Tree felling directional question

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Check, that's not a beech or birch tree shown in the picture. It should not be $590 to drop it. Maybe to haul the wood and chip the brush from a back yard.... Easy to climb and what appears to be plenty of drop zone. Looks like a 20-30 minute job to put it on the ground. Removing it all may be worth the $590 depending on how far the drag is and the access. Just sayin'.

Sorry about the typos - meant to say Beech tree, but jemclimber if it is not a Beech, what is it? It drops big green "nuts" about the size of golf balls in the Fall, and the squirrels open them up and love the stuff inside (which kind of looks like a Walnut or Pecan, but the shell is not hard).

And I agree that $590 is outrageous, and that was just to drop it on the ground. (The guy started his quote at $800!) Not going to happen!

Also, CobyRupert, don't worry, I will NOT be on the ladder when the hinge breaks and the fork starts to fall. I have done this in the past, and believe me, when it comes down it takes me and and another person reefing on it HARD! I just don't cut close enough to the birds mouth that the tree will fall on its own. also, the ladder will be tied, and the chain or a big strap will wrap around the tree above the cut so that barber chairing will not be a problem.

 

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Here is a photo of the leaves.

 

[prichard]

Looks like a hickory to me.

 

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OK, so I looked up Beech tree in the internet and the bark of a Beech is smooth, whereas this tree's bark is almost like Maple. Also, a Black Walnut (native to Ontario) may be a possibility and also a Hickory - the green "fruit" looks the same on both, and just like what I get. Also, the leaves on both the Black Walnut and the Hickory look like mine.

One other clue: the leaves have a lovely fragrance to them.

 

[prichard]

How to Identify Hickory Trees: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

 

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Here is the bark:

 

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How to Identify Hickory Trees: 13 Steps (with Pictures)

Thanks, prichard. very useful site. Allowed me to rule out Hickory.

 

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And here is an Empty nut shell from last fall that I found lying on the ground, obviously without the green husk on it.

 

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And here is an Empty nut shell from last fall that I found lying on the ground, obviously without the green husk on it.

 

[prichard]

Maybe walnut then. I have a tree that looks like that. I thought it was hickory but could be wrong. I'll have to get the neighbor girl to look. According to her dad she can identify any tree. I think it's from some FFA project she did.

 

[LD1]

Bark, nut, and leaves all look like walnut to me

 

[teg]

Cut a stem open, and google "walnut pith" it's the only pith like it... chambered.

 

[Redneck in training]

I didn't read all the posts. Did anybody mentioned wind effect? Friend of mine told me that they hooked up a pickup to pull tree in certain direction (coincidentally against wind) when they cut the tree it fell in wind direction and threw the pickup like a rag doll.

 

[prichard]

That sounds like more wind than I'd cut a tree in.

 

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And here is an Empty nut shell from last fall that I found lying on the ground, obviously without the green husk on it.

Ok got it this time

 

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I didn't read all the posts. Did anybody mentioned wind effect? Friend of mine told me that they hooked up a pickup to pull tree in certain direction (coincidentally against wind) when they cut the tree it fell in wind direction and threw the pickup like a rag doll.

This is a valid concern Ladia. It can make a difference with a tree with the crown intact. Depending on the size tree, a 15-20 mph wind can be enough to exert out ward force. Not so much for a topped tree and just a stem drop. The problem lies in the gusts. A 10 mph steady wind can gust up to 35 mph. Subsequent gusts can be higher the more mph.
Of course you know the gusts will come just at the wrong time.

 

[bigtiller]

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Here is the bark:



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All three of these pictures look like a black walnut to me, I have 6 of them in my front yard.

 

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looks like walnut to me...could possibly be a butternut (white walnut)...

 

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What tree is that? Step by step to identify what tree it is.

What Tree Is That? Tree Identification Guide at arborday.org

Eastern US will probably work for Toronto.

 

[motownbrowne]

I didn't read all the posts. Did anybody mentioned wind effect? Friend of mine told me that they hooked up a pickup to pull tree in certain direction (coincidentally against wind) when they cut the tree it fell in wind direction and threw the pickup like a rag doll.

I know a guy who uses his pickup to aid in felling trees. To me that just seems ridiculous. Pickups, even 4x4s just don't have much pull when they're on soft ground and hitched to something up high. I could see maybe if you had mud tires, and a heavy load in the bed, and you ran the rope through a block so you weren't reducing the weight on the tires by pulling something up high, then maybe it would be effective. For larger trees, though it seems like a good way to get your truck pulled all over the place while felling a tree the wrong way.