"Joe" wrote in message
ps.com...
I woke up this morning to find a tree in my back yard had broken off
and fell about 6 feet off the stump. It's is buttressed by some high
tree branches of an adjacent tree. It's about a 50 foot tree with no
real width to it just basically a big one foot
diameter log. I need to get it to fall so I can cut it up but it looks
like it's in a pretty secure lean. How can I safely cut this tree down?

It might only be 1' diameter, but it is still extremely heavy and dangerous.
It is probably best left to someone with experience and insurance.