There is a tulip poplar I would like to drop. If you look at it from one angle it is straight as can be. Walk around to a different angle and it is curved. It also seems to have most of the branches on one side. Is there any tutorials on dealing with curved trees I can read or watch? I meant to take photos but forgot. I am working down in the little valley removing trees that shade the garden before I put the fence back up to keep the varmints out. I found a raccoon track in the mud at the lower end of the garden.
Could shoot the tree and cut the coon...that might be fun. Is the tree curved and therefore weighted in the direction you want it to go?
Yah! Screw the garden...plant some more of those trees! Back to our regularly scheduled programming...
Just try and determine which way the lean is and the weight is and fall the tree in that direction. You could also pull it over with your tractor or any other motorized vehicle.
Read up on a "barber chair". Trees with lots of weight on one side or a heavy lean can get dangerous real quick.
Any tree is a dangerous proposition to fall. You should be carful with them all not just the curved ones.
I've noticed this around here with some of the white poplar aka aspen. I find it's easiest to find it's true lean when you stay back a fair distance and eyeball it. It's almost like an optical illusion up close, especially if the surrounding terrain is uneven. I also think some trees try to compensate for their lean by growing out the other way. Kind of like a tree has a gentle lean to the right, but then it leans back slightly left, and more crown over on the left side. Even though it looks out of balance, the center of gravity is not.
Very true. I'll also add that this post, without provding pictures and an overview of the area involved, really doesn't allow a helpful comment from me.
I would strongly urge against offering any advice for fear of liability issues...."I was told to do it this was" type of scenario.
This whole forum is full of advice about felling and bucking and using saws; I don't think there is any issue that the forum would need to shut down due to liability issues. The same is true of video sites as well. Sthil has produced a whole range of videos as well as universities and colleges and state agencies. Hopefully this will be the end of this, Yopper gave his opinion and I have given mind; everyone should be happy.
The idea in posting was to learn how one gauges balance, centre of gravity, etc with trees in order to know where they will tend to want to go naturally without wedging; especially on trees where there is no room to wedge. I have watched some videos where the person walks around looking at the canopy with the arms upright to help frame the canopy to see how it is balanced at the top. This tree also has a curve in the trunk so that must affect the balance of the tree.
