https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html Felling a Dead Tree, July 1, 2011 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#0 dae609c3-323a-4ac9-ba5e-da70dc3656bf https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1029/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1029/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The dead Norwegian spruce with the stump of the tree felled by the tree service to the left.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#1 6a6d0dc4-0936-4363-88c6-131531c87373 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0875/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0875/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The plan is to attach lines to the tree so it falls where I want and especially doesn't hit the neighbor's fence!</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#2 d57fd154-5ec8-4f07-8b1a-5ae051eb6d8c https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0877/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0877/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Last year I cut off the dead branches hoping that the top of the tree was still alive.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#3 43f6df2e-55a6-4021-acb5-911f7252ba2b https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0878/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0878/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">I've wrapped a line higher up on the tree.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#4 c71e880e-a85a-42d1-8732-3fcdcaf2b095 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0879/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0879/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Wrapping the other end around a tree near the shed.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#5 dbc63509-8f79-4b79-8e6b-1f4416838d92 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0881/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0881/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Another line. Several turns around the tree and a loose knot are all it takes.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#6 7d09caa3-1497-4d15-8652-16e6260f7313 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0882/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0882/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">This line is wrapped around the oak tree near the house.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#7 f97bfb7c-e44f-43fa-9b34-50cd666eb53f https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0883/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0883/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Pounding in stakes for a line perpendicular to the fence.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#8 670ce264-f651-4de6-889c-81fb92bfbac2 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1031/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1031/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The three lines at the top guarantee the tree will fall into the yard.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#9 89308321-d8e9-47ed-b30c-54587d1d3fd3 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1032/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1032/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">On a big tree, only a couple of turns are needed.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#10 74ab06c0-0625-4a6c-9759-5f89c32dd677 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1033/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1033/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Small trees need a lot of turns.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#11 15264cac-a014-4ae7-8b54-90f95a599668 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1034/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1034/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Two stakes instead of a tree for wrapping.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#12 a53aff07-3cb2-4adc-88c5-53ab52db5d1b https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0884/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0884/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The bottom line ensures the base won't go backwards into the fence.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#13 4e0b63ba-3dd1-438c-a691-ac074b49bae7 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0885/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0885/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Cutting a wedge out of the tree.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#14 3448a8ce-b684-4ca5-b75f-4ee0641abc49 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0888/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0888/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The wedge cut faces the direction it's supposed to fall.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#15 c6059a50-a597-4b73-86fe-52290db9dd5d https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0889/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0889/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">A single cut on the backside and there it goes.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#16 b9272757-1c8f-4ab8-b9f5-93751e4daa41 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1035/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1035/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Perfect!</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#17 4e16066f-a075-4461-b4d3-f3eca2efdf91 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1036/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1036/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">It landed exactly where it was supposed to.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#18 c4204fe1-ba14-4e77-a859-ecfa45eddb6b https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1037/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1037/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">From the base.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#19 3c34e209-c4ec-4264-915f-8c1c7660689a https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1038/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_1038/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The stump. Later I cut it off very close to the ground.</p></div></div> https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011.html#20 3da44bf5-342c-4cb8-944a-f86264a9f341 https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0890/thumb.jpg https://edandjane.net/Home/Felling_a_Dead_Tree,_July_1,_2011_files/Media/IMG_0890/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">I cut the branches off, cut it into logs, and after a few months, split the logs for firewood.</p></div></div>