and hold the branch with the other hand. I then aim the branches exactly at the free space under the tree.
The trunk was placed in small pieces in the trailer and the branches were shredded in the trailer. Neighbor Piet helped a lot and the job was completed quickly.
Because the free space at the bottom of the tree was small, I sawed off branch by branch with the handsaw. This way I could catch the branch with the other hand and throw it exactly into the small free space under the tree.
Almost at the top
And the top is sawed off and will fall in the predetermined direction. The top rotates on a "hinge". This is a strip of wood perpendicular to the direction of fall that is not sawn through.
Busy with "blocking off" the bare trunk. The trunk is sawn into small pieces and thrown onto a "bed" of branches so that the tiles underneath are not damaged.
Photos from this project
