Taking down a palm tree?

Dang, a quick cursory glance at that stump cut could make a fellah think Ash tree!
I wonder how far up it continues with solid wood like that...and how it would split?
Never seen "palm" on any BTU charts...

 

I have done it. Felling against a Huge lean. Worked out great.

 

I have spent a lot of time trying to get brittle
Eucalyptus trees to hinge. Mostly unsuccessfully just as I was told by pros. Put a rope(s) in it - against the way you Don’t want it to go.

I tried high back cuts and then the long hinge. The problem is that it is complicated to cut and a tiny mis cut ruins it.

Blue I nicked the back of the hinge on the low side. Broke early. The grain was also spiral and running backwards there.

Yellow I nicked the top of the hinge on the front side. Broke high, forward grain held longer. Pulled the tree to that side and missed the lay.

 

Think of it like hay. Smolders forever.

 

Eucalyptus tree felling hinge compilation - YouTube

 

I am beginning to think pulling fibers vs. trying to bend them would be better.

 

Ewww...

 

I have heard palm gets hard as nails when hit by lightning.

 

Now that I see the picture, I’m surprised there hasn’t been a bid on it. If the concern is breaking the concrete walkway, you could put a layer of sandbags over that…

 

Wile E. Coyote would be proud!