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We bought this farm back in October and I noticed this tree shortly after but didn’t pay a lot of attention because I have been really busy. I was talking with the neighbor yesterday and he mentioned it as we were talking about trees and whatnot so I went and took a better look.

If it falls where it is leaning it will go across my driveway, mainly the top of it would. The thing split im told 1.5 years ago and looking at it now the remaining part is split as well. If this tree was just dead or was somewhere else I wouldn’t even be making this post but with the splitting and whatnot and the driveway.....what do you think?





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Ask your neighbor if he has any dynamite you can use. If he says no, ask him if he wants to help light the fuse. :rocket2:

I'd dump it yesterday. Looks like a liability to me.
 

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I've heard of some people wrapping a chain around it to keep it from doing the barber chair.
Won't always chair if it's rotten like that. They can crumble and come straight down almost. Chair happens when there are fibers. Judging by the pecker holes the fibers are on the way out but lots left. Doesn't look too rotten.
 

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Won't always chair if it's rotten like that. They can crumble and come straight down almost. Chair happens when there are fibers. Judging by the pecker holes the fibers are on the way out but lots left. Doesn't look too rotten.

Well that settles it. Just light it on fire .
 

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Just wanted to update this thread. I got the tree taken care of today and it went smoothly. I did a smallish face with its lean, bore cut and release. As i was letting it go it took off fast and left a small 4-5ft sliver on the stump where I was starting in, but nothing major.

Tree had some rot in it but it wasn’t real bad and will make me some good fire wood to hopefully finish out this crazy weather we are having.


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Cool. Ant damage?
 

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There was some but nothing too crazy. I was able to salvage most of the tree but there was a little of it lost. I am glad to have it gone.
 

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Just wanted to update this thread. I got the tree taken care of today and it went smoothly. I did a smallish face with its lean, bore cut and release. As i was letting it go it took off fast and left a small 4-5ft sliver on the stump where I was starting in, but nothing major.

Tree had some rot in it but it wasn’t real bad and will make me some good fire wood to hopefully finish out this crazy weather we are having.


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Sweet driveway.
 

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Sweet driveway.

It has its pros and cons. I need to take a box blade to it right now and if we get a few inches of snow you don’t get up it without 4 wheel drive (steep in some areas).

But, it winds through the hills and woods and we love the views from it and where our house sits on the hill.
 
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