This Stourport-on-Severn job was the removal of tall conifers from a back garden. The photos follow the work as it went on, from a stripped trunk still standing among its neighbours to the cut stump and the logs left on the ground. We took each tree down in stages rather than letting it drop.
How tall conifers come down
Trees this height beside a fence, a hedge and a garden building are rarely felled in one piece. The usual method is to take off the branches first, then cut the trunk down in sections, lowering each piece under control so it never lands on anything you want to keep. The first photo catches that stage, with one trunk bare of branches while the green trees beside it are still untouched.
Once the trunk is down to a stump, the cut face shows how wide it was. Conifers of this size are heavy, so the work needs space to lay out the pieces and a clear route for carrying the logs and branches out, which is worth thinking about before the day.
What the photos show
The second photo is a broad stump with an axe resting on top, and fresh sawdust and offcuts around it. The third shows a large round of trunk with a chainsaw sitting on it, more cut logs beside it and smaller branches scattered about. Both are work in progress, taken before the clear-up.
If you have conifers you want removed, it helps to tell us what stands close by, such as fences, sheds or neighbouring boundaries, and whether the stump should be left low. Photos of the trees from a few angles are a good starting point. We also cover nearby Kidderminster and Bewdley.
