Some jobs show their method in one frame. This Halesowen photo has one of our climbers standing on the top of a large trunk, chainsaw in one hand and a thumb raised with the other, against a clear blue sky. A fresh flat cut shows just beneath his boots, and green conifer foliage rises behind. It is a good picture of a tree being taken down piece by piece.
What is happening in the picture
The climber wears a helmet and is clipped in with ropes and slings, which can be seen wrapped round the trunk below him. The trunk has already been shortened, with a smooth, level cut across the section he is standing beside. Old wounds in the bark show the age of the tree. Taking a large tree down from the top in stages is the usual way when it stands close to buildings.
Before a large tree comes down
A trunk this size has to be cut in controlled sections, each lowered or roped off so it lands where it is meant to. Before work begins, it is worth confirming with the council whether a Tree Preservation Order or conservation area applies, and checking for nesting birds. We also plan where timber will be stacked and how it leaves the garden, and the stump can be left low or ground out by arrangement.
