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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.