Advice Needed Again

[2dogs]

Last Friday it was gusty while I was rigging up a tan oak to pull into a narrow opening. 100 yards away the redwood in the pics fell over and hung itself up. I had flagged this tree last August but the county would not let it be cut down. Now the removal will be whole lot more difficult. The tree is about 44"-48" dbh and 175 feet tall. It was standing a rind of wood like a tripod. Now as you can see from my fuzzy photos it is a twisted mess. The top is 100' off the ground and nearly out over the river.

My first thought is to leave it but it is in the middle of camp and an invitation
to climb. It is heavily side bound by two other redwoods and is also between two trunks of a bifurcated redwood under the top. I don't have a dozer and it is very difficult to get one in. The trunk is near the bank of the river but I can walk up to it. I shudder at the idea of climbing the holding trees and cutting out the top but I don't have a better plan yet.

What would you guys do? BTW this tree made a heck of a noise when it fell.

 

[Billy_Bob]

I would "Leave It" for "the county" to deal with...

 

[2dogs]

I would "Leave It" for "the county" to deal with...

LOL. The county won't touch it since it is on private land.

 

[ASD]

Go up to just before and after the snag and rap it 5 times with deck cord about 2" apart. Bang prob solved

 

[bullbuck]

you said that there would be potential for people to climb the leaner,is this in a campground area?or why does it need to come down?:monkey:

 

[Gologit]

What did you do with the last tree we gave you our advice on? Still haven't seen any pictures or any description on that one?

 

[hammerlogging]

Looks like there are plenty of redwoods to knock it down with....

 

[bullbuck]

thats what i thought looks like that ten footer should make it safe for the campers lol

 

[slowp]

If it is a boy scout camp, I'd give each camper a sharp hatchet. They'd whittle it down eventually.

 

[056kid]

Hard to say with the two pics.


What happend with the catfaced red by that cabin we herd somuch about??

 

[oregoncutter]

Can You post a picture of what the top is hung up in?

 

[2dogs]

What did you do with the last tree we gave you our advice on? Still haven't seen any pictures or any description on that one?

That tree is also a hanger. This time it is hung up in the permit process. The county won't allow it to come down until it is checked out by an arborist. This is after the county inspector said to cut it down. I have been off the job for the last two days due to the election but I will head down there later today and hopefully either meet up with the arborist again or maybe he finished his survey yesterday. I have a feeling I will be on the backhoe moving the logs and sediment that have built up around the base of this tree so the arborist can get a better look at it. Redwoods can take several feet of sediment build up will no ill effects.