Long Forestry Consultation

The removal of a tree is most common for old and decaying trees, when the trunk is rotting away and the chance of the tree falling is greatly increased. The reasons for removal vary. Some are changing needs for the land owners space, the threat of the decaying tree falling on a building, and even the desire not to rake leaves or sweet gum balls ever again. There are 2 ways for tree removal and we will discuss each here.

The first removal technique is to simply drop the tree in to an open area, using a face cut followed by a back cut or a bore cut. Once the tree has been felled it is cut up into workable sections and hauled off.

The second method is called sectional dismantling. Sectional dismantling is the process of taking down medium to large sized trees a piece at a time. This involves using ropes and spikes to climb the tree, then if needed, the use of ropes to lower the branches to the ground. This technique is ideal for trees that are dead, dangerous, storm damaged, overhanging buildings & property or sites which have difficult access and/or confined space.

Below Mike is performing a sectional removal. Below the tree are multiple saplings and near the tree is a hedge row, another tree, and a garage. The tree could not be dropped and great care was needed in order to not cause damage to the other items around it.

Once we have the tree on the ground it is cut up into manageable pieces to be removed from the property, or the owner can keep the wood. Long Forestry uses a Ford dump truck, a Case skid steer, trailers and pick up trucks and a chipper for this job.