I live in a dense grove of eucalyptus trees. Not just a few trees here and there, but thick, blocking-out-the-sun kind of trees. I am thankful to have trees at all, because in my neck of the woods many properties are just open field. But, eucalyptus trees are fast growing, invasive monsters.
When we moved to this property a few years ago, there were 3 trees against the cement pad surrounding our house. They had grown into the patio, and broke the concrete. We vowed that one of our first projects would be to remove these three pesky trees.
Well, it's been almost three years, and we finally did it! I was a little nervous, but as usual the husband handled it like a pro. One measly hour later and all three were gone. The pictures don't quite do them justice- they were well over 100 feet tall.
We notched one side, cut a wedge in the other, then pushed them over with the tractor so that they would be sure to fall in the right direction - away from the house!
Now we still have about 50 dangerous or unhealthy trees that need to go, but at least it's a start!
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